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Xbox X|SWe've documented 11 accessibility features for Wii Music, including Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds and Audio Cues. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Controls but it also has features in Visual and Reading to reduce unintended barriers.
This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.
Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Wii Music accessibility 19 months ago.
Game Details
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Wii Music which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Motion
Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.
Motion Gesture: Can motion with the controller to direct an in-game action. This can be a one-to-one motion for analogue sword or camera movement. It can also be a simple shake to trigger a one-off action. This is sometimes known as Waggle or Shake controls, as popularised by the Wii.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Wii Music, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Trombone Champ (6 Controls Features)
- Child of Eden (5 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Wii Music which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Wii Music, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Wii Sports (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Child of Eden (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Wii Music which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
Reaction-Time Not Critical: Individual game actions don’t need quick reactions, or there are settings to lower the requirement for quick reactions. This means you don't need to quickly press a button in response to an on-screen prompt, target a fast-moving target or skillfully complete a scenario against the clock.
Low Pressure: Game tasks aren't time-limited or there's a low-pressure mode. This avoids the pressure of being put on the clock for overarching missions, or failing tasks because you didn't reach a destination in time.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Wii Music, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Harmonium: The Musical (5 Getting Started Features)
- Trombone Champ (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Wii Music which deals with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Wii Music, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Harmonium: The Musical (7 Reading Features)
- Wii Sports (3 Reading Features)
- Aaero (2 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Wii Music which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Wii Music, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Harmonium: The Musical (5 Navigation Features)
- Trombone Champ (1 Navigation Feature)
- Child of Eden (1 Navigation Feature)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Wii Music which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Interactive Elements
Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.
Visual Distractions
No Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Wii Music, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Trombone Champ (6 Visual Features)
- Harmonium: The Musical (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Wii Music which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Wii Music, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Harmonium: The Musical (3 Audio Features)
- Trombone Champ (2 Audio Features)
- Wii Sports (2 Audio Features)
- Child of Eden (2 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Wii
The Wii has a few helpful settings, like disable rumble, but you have to use gesture controls for most games and the system menu.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson
