Samba de Amigo Brings DLC to Wii on Sept. 23

Sega's rocking maraca Wii game hits Europe on Sept. 19 and North America on Sept. 23, Sega announced today. Samba de Amigo, the famously fun Dreamcast title, will include have more than 40 songs to play through including some songs from the original game. Samba de Amigo will be the first Wii game to offer downloadable content as well, with the first song pack hitting on Sept. 23. Song packs will come in groups of three and will feature songs by the original performers. The first song pack, which has yet to be priced, will feature: Mambo Mambo – Lou Bega I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow Are you Going to Be My Girl – JetSEGA PRESENTS FULL SAMBA SONG LIST AND OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE SAN FRANCISCO (August 20, 2008) –SEGA® of America, Inc. is excited to announce the full song list and release date for the upcoming Wii™ home video game system-exclusive title, Samba de Amigo™. Named the Best Wii Music Game of E3 2008 by IGN.com, Samba De Amigo is a fast-paced, irresistibly fun rhythm game that invites gamers of all ages to shake to the Samba-infused beats using the Wii controllers as maracas. Featuring both single and multiplayer gameplay and playable with either a Wii Remote™ and a Nunchuk™ or two Wii Remotes, this addictive game will ship to stores across Europe on September 19, 2008 and North America on September 23, 2008. Samba de Amigo, first made famous in arcades and on the Dreamcast™, is filled with wacky characters, bright environments and a soundtrack of over 40 songs. The full soundtrack will feature classic tunes from the original Samba games and a series of all-new modern day pop hits exclusive to the Wii version. Here is the official list of songs featured in the game (asterix denotes that the song is performed by a cover band): Returning Classics from the original Samba de Amigo: Vamos A Carnaval – WaveMaster* Volare – Gypsy Kings Hot Hot Hot – Arrow* Salome – Chayanne* Tubthumping – Chumbawumba* The Cup of Life – R. Martin* Samba de Janeiro – Bellini Mambo Beat – Perez Prado* Livin' La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin* Bamboleo – Gipsy Kings Take On Me – Reel Big Fish El Ritmo Tropical – Dixie's Gang* Macarena – Los Del Rio* La Bamba – Ritchie Valens* Tequila – Chuck Rio* Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones Samba de Amigo – Bellini The Theme of Rocky – Bill Conti* Mas Que Nada – Jorge Ben* Sway – Gimbel and Ruiz* El Mambo - Solemar All-New Wii-Exclusive Songs: Baila Me – Gipsy Kings Papa Loves Mambo – Perry Como* Mambo No. 8 – Perez Prado Conga – Miami Sound Machine* Low Rider – War Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega* Oye Como Va – Santana* Asereje – Las Ketchup* Arriba Allez – Bellini Magalenha – Bellini and Mondonca Do Rio Ran Kan Ran – Tito Puento* Groove Is In the Heart – Dee Lite Jump in the Line – Harry Belafonte* Do It Well – Jennifer Lopez* Como Ves – Ozomatli Cha Cha – Chelo Pon de Replay – Rihanna Smooth – Santana* Mexican Flyer – Ken Woodman* Borriquito – Charo Un Aguardiente – WaveGroup Solo Tu – WaveGroup Tango With Me – WaveGroup Samba De Amigo will also be the first Wii title to offer downloadable content, with the first song pack being available for download on September 23, 2008. Song packs will be obtainable in groups of three and will feature songs by the original performers. The first downloadable pack will feature: Mambo Mambo – Lou Bega I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow Are you Going to Be My Girl – Jet Specific download pricing will be announced soon. Samba de Amigo will be rated "E" for Everyone. For more information about the game, please visit www.sega.com. For screenshots and art, please visit the SEGA FTP site at http://segapr.segaamerica.com.