Ever see those amateur musicians playing on street corners, inside malls, looking to entertain crowds, maybe make some cash, and just wanting to make some music? Yeah, well, they’re not even using real instruments anymore.

This weekend and the following weekend, trios of performers will set up at various locations in major U.S. cities, demonstrating Wii Music and jamming for the crowds. You may have even caught some of these groups this past weekend, cranking out some tunes on their Wii Trumpet, their Wii Saxes, Wii Vibes, Bass, and Drums. If you spot them again, be sure to stop and enjoy the performance.

MALLS NATIONWIDE FEATURE WII MUSIC STREET PERFORMERS
Nov. 14, 2008

Live musical performances have always been a fun part of the holidays. This year, Nintendo will be making spirits bright at family destinations and retail locations across the country with bands of street performers demonstrating Wii Music™.

Now through the end of the month, the family trio of music-makers will entertain shoppers by turning the Wii console into a musical instrument with Wii Music, the new music game from Nintendo. Wii Music contains more than 50 songs and lets players use more than 60 different instruments to make their music, from melodic steel drums to soaring trumpets. To play, players simply use the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers to make the same motions they would with a real instrument: Strum a guitar or pound the keys of a piano. The game challenges players to transform improvised notes into great music, while enabling the freedom to customize your song, instrument, genre, tempo and stage.

To find out where the street performers will be each weekend in November, please visit www.WiiMusic.com. This weekend’s lineup is as follows:

Nov. 15-16, 11am-5pm
Atlanta: Perimeter Mall Toys “R” Us
Boston: Natick Collection
Chicago: Water Tower Place
Dallas: West Village
Los Angeles: The Commons (Calabasas, Calif.)
New York: South Street Seaport
San Francisco: Stonestown Galleria
Washington, D.C.: The Market Common Clarendon (Arlington, Va.)

Nov. 22-23, 11am-5pm
Atlanta: Perimeter Mall Toys “R” Us
Boston: Emerald Square Mall
Chicago: TBD
Dallas: Mockingbird Station
Los Angeles: Hollywood and Highland
New York: Staten Island Mall
San Francisco: Pier 39
Washington, D.C.: Potomac Hills

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