<s>
Sing	B-Application
Party	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
just	O
SiNG	O
,	O
and	O
stylized	O
as	O
SiNG	B-Application
PARTY	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
FreeStyleGames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
karaoke-style	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
launch	O
day	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
game	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
karaoke	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
sold	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
required	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
licensed	O
microphones	B-Application
used	O
with	O
singing	O
games	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
karaoke	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
sing	O
to	O
the	O
lyrics	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
songs	O
and	O
get	O
scored	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
rhythm	O
,	O
however	O
Sing	B-Application
Party	I-Application
permits	O
multiple	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
lead	O
singing	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Party	O
Mode	O
,	O
lead	O
singers	O
read	O
the	O
song	O
lyrics	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
which	O
represent	O
the	O
lead	O
singers	O
 '	O
audience	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lead	O
singers	O
can	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
room	O
instead	O
of	O
staring	O
at	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Sing	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
online-enabled	O
and	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
advertised	O
releasing	O
future	O
songs	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
though	O
none	O
was	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sing	B-Application
Party	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
60/100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
“	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
