The Samba de Amigo franchise has sat dormant since 2008 when it was revived for the Nintendo Wii. A decade and a half later, the arcade rhythm game franchise is ready to reintroduce itself once more.

When Samba de Amigo first appeared on the Dreamcast eight years ago, it marked a new standard for exciting rhythm-based gameplay and expensive, game-specific peripherals ($79.99 for a pair of maracas!

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. More than 20 years after the original game released, a new Samba de Amigo is in the works--this time for Nintendo Switch. The rhythm game from Sega ...

Samba de Amigo is one of many Sega franchises that the company appeared to forget about. Originally an arcade rhythm game, it was ported to the Dreamcast and later the Wii before disappearing. Which ...

Samba de Amigo: Party Central is a rhythm game that features a playlist of over 40 songs across a wide range of genres like Latin and pop music. Alongside the core gameplay, which requires motion ...

Smangaliso Simelane is happiest when he's tapping on his keyboard or gripping a controller. He has been writing about video games since 2020 and he's not about to stop any time soon. He mostly enjoys ...

But just look how things have changed. Wii is selling like hot cakes (exactly why aren't there more hot-cake businesses, eh?) and the motion-sensitivity is built into the Wii-mote and Nunchuk. Most ...

Samba de Amigo is coming to Apple Arcade. Sega’s classic maraca-shaking rhythm franchise is seeing a renaissance this year as the new installment arrives on Apple platforms and Nintendo Switch on the ...

After more than a decade of dormancy, Sega’s Brazilian monkey is back. The company announced Samba de Amigo: Party Central for the Nintendo Switch, and it will be releasing during the summer for ...