It's now common knowledge among most gamers that the Wii is primarily a box for parties, novelty games and the quirkier titles that make up your games library.  There's nothing wrong with this, afterall the 360 and PS3 have got the more serious end of the market sown up very nicely with quality game after quality game.  Nintendo have made a spectacular success and fortune out of what the Wii is and the latest addition to the Party Box identity of the Wii comes in the shape of We Sing and 4 USB microphones.

We Sing follows in the footsteps of Singstar and Lips and definitively brings the karaoke genre to the Wii.  Up to 4 players can sing along at a time (apparently the first time this is possible) and some pretty cool features looks set to bring the title alive.

Coming with 30 tracks at launch (though I would expect more to be available via download later) and spanning a range of genres, they will include: 

UB40 – Red Red Wine
Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry On Their Own
Charles & Eddie – Would I lie To You?
Sugababes – Girls
OneRepublic (ft. Timbaland) – Apologize
Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
Shampoo - Trouble
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite
Moloko - Sing It Back
Lady GaGa - Poker Face
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Lily Allen - The Fear
Tom Jones - Delilah
Kylie Minogue - Loco-Motion
Roxette – It Must Of Been Love
The Automatic – Monster
Duffy – Mercy
Madness – Our House
James Morrison and Nelly Furtado – Broken Strings

Solo, Party and Karaoke modes will bring us a range of features including We Sing, Versus, Group Battle, Pass the Mic and First to 5000.  Now it's very rare you'll see me doing much more than muttering or humming along to the very best of songs, but I can see how these could be good.  There will be an Easy, Medium and Hard level setting giving both added depth and accessibility as well as short and full length versions of each song, accompanied by the original music video.  In the same way as Guitar Hero, you will be able to queue up a list of songs for an extended gig and there will be a degree of customisation of singing character depending on the song.

We Sing is published by Nordic Games,  a company which looks like it is making a name for itself in the Wii arena.  Two other titles, Dance Party Club Hits and Dance Party Pop Hits, demonstrate  their musical influence and corporate direction, but with Kart Racer and Truck Racer on their books as well the future looks rosy.

Shops look set to stock up to 3 variations of the game, one stand alone (handy for anyone with USB microphones already lying around, especially as you will be able to reuse the Sing It, High School Musical 3, Rock Band and Guitar Hero kit), one containing the game + 2 Logitech microphones, retailing at around £25 and £40 respectively, and a bumper pack containing the game, 4 microphones and a USB hub – price uncertain at time of writing.

I'm sure We Sing will be a big hit with the Wii's novelty game and music owners.  If you have enjoyed karaoke based games in the past, this is a sure fire hit and completes the Wii's capabilities as a great party box.