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Rock Band for Wii gets dated and priced
Rock Band for Wii gets dated and priced
Published by CosGrove
03-24-2008
Rock Band for Wii gets dated and priced

Rock Band rocked our homes, for Xbox360 and Playstation 3 owners. The Wii owners were left out. All they experienced was a single guitar rhythm game called Guitar Hero 3. It makes all Wii owners ask themselves "Gosh. I want more!!" Well Wii owners, throw away your Guitar Hero 3 disc, burn it, and follow this article! Rock Band for Wii will officially be released, in North America, on June 22nd for a retail price of $169.99.

Rock Band will be bundled with a drum set, a guitar, and a microphone. Along with that, there are 63 songs to rock to. Five of them being bonus Wii songs. Maybe a Super Mario Bros. theme will be one song?

“The Wii’s success among casual and core gamers of all ages makes it an ideal match for the cross-generational appeal of the music featured in Rock Band,” says Bob Picunko, Vice President of Electronic Games and Interactive Products, MTV

“The social interaction and addictive nature of the Rock Band experience is a perfect fit for the Wii and will undoubtedly be fun for the entire family,” says Steve Singer, licensing VP from Nintendo.

No word says that the Wii version will be online. Downloadable content will not be available as well. But, from a recent press release Harmonix said "Regarding downloadable content: During Rock Band for the Wii development Harmonix focused on making the core gameplay experience as solid and enjoyable as possible while tailoring it specifically to the strengths of the platform. The Wii version still contains the robust four-player band experience and all the fun at the core of other versions of Rock Band. However, because the Wii’s online capabilities and potential have yet to be fully realized, we wanted to wait before we explored online functionality for Rock Band to ensure that players get the high-quality of online performance they’ve come to expect."

 
By Johnnyboy on 03-24-2008, 06:35 PM
170$ isn't worth it. :bored:
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By darksock on 03-24-2008, 08:29 PM
I'm not gonna buy it, I already have it on 360, why need two?
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By Vegeta on 03-25-2008, 06:00 PM
Sounds pricey, but 63 songs are a lot for a video game.
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By pokemaniac18 on 03-25-2008, 06:07 PM
Yeah, that is a bit pricey, but i guess those who like the game enough will buy it. It would have been smarter to release the game at the same time for all the platforms, as many people probably already own the game for either ps3 or xbox360.

And the price is the same as it was for the other platforms, which is surprising.
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By Agenda on 03-26-2008, 05:01 PM
not gonna happen! 170... if u can use the gh3 guitar with it as a base or something.. might be a lil bit more worth while.. but i am not buying it!
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By Senior Correspondent on 03-26-2008, 06:39 PM
Totally worth it! I love rockband!
It's coming with all the stuff, and you can use the guitar hero guitar for bass or something!
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By KevGat on 03-30-2008, 09:18 AM
I'll most likely buy it... once the price drops. 360 price dropped within a few months, I'd rather wait and play other games till then.
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