Do we know how well (or not well) Lips has done so far? Here in Sweden, which is supposed to a huge karaokemarket in Europa even though it's a small country, Lips has actually climbed week over week. It is a bit early, but it seems that it has found some kind of public anyway and avoided being a bomba.
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Phife Dawg
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Lips ads are very frequent here in Germany from what I can tell. They're giving it a big push. I can't see them getting too much of the Karaoke market though - Singstar PS2 still reigns supreme.Syringe said:
Iced_Eagle
Member
Keiichi Yano, designer of Lips is on Major Nelson.
They talked a bit about the importing, and he just keeps hinting!
Paraphrasing he says "It's something we are going to be constantly evolving. People are going to be surprised at how much support we are going to put behind it, since this is one of our differentiating features. Hopefully we'll have some announcements soon!"
God dammit, please just announce that you are going to allow lyrics :lol If they did, this is now insta-buy. I mean, even the announcement that they are going to put out a patch to fix any issues people are having would make me feel better, to really know they are going to get behind it.
*Edit* Link: http://majornelson.com/archive/2008...ichi-yano-jerry-johnson-and-seth-killian.aspx
They talked a bit about the importing, and he just keeps hinting!
Paraphrasing he says "It's something we are going to be constantly evolving. People are going to be surprised at how much support we are going to put behind it, since this is one of our differentiating features. Hopefully we'll have some announcements soon!"
God dammit, please just announce that you are going to allow lyrics :lol If they did, this is now insta-buy. I mean, even the announcement that they are going to put out a patch to fix any issues people are having would make me feel better, to really know they are going to get behind it.
*Edit* Link: http://majornelson.com/archive/2008...ichi-yano-jerry-johnson-and-seth-killian.aspx
Iced_Eagle
Member
Tntnnbltn said:
I think so too.
Also, he called Lips a platform and said they are going to keep updating it with weekly content.
If MS/iNiS is smart, all DLC from Lips will work in any future versions of the game, similar to RB -> RB2.
MS really has some potential here, and they put down a good framework. It's not going to uproot the community all at once, but they have a solid foundation to take over Singstar I think.
With weekly updates, hopefully lyric support in a patch, and the game being treated as a platform, they have a real opportunity... Please don't waste it MS
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
I have heard Lips described twice and searched the first page of this thread for 'lyrics' but I still do not know how the song import works. So I take it there is no attempt to import lyrics for a song based on ID3 tags?
BigBlackGamer
Member
I got Lips today from Amazon and the one thing that annoys me is that there is not 5.1 audio for the on disc songs or DLC. which doesn't make any sense. I checked to see if there is a option to turn it on like in RB but nope. crappy 2.0 stereo. which is fine but a disappointment.
great mics though.....can't wait to rock them in RB.
great mics though.....can't wait to rock them in RB.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Did anyone get the new songs? I got them all as usual, and they're all pretty good.
Any news on what is going up next week?
Any news on what is going up next week?
cjelly said:
Check the Get Music section of Lips. I think it's:
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
The Living End - Prisoner of Society
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Iced_Eagle
Member
bistromathics said:
It's pretty crappy as it stands now.
Basically, you "import" it, and it will just play the song to a gametype of your choice. All it will do is the pitch detection and vocal reduction (no lyrics or splitting up into the phenomes from what I've seen). So honestly,, whoever sings the most in pitch would probably win.
However, they keep hinting at "more to come in the future", so don't be surprised if they have a patch that enables lyrics in the future.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
What is Love! Hell yea!!!!
Yeah the UK one is far better, just because of the inclusion of Virtual InsanityDMPrince said:
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
http://www.gamerscoreblog.com/pressEggo said:
Official PR:
Great news that they've said there'll be even more songs after this batch.
Skiptastic
Member
Fuck yes! Haddaway and EWF! I hope someone got this shit for me for Xmas.
parasight said:
As it currently is, Lips is a bit flawed. The custom music thing is a wash because you don't have lyrics to go with your songs. However, I expect Microsoft to stick with this title for the long haul. It's good for the casual appeal of the system, which they're trying to push. The dev has hinted that they're working on a solution to the lyric problem, which will most likely be a patch, and not the next iteration. I'd recommend picking it up, but $70 is not a big deal to me, considering the fun this game can be in a party environment.
subrock said:
Don't think support will fall off anytime soon. The DLC has arrived every week since launch, and they've announced songs for the next three weeks from now. One thing I suggest is getting interested in the DLC. If you buy this game for the stock songs on the disc, it's limited value (40 songs). If you have access to the DLC, that library can double or triple eventually. It's like Rock Band, in that the DLC changes the appeal of the title considerably.
LiPS was the party game of choice over Christmas. My guests were tired of playing the Wii and went for Lips instead. I had tried RockBand before, but it was too hardcore. Everyone just wanted to sing... so Lips turned out to be a great pick-up for me.
The only problem was song selection... of the 40 available, only about half of them appealed to everyone. I did purchase another 5 or 6, but there just wasn't enough to choose from.
The only problem was song selection... of the 40 available, only about half of them appealed to everyone. I did purchase another 5 or 6, but there just wasn't enough to choose from.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Yeah, Lips was the choice party game in our household, as well.jedimike said:
I didn't have much of a problem of finding something everyone likes, but you can never have too many songs, and thankfully it looks like Microsoft are going to support this game well. The interview with the guy from iNIS a week or two back on Major Nelson's show said they had a few other bits planned for the game as well.
Hopefully at some point they will implement leaderboards, and refine the Challenges a bit, so that when you Challenge someone it automatically sends them a message over Live to say they have one waiting.
We'll see, though. I just really enjoy this game, because of the songs. I could have got World Tour or Rock Band, but to me, singing to the types of songs in those games is a completely different experience and doesn't work anywhere near as well as the much more diverse (and popular) selection in Lips.
I just noticed how many songs are missing from each regions version of the game. It's too bad there isn't a "greatest hits" tailored to my tastes :lol
Give me Geri Halliwell, The Hives, The Kooks, Lupe Fiasco and The Proclaimers in my Lips please! I don't know if I'm going to be DLCing much in this game either, might leave that to Rock Band.
Give me Geri Halliwell, The Hives, The Kooks, Lupe Fiasco and The Proclaimers in my Lips please! I don't know if I'm going to be DLCing much in this game either, might leave that to Rock Band.
Aargh, any importers might want to know that DLC is apparently locked or something. I have the USA version imported to Japan, I bought a song but the game won't recognize it or something. Usually in these situations there is a message saying that the content isn't available in my region, but I was able to buy and download the song no problem, I just can't play it! It won't show up in my list.
Anyone have any ideas around this? The stock songs are decent but I was really looking forward to the DLC.
Anyone have any ideas around this? The stock songs are decent but I was really looking forward to the DLC.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I bought this for my GF for xmas and we had a total laugh playing it together. I like how it's an 'easy' game. My GF is the kind of player that really takes negative feedback to heart, so this is a great way to keep her playing (she stopped playing animal crossing becuase she feels guilty for not seeing the animals, because they tell her off whenever she puts the game on!)
The only niggle I have is with the importing tracks. I have lots of songs on my PC (50 gigs worth), and I think this confuses Lips, as it will only show me the ABC of an artists out put (ie, any songs that begin with other than A B or C are missing from the list). Anyone know a way around this?
The only niggle I have is with the importing tracks. I have lots of songs on my PC (50 gigs worth), and I think this confuses Lips, as it will only show me the ABC of an artists out put (ie, any songs that begin with other than A B or C are missing from the list). Anyone know a way around this?
I got this for the little woman for Xmas. It's just so half-assed. From the song selection, to the video "skins," to technical issues. I get feedback whenever both mics are on, even when they're 10+ feet apart. Not nearly enough content, and what content is there doesn't function correctly. Disappointing, and I wasn't expecting much.
icecream said:
What a huge disappointment. No other music game gives me this issue, they should just region lock the DLC if they won't let me use it. Going to my lips does nothing, the game doesn't show the DLC song, only the default songlist.
Oh well, guess I'll be using Joysound Wii for the majority of my karaoke parties. Such a shame, Lips had so much potential...
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
The following is now on Marketplace:
If you only buy one song, make it Let's Groove.
If you only buy one song, make it Let's Groove.
TheGreatDave
Banned
Why do people keep supporting that awful Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman version of Somethin' Stupid?
If you're in Australia and buy Lips before 15th January, can get 3 months LIVE gold free
http://www.xbox.com/en-au/pm/lipsoffer/
http://www.xbox.com/en-au/pm/lipsoffer/
Calamachino
Member
Why isn't "Somethin' Stupid" up?
Has anybody had trouble seeing their purchased songs available within Lips? I bought some that recently became available including "Haddaway - What is Love" and it won't appear in my "Sing!" section of the game, is there something more I need to do?
I bought them through the dashboard marketplace btw.
I bought them through the dashboard marketplace btw.
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
Stryder said:
I have a similar issue as well. I bought a ton of songs from the dash, not in game, then I left to take this to a girl's house and I couldn't access them.
Regardless of that, this game is fun as fuck. I got it because it is a party game and when I took it to her house, we were just singing and passively competing. However, once we did that battle shit with the two guys on stage, we were standing up and competing. It was fun as hell. Lips is definitely worth it for me for that night alone.
Had a ton of fun with this over Xmas. There's nothing like seeing your father in law singing along to It's Raining Men in front of your whole family.
My sister in law then borrowed it to bring to her boyfriend's for New Years Eve.
It was annoying, though, having to figure out how to add your own songs to the Sing page while you're drunk and everyone's watching you. Not very intuitive.
My sister in law then borrowed it to bring to her boyfriend's for New Years Eve.
It was annoying, though, having to figure out how to add your own songs to the Sing page while you're drunk and everyone's watching you. Not very intuitive.
akilshohen
Member
always purchase through get music