Although an eventual release of Rock Band for the Wii has been teased since as early as April, Electronic Arts told GamePro this week, "We have not announced any plans for a Wii version at this time." Don't read too much into that, however, as all it says is there's been no announcement yet, as if we need to be reminded a press release hasn't been sent out. We doubt it's something we'd overlook, although our spam filters at Joystiq HQ aren't perfect.
What we really want to know is what's taking Harmonix so long to announce a Wii version. A last-gen PlayStation 2 version is already available (although it lacks online and world tour mode) and competitor Activision Blizzard managed to figure out a solution for DLC with Guitar Hero III for Wii. Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos already said back in April that "We will, at some time, bring Rock Band to every [important] platform."
Given the Wii's continued success in hardware sales, it's surprising that EA won't just admit to a Wii version in the works. And if they're really not planning to release a Wii iteration, then we fear the business reps have spent too much time "immersing themselves" in Grateful Dead jam sessions.
Reader Comments (59)
Posted: Feb 20th 2008 12:35PM (Unverified) said
I think this whole thing is stupid why would they bring rock band to the piece a crap of playstation 2 and not to wii and the 360 and ps3 aren't that great of systems either so next time they make a game make it for all the good systems and not to make people wait for like 2 years while people with xbox and playstation already have the sequels
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Posted: Feb 22nd 2008 12:44AM (Unverified) said
listen guys i know for fact that there will be rockband for wii apirl of 08 but there is a cathc the guitar will be the same as gh3 but the mic will hook up with a wire to the wiimote sam for the drums, if you rember the game pad for wii is the same
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Posted: Feb 27th 2008 5:26PM (Unverified) said
wow you are all serious nerds to down eachother about what system you have why dont you all get up off your lazy a@#es and go out and play with your kids or enjoy a nice walk or jog no wonder America is FAT
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:04PM (Unverified) said
The Joystiq headline should have read:
EA: "We don't like money."
Even if there wasn't a PS2 version to easily port over, EA is retarded for not getting this into the hands of all those GHIII purchasers which btw is outselling the 360 and PS3 versions.
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EA: "We don't like money."
Even if there wasn't a PS2 version to easily port over, EA is retarded for not getting this into the hands of all those GHIII purchasers which btw is outselling the 360 and PS3 versions.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:57PM (Unverified) said
I hope you mean it outsold 360 for the week because overall its behind the 360 version in sales and way behind ps2 version....
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 6:08PM mr nimblewick said
"I doubt it has enough horsepower"
You mean it can't handle the RAWK?
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You mean it can't handle the RAWK?
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:05PM (Unverified) said
It's probably due to short supply of hardware for the 3 consoles it's already available for, and figuring-out how DLC will be done on the Wii. I predict a spring launch of Rock band for the Wii.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:10PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
I've seen Rock Band in stock pretty much everywhere around Phoenix. I dunno, maybe that's just the exception and not the rule. [shrugs]
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:11PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
I wouldn't be surprised if they reused the same USB mic they used for Boogie.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 7:39PM D3m0sthenes said
I Rock Band on anything without a hard drive is pointless...
Is that just me?
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Is that just me?
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:11PM (Unverified) said
The Wii version will be your typical PS2 shovelware port.
Suckers...
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Suckers...
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:12PM loofmodnar said
I would have bought the Wii version in an instant. Instead I bought the 360 version and a 360.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:16PM (Unverified) said
No, because if they were immersing themselves in Grateful Dead songs they would have released the 18 songs they promised four months ago!
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/05/rock-band-gets-18-grateful-dead-tracks-through-dlc/
COME ON ALREADY!
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/05/rock-band-gets-18-grateful-dead-tracks-through-dlc/
COME ON ALREADY!
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 5:02PM (Unverified) said
That's what I'm waiting for, too!
::hopes for Terrapin Station::
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::hopes for Terrapin Station::
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:19PM (Unverified) said
Why a gamer would only have a Wii boggles my mind
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:49PM (Unverified) said
"Why a gamer would only have a Wii boggles my mind"
Because we have social lives and significant others. Oh, and we DON'T have an allowance from mom and are usually consisting of the 21 and up crowd if the "Wii Owner surveys" are to be believed.
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Because we have social lives and significant others. Oh, and we DON'T have an allowance from mom and are usually consisting of the 21 and up crowd if the "Wii Owner surveys" are to be believed.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 5:00PM (Unverified) said
oh really? Im 27, have a good job, a great gf, and a great place and somehow i own a ps3, 360, wii, ds and psp. Sorry to make your head explode.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 5:59PM NO DOUBT GET LOUD said
"Why a gamer would only have a Wii boggles my mind"
Smash Bros. Brawl
'nuff said.
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Smash Bros. Brawl
'nuff said.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 6:10PM mr nimblewick said
Trust me, deaftly, your GF resents how much time you spend playing video games, whether she admits it or not.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said
nimblewick you said it man, the ds tends to keep her quiet though
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 10:22PM drsashamd said
Sorry deaftly, like some have said, some people can not afford to own multiple systems. I'm 22 and in medical school, meaning I'm in debt due to all my loans. I have very little spending money to waste on an xbox360 or a ps3, and even less time to play them all. Don't get me wrong, if I was able to buy an xbox360 I would, but it would just be stupid of me to at this time.
Some people may just not be as fortunate as you to be able to own all three systems. Just because someone has only a Wii (or only an Xbox or PS3) does not make them any less of a gamer, or more importantly, a person.
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Some people may just not be as fortunate as you to be able to own all three systems. Just because someone has only a Wii (or only an Xbox or PS3) does not make them any less of a gamer, or more importantly, a person.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:38AM (Unverified) said
I could easily get the PS2 version of Rock Band, but honestly, after Guitar Hero 3 on the Wii, Online play is VERY important, and DLC is just icing on the cake.
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:36PM DonaldMick said
This isn't an Actizard product, for all the crap EA gets they do know how to output stereo sound.
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Posted: Feb 16th 2008 4:59AM (Unverified) said
lol... very funny Avarice, very funny... but they did have that other game in mono...
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:39PM Mr Khan said
They wouldn't have to make a Wireless drum set, though, Wii has got more controller port options than the other guys, considering 4 GC ports, 2 USB, and the BlueTooth capability
You could also have a halfway approach with DLC, the songs themselves could be loaded temporarily right from the internet into RAM (much like the quests on PSO GC) for a single playthrough
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You could also have a halfway approach with DLC, the songs themselves could be loaded temporarily right from the internet into RAM (much like the quests on PSO GC) for a single playthrough
Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:44PM (Unverified) said
This is what I don't like about the Wii. It gets second-hand products all around from third parties. Guitar Hero shipped with mono only, a few of the highest profile games are nearly ports (Zelda, Paper Mario) or ARE ports from last gen, (Bully, Okami, RE4). And the popular franchises that DO appear are poor spin-offs from the source franchise (Soul Caliber, Umbrella Chronicles). I still really want a Wii, but it's purely for the Nintendo first party titles for Wii and Gamecube (Sunshine, Galaxy, Brawl, Double Dash, Metroid). It's unfortunate that beyond Z&W and No More Heroes, there isn't anything new being offered by third parties..
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Posted: Jan 3rd 2008 4:57PM (Unverified) said
Does anyone know how rock band is doing? I have been hearing that it is hard to find 360 versions of the game but there are plenty of PS3 versions.
Any one know the sales figures?
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Any one know the sales figures?
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