What about the Nyko one for the Wii? I think it would be nice to have different looking guitars. Anyone know the price and release date of the Nyko one?

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DakranII

It's about time. Now I just need to find out what the GHIV controller will look like to see if I should wait. That's if GHIV comes out on the Wii, that is.

And, yeah, $60 is a bit much for the wiimote shell...but it's a game the wife will definitely play with me, so therefore is an instant purchase. She's been asking ever since GHIII was released for a second controller so we can co-op.

eugaet

@DarkTravesty: Oh, that has nothing to do with it. The current guitars are wired... Wired! and the Strat just does not work, and it supposedly follows open controller standards.

There is nothing that could prevent them from doing it. They are just evil.

Hugoku

i knew i would hate GHIII from the beginning i loved and still GHII but 3 just is not fun but yet still i was at the midnight launch after i got about 300 achivements i just said i would sell the game and sell the guitar if rock band does not support it.
the next week best buy got their displays and i came in with all the equipment (they had 1 drum kit 1 guitar and 1 mic, but no controller) so i kept bringing a controller and the guitar it worked YAY and so i kept it but why wait if you want game stores (gamecrazy and gamestop) will give 30 dollars for just the game (10 bonus if you have the mvp thing)so 33 dollars of tax-free store credit back you make 3 dollars for buying the bundle and sell the game back...no waiting!

s7arbuck

Speaking mainly for the PS2, the wireless guitar is difficult to use, it could be just the guitar I have but I've had to exchange the guitar twice because of problems and the newest one is still buggy. So I actually enjoy using my GH 1 guitar more then the wireless stuff.

Jacktherip

I just bought the wiresless guitar with GH3 and traded GH3 in and Gamestop.

Adam In Texas

@PGGB: great pic! Nemo for the NES right?

SAKY

@Hugoku: theres no way that would happen since it uses microsofts wireless protocal or whatever so...

DarkTravesty

I bet you $1 that Activision will update GHIII for Xbox and make it so these wireless will only work with their game.

Hugoku

are the battery packs available in-store for you guys in the US?, if so, any idea when we'll get them in the uk?

Technogamer

After Activision's behavior over Rock Band drivers, I've stopped investing in Guitar Hero DLC or hardware. I've got my Xplorer that works just as well and doesn't suffer from the "neck wobble" that the GH3 guitars get.

Nekura20x6

I was hoping they'd be less. :( I have friends who aren't into Guitar Hero, and I was hoping to get them to try co-op with me, but I'm not willing to take a $60 gamble.

JRock

I may be a minority on this, but I don't want wireless guitars. Just means more batteries. AND I can't play on my brother in-law's PS2 wirelessly because the guitar included with GH3 constantly cuts out of having a signal. I'm down with the wires, just make sure they are long. That goes for all controllers. The wiimote seems like the only one that would maybe be hindered by having wires. Other then that, don't fix what ain't broke.

MJDeviant

@Cagny: Activision is the only one holding things up on that end, and so far they've been blocking.

Doomstalk

Gamestops have had a release date for weeks now. For all the systems. Apparently there is a Rock Band fog machine coming out as well...

Ra_on_the_Moon

@Erwos:
The "pack-in" PS3 version uses a dongle. I don't know if these stand-alone ones will be BT or not.

-EDGE-

Does the PS3 version require a dongle, or is it really Bluetooth?

Erwos

The Wii bundle and standalone guitar are both $10 less than their 360/PS3 counterparts. So it would make sense that the price difference of the bundle is because of the Wii remote being in the guitar. But since games are usually $10 less on the Wii, shouldn't the price difference of the bundle be $20? $10 for the guitar and $10 for the game?

Mezodon

Forget Rock Band, I want to know if the PS3 version works with the backwards compatible GH1 and 2...

Jordan Lund

Will it work with the PS3 version of Rock Band is the question?

-EDGE-

$70? really?

OtherAdam

@ckranger11: YAAAAAAAAAAY

stoptheoncoming

@stoptheoncoming: Yes, the 360 has had a wireless guitar bundled since day 1, as well.

So "yay" for everyone that can read, I suppose.

ckranger11

thank God.. been tired of playing with 1990 wired crap! (even though my guiter hero gathers dust since rock band came into my house..)

b1t0

So you pay $30 more for the guitar than you would with the bundle. Is this Activision's tax on people who might dare to use their controllers for Rock Band? Glad I finally found a bundle.

Gamewatcher

I'm thinking they'll figure out a way to make the 360 one not work with Rock Band.
They're EVIL!!!!!!!!!! EVIL!!!!

Grumps

@Cagny: Not until Harmonix releases a patch for the PS3 version of Rock Band, which would mean that them and Activision would have to come to some sort of agreement.

Struct09

Yay for PS3 having Wireless ones already!

stoptheoncoming

$60 is too high for a shell. It is actually just a classic controller molded into the form of a guitar. It requires a $40 Wiimote to function...doesn't really have any of it's own capabilities.

This thing shouldn't cost more than $40.

reddevil

Same here.. I have 4 PS2 guitars, 2 360 guitars and one RB guitar. Ugh..

HykCraft

Too many guitars... I got 3 ps2 SGs, 1 360 rockband Strat, and 1 360 Les Paul. I'm beginning to feel like some faux guitar collector. "The 2007 Les Paul is great but the 2006 Explorer is not without it's own charm. Now lets go look at my collection classic SGs."

DasKonstruct

Anyone know if the PS3 version of this guitar be able to play Rock Band like the 360 one does?

Cagny

@PGGB: Wait... So you have three guitars and are going out to buy another one? I wish I had that much disposable income.

NotAZombie

question: anyone know what that expansion port on the Wii guitar is for?

teh_joe

really excited to get one of these. i, unfortunately, have two wired x-plorers and a rock band guitar that feels like i may break it in half at any moment.

thus, i will definitely be picking one of these up!

PGGB

i'm curious. i wonder if the ps3 one will still come with those 'dongles'? i want the ability to play GH1, GHII on my ps3 with the guitar

jun581

Cool, buying this will allow me to end one of my two Xplorers life in true rock-god fashion.

Naturally with safety goggles, we don't want to lose an eye by destroying a plastic guitar, that would be totally uncool.

SXGlory

Mwahaha. This is one time when Europe beats the US to the punch! These things are already available online and in my local B&M.

...of course, you guys get Rock Band now, and we don't, so you win.

LoopyChew

omg people play guitar hero?! Rock band ftw!!!

:P

lol, I still love both my games but my friends always bring over their GH3 guitars when we wanna play so I won't have to waste my money on another.

Pr1vate_D0nut

$59 for a Wiimote shell? I was hoping it would be a little bit cheaper than that :\

Sportyboard

Given the choice will people but this guitar or the stand alone Rock Band guitar?

My vote goes to the Rock Band guitar.

Randroid

My local GameStop has confirmed that they would get Wii guitars on February 5. I plan on going then, so I'll have to let you know if they indeed will have them.

imbusion

Cue 100+ posts of "omg people play guitar hero?! Rock band ftw!!!"

Is there any news about UK/EU release dates/prices?

Northernsky

This would bring me up to 3 GH guitars now.

NeoNess

@Hugoku: No. They're wireless. I have one. It has no wires. It has no dongle. It uses MS's wireless protocol. It takes batteries. Wireless.

Why would they change it?

mindinrewind

@presto117: If you strum while playing GH or RB, the RB controller is just fine. As my girlfriend found out though, any method other than strumming will cause some problems for unadjusted players on the RB guitar.
So yes, it is user preference and the ability to adjust.

Zero2007

@Randroid: it hurts me to sue the Rock Band guitar. i can barely play on it without messing up constantly, so i use the GH3 controller.

but my friend loves the RB controller, so it's just a matter of opinion.

presto117

LOL In New Zealand there Is tones of Guitars sitting around at our Harvey Norman!

Soyerz

@DakranII: That looks great!

Big_Jock

We don't even have Rock Band in NZ, but we can just hook up GH3 on a 360, Singstar on a PS, and hit stuff with sticks to get the same effect

The Lizard King

I've seen these guitars available in New Zealand Gamesmans.

Odd how they aren't available in America yet.

psychobadger

60 bucks for the Wii guitar? Uh...there's isnt even any electronics in the damn thing; it all runs of the Wiimote.

Benjo

I paid $88 CAD for the WalMart GH3 bundle (with xplorer).

Normal retail price is $110.

$88 + $69 = $157

This means that, in effect, I paid $47 for the xplorer, which isn't that bad. This price of $69 for the wireless guitar seems about right to me.

guspaz

@mindinrewind: Sorry, I meant the current RB guitars. They are wired, open standard, yet they made it so it would not work in GHIII. What would stop them from changing configurations so their new wireless Les Paul would not work in RB?

Hugoku

@Pr1vate_D0nut:
i mean i have played guitar hero a few times. its freaking awsome. i have never played the guitar ,but my couson got this game and i play it ever day. it helped me so much to learn the basics of the guitar. for christmas this year i got a guitar!!! i call her ... the electric blue beam! her short name is julez. i spend all my time with her. i learned how to play some licoln park songs and ac dc. i like base better then electric of acoustic. i asked my mom for an acoustic on for tmy birthday soon, i think ill name him woody. maybe grandma will get me a leather strap with my name onn it......... yaaa that would be sweet.i mean im not the greatest at playing the guitar, but hopefully me and my friends will start a garage band soon. me and my friends have guitar hero night every thursday. tonight im gonna try the expert level, see how i do. its almost been a year since i started base. i hope to keep pursuing my guitar playing tactics. hope u all are doing great! ill let u know how that expert game goes tonight!! see yall

punchdrunklove