Wii Maracas

by Game On

Product Features

• Designed to work with Wii Remote and the Nunchuck controllers
• Durable and light weight and will add hours of fun
• Fun way to enhance play of Samba De Amigo Wii game experience

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001ELEXPW
• Item Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: October 1, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,008 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Shake Shake Shake to the beat of the Samba with Maracas for the Nintendo Wii. Maracas enhance rhythm games like Samba de Amigo and more. Maracas are designed to work with the Wii Remote and the Nunchuck controllers. They are durable and light weight and will add hours of fun.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Follow the Directions!, December 29, 2008

By 

N. Kimball "cakerat" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wii Maracas (Accessory)

I have read some of the reviews, and I agree with some, but overall this is a great addition to the game. The feeling is authentic and it gives your arms a good workout. Some mentioned the poses and such not registering. That is probably because the person is not posing correctly. The Wii is very picky about the position of the pose/remotes; for example, when you move both arms left or right to do that side pose, you must twist your wrists, which will twist the remotes to face you, as well. You cannot just point left or right (leaving the remotes facing up). It took me a few times to realize that, but it DID in fact show this in the instructional portion of the game, which everyone should pay attention to. That helped me clear those poses. As for having to take the Wiimote out to change songs/mode/etc., you can simply use the up/down/left/right (+ button) to select that stuff. Ole!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poor quality and unusable, October 6, 2008

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Jerald K. Wegehenkel (Seattle, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wii Maracas (Accessory)

I owned these Maracas controllers for 30 minutes before I started researching how to get a refund.

They slide on the Wiimote and nunchuck with a fairly loose fit, so the controllers sort of slip around inside the Maracas, with the Nunchuck constantly in danger of slipping out.. There are covers over the end that look like they should allow signal from the Wiimote through, but it just barely works, meaning you will need to pop the Wiimote in and out of the Maraca in order to navigate the on-screen menus. While using the Maracas, about a quarter of the shakes weren't registered, and I wasn't able to complete a single pose. These Maraca shaped controller covers detract from the gaming experience and make Samba de Amigo virtually unplayable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Throw directly in the trash, December 28, 2008

By 

P.Murphy (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wii Maracas (Accessory)

The maracas look the part and sound good, but when you try to play Samba De Amigo with them you instantly realize how poorly designed they are. The game becomes an irritating disaster with the Samba Samba maracas and my wife and I pulled out hair out in frustration before throwing them in the trash after half an hour of trying to play with them.

The game plays very nicely without these maracas, it's unfortunate that the maracas are so bad and may turn players off the game if you only try to play it using the maracas.