Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes:
Edge writes: "Animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have commended Sega for pulling an ad for the rhythm game Samba De Amigo Wii that featured a "chimp actor."
"Sega has just unveiled, at le Festival du Jeu video in Paris, the final version of the red maracas that will be used for Samba de Amigo Wii for the Wii..."
SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that Samba de Amigo, exclusively for the Wii home video game system, has shipped to stores across North America. Voted the best Wii Music/Rhythm Game by IGN.com at this year's E3, Samba de Amigo is an addictive rhythm game that gets players shaking to the beat with an irresistible Samba-inspired soundtrack and crazy, colorful environments packed with wacky characters.
To be used with Samba de Amigo, a new Wii accessory has been revealed: Wiimote-Maracas, and will be on sale for $14.99
Samba de Amigo (Gearbox Software), one of the very first admired rhythm games, comes to the Wii with some classic tracks and some exclusives that came along for the music ride. Maraca attachments will be available for the Wii controllers, and yes, Sonic is confirmed as a playable character.
SEGA of America and SEGA Europe ltd. are excited to officially announce that Samba de Amigo - the zany new Wii-exclusive rhythm game coming out on September 23, 2008 - will be one of the first titles to offer exclusive downloadable Wii content.
Nintendo Wii Fanboy reports that Sega sent out a press release announcing their upcoming releases, hiding a bit of news among the tentative release dates. In the blurb about Gearbox's new version of Samba de Amigo, Sega confirmed the existence of "over 40 songs and additional downloadable tunes." Will they cost money? Probably! Given the choice between getting money and not getting money, even Sega probably knows what to choose.
For anyone out there who loves their Wii and shaking about like a peanut during an earthquake you can go check out the official website for upcoming Wii shakefest Samba De Amigo
Samba De Amigo for the Wii was announced nearly a year ago and though everyone was excited, the knowledge that the maraca peripherals were half the fun overshadowed its joyous return.
Originally released way back at the turn of the century (eight years ago) on the Dreamcast, Samba de Amigo is, for those not in the know, a rhythm game - where players must shake their controller, maraca style, along to the tune on screen. If you've ever played Donkey Konga, then it is the same sort of thing. But utterly bonkers.
DarkZero Write: "Look at the new boxart for Samba De Amigo Wii. If you squint and look really hard at the top left corner of the box you can see that it boasts the Nintendo Pay to Play logo.
SEGA is currently targeting 28th March for the release of Condemned 2: Bloodshot on PS3 and 360, and has also updated dates for Samba de Amigo on Wii and others.
SEGA is excited to announce that they are bringing back Samba De Amigo, the Dreamcast classic that helped to create the now-popular rhythm music genre. Created exclusively for the Wii home video game system, this vibrant and addictive new game lets players shake to the beats of a samba-infused soundtrack comprised of popular new songs as well as fan-favorites from the original game.