Info For Wii Users

[ArchangelZero]

Please direct all Wii questions to this thread and our regulars will try to solve them. Just to control the influx of incoming Wii threads.

NOTICE: According to IGN, the Wii will not recieve the Abbey Road Medley. We now have word from a HMX developer:

Hey all - I've noticed that a lot of you are asking questions about the medley and the make up of the album in the store. Here's an answer that will hopefully clear things up a bit. Currently the nintendo wii does not support the downloading of “packed content”, nor files the size that Abbey Road’s medley would be.
You can, of course, still download all of the tracks individually and play through them in the game.

I hope that clarifies things.
NOTICE: We WILL be getting "All You Need Is Love", which is scheduled to be released on December 9. Do not worry, we will get the song in due time.

I will compile any additional information of the game specifically for the game here.

So far, we do know that the gameplay will be the same as the other versions, and the graphics are very good in terms of the Wii's visual performance. There are some drawbacks, such as a crowd in Sgt. Pepper, but overall, pretty damn good.

As for DLC, hmxsean has confirmed SDHC support for the game.This means that album artwork may be included in the DLC (It was not beforehand, as it took up a lot of needed space in the original SD card) However, due to Nintendo's restrictions on duplicates of any item in their marketplace, we will not be able to buy full albums. Songs will have to bought separately. This of course, leaves the Abbey Road Medley to question, as to whether it will be released as a track all in itself or made up of separate tracks, etc.

Original SD cards can still be used for the game.

NOTE: Due to GH5 Wii users being able to buy albums and packs coming into light, the purchase of full albums is still ambiguous, but I doubt we will be able to.

Wired controllers will work through USB ports. Wireless controllers will have a special USB Bluetooth attachment which receives the signal from the controller. (Unless you use Guitar Hero controllers) You may also need a USB hub to use all your controllers at once.

Guitar Hero controllers are also compatible with the game.

We will also not receive any patches released for the game, due to Nintendo's "no patches for third party" policy.

As for SD card info, a 2 GB will hold up to 90 songs on RB2. Now, do the TB:RB's unique venue system, I would suggest that it would hold up to 60 or 50 for TB:RB. As for SDHC, a 8 GB would be enough to get by for both games, and a 32 would go from $50 - $100.

Online play will work the same as RB2. If you have a Wii player's TB:RB friend code, you can request to play with them if they're online. However, all the vocalists must stay on the same console do to data restraints (this applies for all 3 consoles)

Here is a look at the Wii version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU275hM8luA

Very good from what I see. Really nice graphics.

A first in any Wii game...we actually have achievements! The same ones as the other versions. The number of achievements you have is counted to changing your icon to gold and platinum/silver.

We are also missing a certain number of features (e.g. Ability to slow down practice, turn lefty mode on from the main screen). We have yet to hear from a HMX dev on this matter, but I have sent an e-mail and hopefully will get a response.

Wii TB:RB Friend Code list (for those who would like to add people):
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163703

Post any questions here and stay tuned for more information.

[CapitalQ]

Oh, no; really? Still with the no album crap? Has this actually been confirmed by HMX for TB:RB?

If so, and if the Abbey Road medley can't be played AS THE BEATLES INTENDED--as a medley--then that's pretty much a deal-breaker for the Wii version. If this is true, then I might as well just cancel my preorder, switch it to the PS3 version and get a PS3 Slim instead; I need a Blu-ray player, anyway. There goes $300.

Harmonix, you still have time to rectify this issue with Nintendo. The first Wii DLC is nearly two months away.

[tingly]

Has this actually been confirmed by HMX for TB:RB?

Yeah, but I bet the medley is downloaded as individual tracks for all platforms. If the medley fits into RAM, there won't be load times between each song. If it doesn't fit, they could load the next song while the previous one plays.

[AKALink]

Oh, no; really? Still with the no album crap? Has this actually been confirmed by HMX for TB:RB?

If so, and if the Abbey Road medley can't be played AS THE BEATLES INTENDED--as a medley--then that's pretty much a deal-breaker for the Wii version. If this is true, then I might as well just cancel my preorder, switch it to the PS3 version and get a PS3 Slim instead; I need a Blu-ray player, anyway. There goes $300.

Harmonix, you still have time to rectify this issue with Nintendo. The first Wii DLC is nearly two months away.

Why don't you wait and see if that is the case before you go on a rampage.

[CapitalQ]

Why don't you wait and see if that is the case before you go on a rampage.

Well, it's apparently been confirmed already. $17 for albums on X360, and $20+ for albums on Wii, varying with the amount of remaining non-disc tracks. Abbey Road will cost $22-24, depending on how Her Majesty is handled. I'm planning to purchase every album as they are released, and with these prices, it's up to $70+ for the first three albums instead of $50~ on Xbox 360. That's quite a bit more money. Just seems silly that Nintendo and Harmonix can't come to an agreement to address this issue.

It's bad enough already with RB2 Wii. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by Red Hot Chili Peppers was released yesterday, and it cost me $32 (+ tax) for the sixteen songs, instead of the Xbox 360's $19.99.

[ArchangelZero]

Just seems silly that Nintendo and Harmonix can't come to an agreement to address this issue.

It's not just HMX and Nintendo, it's HMX and every other company that uses "buy in bulk" DLC (including Neversoft). Nintendo has still remained adamant about their restriction. I'd liken them to the Iron Fist Dictator to Wii game developers. Same thing about game patches. They only seem to release them for Nintendo games, not third party made ones.

[CapitalQ]

It's not just HMX and Nintendo, it's HMX and every other company that uses "buy in bulk" DLC (including Neversoft). Nintendo has still remained adamant about their restriction. I'd liken them to the Iron Fist Dictator to Wii game developers. Same thing about game patches. They only seem to release them for Nintendo games, not third party made ones.

It's a shame; I always thought of Nintendo as being pretty liberal when it comes to these matters but now everyone else is ahead of them on it (though Sony and Activision were bad news late last year regarding the Rock Band-Guitar Hero controller compatibility patch).

What patches has Nintendo released for their games, specifically? (Not to go off-topic). Or are you referring to Wii System Menu updates to accommodate for new peripherals?

[parrurreichon]

It's not just HMX and Nintendo, it's HMX and every other company that uses "buy in bulk" DLC (including Neversoft). Nintendo has still remained adamant about their restriction. I'd liken them to the Iron Fist Dictator to Wii game developers. Same thing about game patches. They only seem to release them for Nintendo games, not third party made ones.

MAN, there are no patches for anyone, remember the twilight princess cannon room glitch, there was a patch, but only on newer disc, they didnt changed the dvds, just told everyone that had the older discs to save after they transported the cannon (GH also patched the dolby pro logic error this way, tomb raider anniversary also did on disc patching, and they were 3rd party games) the only downloadable patches made were for VC games , and that was cause they didnt work on Europe television running trought SCART cables and the one for pokemon ranch to allow use of a newer version of the pokemon games.

And to the guy that says that he´s going to buy the PS3 slim , go and buy it , its a nice system , and a great media center too, but not everyone is willing to buy a new system (and instruments) just to play a medley back to back...

[Chaouse]

Well, it's apparently been confirmed already. $17 for albums on X360, and $20+ for albums on Wii, varying with the amount of remaining non-disc tracks. Abbey Road will cost $22-24, depending on how Her Majesty is handled. I'm planning to purchase every album as they are released, and with these prices, it's up to $70+ for the first three albums instead of $50~ on Xbox 360. That's quite a bit more money. Just seems silly that Nintendo and Harmonix can't come to an agreement to address this issue.

It's bad enough already with RB2 Wii. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by Red Hot Chili Peppers was released yesterday, and it cost me $32 (+ tax) for the sixteen songs, instead of the Xbox 360's $19.99.

Isn't it ps3 for the $ and xbox for the points?

[ArchangelZero]

Isn't it ps3 for the $ and xbox for the points?

All three use a points system based on money.