<s>
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
multiple	O
songs	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
classical	O
music	B-Application
,	O
television	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
both	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
touch	O
screen	O
in	O
certain	O
portions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
Jam	B-Device
with	I-Device
the	I-Device
Band	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
nor	O
formally	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Jam	B-Device
with	I-Device
the	I-Device
Band	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
game	O
of	O
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
includes	O
35	O
normal	O
songs	O
,	O
plus	O
three	O
unlockable	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
the	O
categories	O
J-Pop	O
,	O
World	O
,	O
TV	O
(	O
anime/tokusatsu	O
)	O
,	O
Classic	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
(	O
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
medleys	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Amateur	O
mode	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
correspond	O
to	O
a	O
musical	O
note	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
drum	O
set	O
where	O
each	O
button	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
buttons	O
,	O
plays	O
a	O
specific	O
drum	O
or	O
cymbal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
drum	O
set	O
sometimes	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hit	O
two	O
notes	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
portions	O
must	O
be	O
played	O
manually	O
;	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
game	O
receives	O
a	O
drastic	O
increase	O
in	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
essentially	O
turns	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
into	O
a	O
musical	O
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
hit	O
the	O
buttons	O
at	O
the	O
proper	O
time	O
and	O
it	O
'll	O
make	O
an	O
excellent	O
piece	O
of	O
music	B-Application
,	O
but	O
hit	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
wrong	O
time	O
and	O
it	O
'll	O
sound	O
like	O
a	O
jumbled	O
mess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
many	O
music/rhythm	O
-based	O
games	O
,	O
every	O
single	O
note	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
accuracy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
accurate	O
notes	O
increase	O
the	O
score	O
by	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
utilizes	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
Wireless	O
Link	O
connection	O
to	O
allow	O
multiple	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
in	O
and	O
make	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2	O
to	O
8	O
player	O
link-ups	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
solo	O
player	O
mode	O
,	O
takes	O
command	O
of	O
one	O
specific	O
instrument	O
in	O
the	O
music	B-Application
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
blown	O
music	B-Application
editor	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
tunes	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
people	O
to	O
recreate	O
tunes	O
from	O
video	O
games	O
or	O
other	O
MIDIs	O
using	O
a	O
program	O
to	O
convert	O
them	O
into	O
sheet	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
sing	O
or	O
hum	O
a	O
tune	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
microphone	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
recognized	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
converted	O
into	O
notes	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Song	O
Performer(s )	O
/Media	O
of	O
origin	O
Theme	O
TypeAbarenbō	O
Shōgun	O
ThemeAbarenbō	O
ShōgunTVUnlockableAnimal	O
Crossing	O
Title	O
Theme ]Animal	O
CrossingGameExpansionAoi	O
BenchSasuke	O
J-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionAthletic	O
MedleyVariousClassicStockAthleticSuper	O
Mario	B-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
Yoshi	O
's	O
IslandGameExpansionAyumi	O
's	O
ThemeFamicom	O
Tantei	O
ClubGameExpansionAzusa	O
Ni-GōKaryūdoJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionBarbara	O
Bat	O
ThemeDaigasso	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
J-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionHoshi	O
no	O
Kirby	B-Application
MedleyKirby	O
seriesGameStockKirari	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
SeñoritaOrange	O
RangeJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionPoint	O
of	O
No	O
ReturnChemistryJ-PopStockPocket	O
Monsters	O
MedleyPokémonGameStockREADY	O
STEADY	O
GO!L'Arc~en~Ciel	O
(	O
from	O
Fullmetal	O
Alchemist	O
)	O
TVStockRenai	O
Revolution	O
21Morning	O
MusumeJ-PopStockRewriteASIAN	O
KUNG-FU	O
GENERATION	O
(	O
from	O
Fullmetal	O
Alchemist	O
)	O
J-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionRussian	O
MedleyVariousWorldStockSakuraKetsumeishiJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionSakuranboAi	O
OtsukaJ-PopStockSEASONSAyumi	O
HamasakiJ-PopStockSekai	O
ni	O
Hitotsu	O
Dake	O
no	O
HanaSMAPJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionShanghai	O
HoneyOrange	O
RangeJ-PopStockSliderSuper	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
DSGameExpansionSlow	O
Classic	O
MedleyVariousClassicStockSMILYAi	O
ŌtsukaJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionSmoke	O
on	O
the	O
WaterDeep	O
PurpleWorldStockSONG	O
OF	O
ASHLEYWarioWare	O
:	O
Touched	O
!	O
GameExpansionSora	O
mo	O
Toberu	O
HazuSpitzJ-PopStockStar	O
Wolf	O
ThemeStar	O
Fox	O
64GameExpansionStarry	O
Heavensday	O
after	O
tomorrowJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionTentai	O
KansokuBUMP	O
OF	O
CHICKENJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionTokotoko	O
YoshiYoshi	O
Touch	O
&	O
GoGameExpansionTokusō	O
Sentai	O
DekarangerPsychic	O
Lover	O
(	O
from	O
Tokusou	O
Sentai	O
Dekaranger	O
)	O
TVStockTouchYounha	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Touch	O
movie	O
)	O
TVStockTsubasaUndergraphJ-Pop	O
&	O
AnimeExpansionWAY	O
OF	O
DIFFERENCEGLAY	O
(	O
from	O
Ainori	O
)	O
TVStockWhen	O
the	O
Saints	O
Go	O
Marching	O
InDixieland	O
JazzWorldStockWorld	O
Songs	O
MedleyVariousWorldStockYama	O
e	O
no	O
MichiShin	O
OnigashimaGameExpansionYeah	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
first	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
the	O
Spring	O
of	O
2001	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
—	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
—	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
name	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacked	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
and	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
instruments	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
starred	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
named	O
Barbara	B-Device
the	I-Device
Bat	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
systems	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
good	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
buttons	O
and	O
an	O
inadequate	O
sound	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
"	O
in	O
development	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
found	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
Tsuika	O
Kyoku	O
Cartridge	O
(	O
or	O
Great	O
Concert	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
Request	O
Selection	O
Cartridge	O
in	O
English	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
comes	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
cartridge	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
card	O
,	O
making	O
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
the	O
first	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
port	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
some	O
minor	O
unlockables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
named	O
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
DX	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Jam	B-Device
with	I-Device
the	I-Device
Band	I-Device
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
a	O
game-specific	O
channel	O
called	O
the	O
Live	O
Channel	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Speaker	O
Channel	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jam	B-Device
with	I-Device
the	I-Device
Band	I-Device
also	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
download	O
new	O
songs	O
to	O
the	O
8	O
megabyte	O
capacity	O
game	O
cartridge	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
named	O
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
P	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
