U-Sing 2 to feature leading Aussie and international artists including Bernard Fanning, the Temper Trap, Vanessa Amorosi, Empire of the Sun and many more
SYDNEY, 16 September, 2010: Mindscape has today announced the release of U-SING 2 – Australian Edition for Nintendo Wii. Following the success of the original U-SING which sold over 300,000 copies globally, U-SING reaffirms its position as the leading karaoke game for Wii with its all-new Aussie flavoured edition.
As part of a global release campaign, U-SING 2 will be specifically developed for six different regions- Australia, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. Mindscape has worked to cater each edition by selecting popular international and home-grown hits from each country.
The Australian edition will feature 40 tracks on the game disc. As part of Mindscape’s on-going partnership with Universal Music, additional tracks will be regularly added for download via the Nintendo Wii U-SING store. With access to Universal Music’s extensive back catalogue and partnerships with labels including EMI Music- the karaoke options will be endless!
The first twenty tracks to be announced for U-Sing 2 include ten Australian and ten international tracks with twenty more to follow.
Australian Playlist
| Aussie tracks | |
| Wolfmother | Far Away |
| Bernard Fanning | Wish You Well |
| Empire of the Sun | Walking On a Dream |
| The Temper Trap | Sweet Disposition |
| Vanessa Amorosi and Seany B | Mr Mysterious |
| Alex Lloyd | Amazing |
| Short Stack | Sway Sway Baby |
| Orianthi | According To You |
| Brian McFadden feat. Kevin Rudolf | Just Say So |
| International tracks | |
| Bloc Party | Banquet |
| Florence & The Machine | Dog Days Are Over |
| Lady Gaga | Bad Romance |
| Owl City | Fireflies |
| Rihanna | Disturbia |
| Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| Blur | County House |
| Extreme | More Than Words |
| Shania Twain | That Don’t Impress Me Much |
| Coldplay | Violet Hill |
U-SING 2- Australian Edition is scheduled for release in mid November for Nintendo Wii.
About Mindscape
Mindscape develops, publishes and distributes kids, family and NextGen games, productivity and reference software on the PC, Mac, DS, Wii, Playstation, XBox and online platforms. The company’s rich portfolio of award-winning products include Broderbund, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Endemol, Hoyle Games, IMSI Design, Konami, Legacy Interactive, Mark Burnett Productions, Myhorseclub, Nancy Drew, Nuance, Playfirst, PopCap, Punch, Roxio, The Learning Company and Universal Music. Mindscape is a publicly listed company on the Paris Stock Market – Alternext since December 2007, with offices throughout Europe and Australia.
About Universal Music (www.universalmusic.com)
Universal Music Group is the world’s leading music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry’s leading global music publishing operation. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalogue of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world’s most popular artists and their recordings. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company