Rock Band's drum kit for Wii tested, actually a bit different
By Ryan Block 
posted June 7th 2008 7:23AM
posted June 7th 2008 7:23AM
posted June 7th 2008 7:23AM
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got to get one
FINALLY A GAME WORTH BUYING WII FOR...
A game without "Mario", "Zelda" or "Metroid" in the title.
I hear Wii is also getting Grand Theft Auto 4 as well as
CRYSIS: Very High settings Edition.
flashpoint, you almost got me =)
They just need a game with kirby :(
Finally, a game to buy Wii for.
a Game without "Mario", "Zelda" or "Metroid" in its title.
I hear Wii is suppossed to be getting GTA4 and CRYSIS: very High Edition.
Flashpoint you've repeated yourself
So should someone who bought Guitar Hero 3 wait for the next Guitar Hero to get the drum setup or just go with the Rock Band?
Idea is to keep the clutter with all the BS controllers to a minimum.
SWEET!!!!
Why didn't they just use the wii mote for connectivity like the guitar and other peripherals? Would certainly make for a cleaner look with no dongles.
@rlynd3
...most likely to allow for somebody with only 2 controllers to play with two guitars AND the drums in a group...
FINALLY A GAME WORTH BUYING WII FOR...
A game without "Mario", "Zelda" or "Metroid" in the title.
I hear Wii is also getting Grand Theft Auto 4 as well as
CRYSIS: Very High settings Edition.
Don't buy this. No online.
@ Paul
All "Special Edition" means is that it comes with the guitar, drums, and mic (with a chance of USB hub).
I was confused by this wording originally, thinking that "Special Edition" means that something was special about this edition that the other edition didn't have. How silly of me lulz
Ryan, is that your carpet? Groovy
Ryan works for IGN now, I guess.
Seriously, that rug is shag-a-licious...
Shall we shag now, or shall we shag later! (cue Austin Powers music)
Like zoinks! Thats a pretty groovy looking drum kit there, Scoob!
"REEHEHEHHEHEHE!"
Now, if they can get it out in Europe...
Swank rug!
In white it looks a bit olympian. Minus the black ring and in the wrong order, obviously.
So the Wii version is better than the 360 version then? Becuase I hate dragging the hubs out for the drumkit in 360.
Nice. Simply, nice.
Correction, the Wii DRUMS are better and probably don't work with your 360... The Wii GAME is going to be a crappy money grubbing port from the ps2 even though the wii can handle all the online capabilities of the other 2 consoles.
I think having DLC makes the 360/PS3 versions better than the Wii one. And even if they do start letting you download songs, you still only have 512MB for storage.
What are you talking about? The nintendo Wii takes SD cards...
Go with GH4, DLC+better drums=better then this crappy money grab.
I'm glad that they decided to fix some of the more major issues with the drums, but a little pissed that I don't have the updated version for my PS3. Softer pads would be great provided that they actually reduce the noise. Also, I broke my kick pedal once and I get the feeling that twice isn't far off. The wireless part is nice, but I don't think it would be worth it to have to worry about batteries. The drum kit sits there in pretty much one spot anyway. I never feel like the wire is in the way.
My upcoming struggle will be whether or not to get GH: World Tour when it's released. Those drums have been calling my name since I first saw them but I don't want to support the franchise that brought us the PS3 guitar fiasco.
Actually the Xbox360 and PS3 kits have been remodeled with the softer pads and stiffer bass pedal spring. So all three versions are the same if you buy thme new.
But wireless and white = the shit.
Wireless is a big thing when you think that many Wiis are used on the main TV in the living room due to the inclusive, family oriented nature of the unit, wheras 360 / PS3 tend to be more teen-bedroom toys where the permanent setup and cabling is less of an "issue"
i dont know about you..but in my house.. all the consoles are hooked up to the biggest tv in the house which is usually in the living room...
Actually in our house it is the exact opposite. We hook the 360 up to the 52" HDTV in the front room and the Wii stays in the back room hooked up to the 27" CRT TV.
Why would i want my PS3 hooked up to anything less than the biggest TV in the house. With a Wii you don't get much more for extra size due to the graphics, but with CoD4, the bigger the better
I'll have to buy the Wii drum kit just so I can get that "strengthened kick pedal". I've gone through 2 already on my 360, they both broke at the hinge so now I've just got it bound in electrical tape.
The problem with that is YOU CAN'T USE IT WITH YOUR 360
I would be surprised if you couldn't use the kick pedal. It is just a glorified sound maker. I was able to use my pedal for the 360 on my friends ps3 (we did it so we could use 2 at a time.)
There's no reason the kick pedal for wii wouldn't work on the 360. It's just a 2.5mm plug, why would they change the plug across the consoles? and I don't know what jon's talking about a "glorified sound maker", the kick pedal uses magnets, not sound.
I was not entirely sure what it actually did. But both of our points are still valid.
I don't think you guys understand. I meant use the Wii drum pedal with the 360 drum kit, not the whole Wii drum kit with the 360.
its too bad the best drum kit was released for the hardest to get console
THIS GAME LOOKS TOO COMPETITIVE FOR ME.
I'll wait for wii music to come out.
-Casual Gamer
Hmmm...well. Not having purchased any of the guitar/band games yet, I'm waiting till October. Probably will get GH WT for the Wii at that point. The Wii is in the family room where the Big HD TV is since that's the family room. The PS3 is out there as well usually since it's got the Blu-Ray. The 360 is in the office with the little HD TV since that's got the bulk of my, "Don't play that in front of the girls!!", games
But I've got extra HDMI cables and power cords in both areas so that I can just unplug the HD consoles, move and replug...in case I need to play something like Gears 2 on the big screen! Or I've got a naughty game on the PS3 that can't wait til the kids go to bed.
Uh, not quite wireless. Check out the wire coming out of the back. Its also in the other picture on IGN. It's hard to see because of the crazy shag carpet, but it's definitely there. He probably just set the dongle there to show that you have to use it for the guitars instead of true wireless.
That would be the wire for the kick pedal...
Not that one, look to the right of the kit. It's all curled up on the floor.
There's no reason the kick pedal for wii wouldn't work on the 360. It's just a 2.5mm plug, why would they change the plug across the consoles? and I don't know what jon's talking about a "glorified sound maker", the kick pedal uses magnets, not sound.
No DLC = Garbage.
Ha... I was trying to make the 360's red pad be an orange cymbal for the Wii... I was excited about it too *pouts*
YEah I thought that when I saw it too :/
That drum set isn't wireless. If the wire coming out of the back isn't a big enough giveaway, look at the larger pictures. The dongle clearly pictures the Rock Band guitar and bass guitar symbols.
ur dumb thats the foot pedal cord .....DUH
the question is: will it blend?
If only the Wii version wasn't a PS2 port...