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Here comes Guitar Hero
Activision conference call: The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, […]
Staff·February 8, 2007
Activision conference call:
The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero
[Tanooki provides a link to the conference call. Listen at the 28-minute mark]
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Slap in the face: Guitar Hero will only come out for DS and not Wii, while Wii owners are forced to put up with only the movie tie-in games.
I hope they do bring out Guitar Hero for the Wii, because the two are a match made in heaven. I think the main hesitation (if there is any) will be in the fact that they will have to develop a bluetooth guitar, and they may fear people not wanting to buy a new controller, but that's how it's been with each Guitar Hero on each platform. We Wii fans are suckers. We'll buy it if it provides fun.
I doubt that Guitar Hero would come out on the DS. It just doesn't make sense. Not having an actual "guitar" to play with goes agains the whole spirit of the games. I hope it comes out on the Wii and that they give the Wii version reasonably priced downloadable tracks like the Xbox 360 version. If there was a Wii version made, they should put the System of a Down cover of the Legend of Zelda theme in the game.
Hells YES!
Not to sink your ship, but that actually wasn't System of a Down. I don't remember who it was now, but I did some research the first time I heard it because I was convinced it was them, but it turns out it was just a group that specifically set out to sound like SooD.
to Andrew…I wasn't exactly sure if it was them myself, but I figure I'd take a shot. Either way, the song would be cool addition for Nintendo fans.
@dustinThe guitar could just connect to the Wii remote, like the nunchuck does, and piggyback on the bluetooth capabilities of the remote. The Wii remote could even snap into the guitar somewhere (on the neck?), and could take over for the tilt functions of the guitar, so the guitar wouldn't need any tilt sensors. Making a Wii guitar would be super easy for the developer.
Yay.