Nintendo DS Game and Music Composer All in One

An anonymous reader writes "In the shadows of launch titles like Super Mario 64 DS, Feel the Magic XY/XX and Wario Ware Touched! is Daigasso! Band Brothers (the working title is Jam with the Band in America). This little gem is a music game similar to a Bemani title. It features over 50 songs with a blend of J-Pop, TV themes and Nintendo melodies. What is hidden inside the title is a full out MIDI composer. You can use the stylus and the touch screen to write your own songs." An aspect I found interesting with this title is that it can use the microphone to sample sounds, which can then be mixed with the composer.

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Re:Compose MIDI music, then what?

[UWC]

Gah, I can never tell whether my sarcasm transmits well over the Internet. I was actually referencing Microsoft's decision to completely disable DVD playback on the XBox unless you purchase their $30 (very limited functionality) remote+IR receiver. The PS2 will play DVDs without purchasing an extra remote, and I find that the standard PS2 controller provides similar or better features (e.g. L3 and R3 buttons on the PS2 controller cycle through subtitles and audio tracks) than Microsoft's remote, and what I've seen of Sony's $15 PS2 remote looks to be far superior in functionality to Microsoft's. Playback quality is for another debate.

Anyway, my post, to some degree, was intended to point out that Nintendo isn't the only company that releases peripherals that some games, features, etc. require.