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Wii, DS to Rock With Guitar Hero

Posted by Zonk on from the plumbers-make-excellent-superstars dept.

Gamespot has the word that, in a conference call on Activision's plans for the coming fiscal year, they announced Guitar Hero games for the DS and Wii. The titles could be coming any time between April of this year and March of next, and there are almost no details to relate otherwise. Presumably, Guitar Hero's new development home of NeverSoft will be handling the creation process. How do you think they'll incorporate the motion-sensing properties of the Wiimote into the axe? Any Nintendo classic songs you'd love to see included on the Wii version?

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  1. Will require a controller? by silentounce · · Score: 0, Troll

    How the hell can they have "Guitar" Hero without a guitar? Don't even ask about the DS. They might as well call it Button Hero.

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    There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think. -Victor Hugo
    1. Re:Will require a controller? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Will require a controller?
      (Score:1, Troll) ...
      How the hell can they have "Guitar" Hero without a guitar? Don't even ask about the DS. They might as well call it Button Hero.

      The Nintendo folks are going too far with their, "nothing but perfection can be mentioned about Nintendo products," attitude. Even if they happen to disagree with you, and some do based on some of the replies you've gotten, modding you down for pointing out that a guitar is the basis of guitar hero is ludicrous.

      A) Motion control is not "The One Perfect Controller." (insert sounds of angels singing and a light shining from heaven upon the Wiimote). Other controllers can be more fun for some games, including driving, DDR, Karaoke (I can't wait to see this one on the Wiimote), and Window Wiping (EyeToy).

      B) The DS doesn't even have the motion controller. It has a touch pad. This, too, is not TOPC (more angels) for portable gaming. Elite Beat was clever, but it wasn't DDR. To the best of my knowledge, even Nintendo fans discourage actual dancing on your touch pad.

      Pointing this out, for a game that is famous for its feel-like-you're-a-Rock-God controller should both not be a troll and not be insightful. It should be +1 Obvious, +1 Well Duh, or +1 How the Submitter Missed Mentioning It is Beyond Me. They may make a fun game that has Guitar Hero somewhere in the title, but unless it has a guitar to hold, it can not be "Guitar Hero" in any sense but name. Nintendo fans would look a lot smarter if they just had it in them to say, "yeah, that makes sense," instead of modding down the first guy with enough sense to say, "the emperor has no guitar."
  2. Wii Continues To Be A Third Party Disaster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So the Wii is getting another PS2 leftover with some sort of Wiimote control bolted on - no matter if it makes sense or not.

    You rock Nintendo! Keep badmouthing the rest of the console world about innovation!