Wii Music won't be phased by Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

Wii Music has been in development well before the Wii even launched. Wii Music sees Nintendo's latest addition to the "Wii Something" series jump into the world of music playing. Wii Music, unlike other music/rhythm games, does not require any additional attachments or instrument shells. Instead, you will be conducting, drumming and playing guitar with your handy dandy Wii remote.

Nintendo has now gone on record by stating that when compared to other popular music games on the market, such as the renowned Guitar Hero and Rock Band series', Wii Music is no competition.

"We're not competing with those other games. We're expanding. We're creating new experiences through Wii Music, new enriching opportunities for consumers to create something that's unique to their own musical tastes... So you can take one of 60 instruments and play with more than one of 50 songs and you put your own musical flair on it. That doesn't exist out there."

"It's not that you have to follow these notes on your TV or computer screen and play to exactly that note. You play the way you want to play. You pick the different instruments and you don't have to hit the notes. You don't have to have ever picked up a musical instrument... Wii Music gives the power of creativity and improvisation and customization to the gamer."

The games do differ greatly, where Guitar Hero rewards you hitting notes on screen, Wii Music rewards you by needlessly flailing your arms about. Wii Music is set to launch in Japan in October this year, which is around the same time period both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour are set to release. It will be interesting to see how Wii Music fares.

Source: Aussie-Nintendo.com - Australia's Best Nintendo Coverage - Article