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When Wii Music was unveiled to the gaming public at the E3 Media and Business Summit, it was quickly panned as lacking the style and substance of established music franchises such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Its reputation certainly wasn’t helped with Shigeru Miyamoto’s demonstration of the game at the show.

His decision to hold a WiiMote to simulate an instrument also did little to inspire the fortunes of the Nintendo faithful. This performance, along with the company’s emphasis on sales data over content, led to bloggers, show attendees and gaming publications to roundly criticize Nintendo’s presence at the show and openly question their commitment to their fan base.

As Wii Music nears its release date, opinions on it have ranged from spectacular to subpar. Whether or not gamers will embrace this product remains to be seen. However, they will at least know just what they are getting, as 48 of the proposed 50-plus songs are now revealed for the public to ponder.

It remains to be seen if gamers will like (or dislike) the list. One thing is certain, though: The more we know about this game, the more we have a chance to judge it on its own merits.

Wii Music song list (so far):

1. “American Patrol” the march by F.W. Meacham 2. “Animal Crossing’s K.K. Blues” by K.K. Slider 3. “Animal Crossing: Wild World” Theme 4. “Bridal Chorus” by Richard Wagner 5. “Chariots of Fire” by Vangelis (from Chariots of Fire) 6. “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees 7. “Do-Re-Mi” by Rodgers and Hammerstein (from The Sound of Music) 8. “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 9. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police 10. “F-Zero Mute City” Theme 11. “Happy Birthday To You” the birthday celebration song 12. “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5 13. “I’ve Never Been to Me” by Charlene 14. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms 15. “La Bamba” the Mexican folk song 16. “La Cucaracha” the Spanish folk song 17. “Legend of Zelda Overworld” Theme 18. “Material Girl” by Madonna 19. “Minuet in G major” by Johann Sebastian Bach 20. “My Grandfather’s Clock” the bluegrass song by Henry Clay Work 21. “O Christmas Tree” the Christmas carol 22. “Oh My Darling, Clementine” the American folk ballad 23. “On the bridge of Avignon” the French song about the Pont d’Avignon 24. “Over the Waves” by Juventino Rosas 25. “Overture” from the opera Carmen 26. “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes 27. “Sakura Sakura” the Japanese cherry blossom folk song 28. “Scarborough Fair” the traditional English ballad 29. “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire 30. “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto 31. “Super Mario Bros.” Theme 32. “Swan Lake” the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 33. “Symphony No. 1’s Titan” by Gustav Mahler 34. “Symphony No. 9’s From the New World” by Antonin Dvorak 35. “Symphony No. 9’s Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven 36. “The Blue Danube” the waltz by Johann Strauss II 37. “The Entertainer” by Billy Joel 38. “The Flea Waltz” is usually the first piano piece learned 39. “The Four Seasons’ Spring (La Primavera)” by Antonio Vivaldi 40. “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva 41. “Troika” the Russian folk song 42. “Turkey in the Straw” the American folk song 43. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” the English nursery rhyme 44. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! 45. “Wii Music” Theme 46. “Wii Sports” Theme 47. “Woman” by John Lennon 48. “Yankee Doodle” the U.S. patriotical song

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