On the Japanese Wii Music website, Nintendo has begun a series of videos called “Today’s Musical Instrument,” which depicts an instrument both in its for-real form and as it will appear in Wii Music.

The first video features the marimba: after some introductory text, we’re treated to footage of a model pretending to use the Wiimote and Nunchuk as mallets playing an invisible instrument. This is followed by Wii Music footage of the same instrument. It’s a cute video and a happy little tune.

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