GamesRadar - Samba De Amigo Wii

Saling the world: Halo 3, Call of Duty top U.S. Xbox 360 sales (News)

Feb 6, 2009

Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes:

"Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide.

This week's charts, with data taken from February 5th, 2009, find Halo 3 and Call of Duty: World at War at the top of North America's Xbox 360 software sales charts, while Star Ocean: Second Evolution and Mario Kart DS drive sales on portables.

Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded. This results in a true sense of what games are selling worldwide on the real-time updated service, as follows..."

PETA Prompts Samba Ad Demise (News)

Nov 5, 2008

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."

According to PETA's blog, the organization contacted Sega after seeing the ad and informed the game maker of mistreatment of such chimps in the past.

"Faster than you can mangle a Metallica song on Guitar Hero, Sega pulled the video from its site and promised to keep all great apes out of its ads!" wrote PETA blogger Amy Elizabeth."

Samba De Amigo control: Wii vs Dreamcast (Video)

Sep 30, 2008

If you missed the Dreamcast version, you missed out on one of the greatest party games ever. But never fear, it's on Wii and it's a wonderland of technicolor visuals with controls that are broken as hell.

Samba De Amigo: Wii vs Dreamcast shake-off (Feature)

Sep 30, 2008

By now you'll likely have read our review of Samba De Amigo on Wii or seen the mean score on Metacritic and wondered whether the controls really are that much of an issue. How can we show you? By recording ourselves playing the 'Strike a Pose' minigame on bothe Dreamcast and Wii and letting you decide for yourself which one works ...

Samba de Amigo Wii: check out the red Maracas (News)

Sep 26, 2008

"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..."

Samba De Amigo Wii - Song pack 3 (Video)

Sep 25, 2008

Samba de Amigo Released in North America for the Nintendo Wii (News)

Sep 25, 2008

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.

Samba De Amigo Wii (Review)

Sep 23, 2008

Man alive, does Samba De Amigo seem fun. From the gorgeous full-motion video opener to the Borat sound-a-like that yelps over the menus, there are few experiences as welcoming on Wii. ...

Samba De Amigo - Friends trailer (Video)

Sep 18, 2008

New Wii accessory revealed: Wiimotes-Maracas (News)

Aug 22, 2008

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 Tracklisting + Sonic Confirmed Playable Character (News)

Aug 22, 2008

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.

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Samba De Amigo Wii (Screenshots)

Aug 22, 2008

Samba De Amigo Officially Announces Downloadable Content (News)

Jul 15, 2008

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 E308: Sega confirms some kind of DLC for Samba (News)

Jul 15, 2008

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.

Official Samba De Amigo Website Goes Live (News)

Jul 7, 2008

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 Maraca Shells Confirmed (News)

Jun 27, 2008

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.

Gearbox/Sega luckily felt the same way and we're now getting maraca shells to accompany the game. They even kept the zany color scheme, opting away from Wii's clean as snow motif. No price has been announced, but hopefully Mario Kart Wii has set a precedent. There's also no word if beads are in the shells to give full maraca action, but we speculate that there's something in those beautiful bulbous shells.

Wii Preview: Samba De Amigo (News)

Jun 26, 2008

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.

Samba De Amigo to get DLC on Wii (News)

May 6, 2008

Box art for Sega's rhythm action game Samba de Amigo has emerged online, complete with a revealing little icon up in the top-left hand corner for Nintendo's new 'Pay To Play' service.

The 'Pay To Play' logo is a new indicator that at some point content will be available which will not be covered by the retail price.

Nintendo technical expert Takashi Aoyama said last February that Nintendo would be "collecting fees for some ...

Downloadable Songs For Samba De Amigo Wii? (News)

May 6, 2008

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.

If you have not being keeping up to date, this logo means it is likely that the game will boast downloadable content at some point after release. The likes of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii and Lonpos already bear the logo, and as a result offered players extra puzzles and other content such as themes at an extra cost after inital release.

Samba De Amigo Wii is however the first retail game to have the logo, and as a result it should be very interesting to see what Sega could have planned as downloadable content for the game."

Samba De Amigo - hands on (Preview)

Apr 17, 2008

Why do you think people love Jimmy Buffet? Or Led Zeppelin? Or reggae or house or the blues or any other kind of music? Because they evoke a mood; it makes them feel a certain way. However, very few games have this ability. Luckily, Samba De Amigo is one of those games, and the mood it evokes is, “Hey! Let’s have a crazy, possibly booze-fueled, dance party in the streets RIGHT NOW!”

The sombrero-wearing monkey ...

Samba for summer, Condemned late March (News)

Mar 7, 2008

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.

Samba de Amigo will be out in summer, the publisher told Eurogamer. In the meantime, Brain Assist DS is due on 14th March, with Happy Tree Friends due for PC and 360 in summer.

SEGA Superstars Tennis, as reported recently, is down for 20th March on several formats including 360 and Wii, with Viking: Battle for Asgard PS3/360 and SEGA Bass Fishing and House of the Dead II & III Return for Wii on 28th March.

Valkyria Chronicles is due for PS3 this summer also.

Samba De Amigo Wii (Preview)

Feb 15, 2008

Dreamcast's ultra-expensive novelty finds its spiritual home on Wii. Read on for our hands-on impressions of the new version - including how accurate the Wii controls really are. ...

Samba de Amigo comes to Wii (News)

Oct 25, 2007

Oct 25, 2007 It's possible you missed Samba de Amigo when it was on the Dreamcast - after all, it required maraca peripherals. Naturally, a game where you hold two objects in your hands and shake the crap out of them is perfectly suited for the Wii. And so Sega is bringing the old favorite party game into the next-gen, marking a return to the genre that is now ubiquitous, but was still pretty novel when the original came out. Along with Amigo the sombrero-toting monkey and hopefully some ...

Samba De Amigo announced for Wii (News)

Oct 25, 2007

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.

Dance Sounds (Unlockable)

Oct 27, 2008

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Maraca Sounds (Unlockable)

Oct 27, 2008

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Songs (Unlockable)

Oct 27, 2008

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Wedding March song (Unlockable)

Sep 30, 2008

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