The Beatles: Rock Band limited edition bundle priced, detailed
By Darren Murph 
posted Apr 16th 2009 12:03PM
posted Apr 16th 2009 12:03PM
The whole kit is slated to launch worldwide this September, with USers having to pay $249, Europeans paying €199 and Britons paying £179. Finally, we're told that North American and European fans who pre-order any version of the game will be eligible to join the The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club and "receive breaking news and access to exclusive game elements including art and behind-the-scenes footage directly from MTV Games and Harmonix." Oh, goody!
"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU..."
Very Nice
As much as the instruments are awesome, the kit is so gonna be out of my budget. I hope those pre-order incentives (from anywhere other than gamestop of course) apply to the standalone game as well, because I will be getting that day one.
I am the 5th Beatle
Do Harmonix not work on the Wii version, Or is the logo not placed with the rest on the box?
Nope, Harmonix didn't and still doesn't work on the wii games. I hoped that it would have changed for this version...Still seems strange to me that a game based around multiple people on one tv that is very social and open to all ages would have the original developers working on it for the wii....
Here is a page with more info about the developer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Studios
not exactly the best kind of developers for music games...
LOL no.
wow just when you think the Beatles couldn't sell out any more .
It's not like they've ever been anything other than uber-commercial. They sold the publishing rights to their own music just to avoid paying taxes, for cripes sake. (Rights that were eventually acquired by everyone's favorite chimo.) But, their music is still radically catchy, relevant, and influential, so they obviously prove the exception to the rule that art and commerce are mutually exclusive. Now... what time is American Idol on tonight?
Number 8 *buuuuurp*
Number 8 *buuuuurp*
Number 8 *buuuuurp*
Does it come with a yellow submarine?
So is this technically Rock Band 3?
it should be called pop band.
was only a matter of time...
what, no guitar?
$250! Who the hell is going to buy this?
Me..
I would agree with you, and in the case of the 15 different Guitar Hero SKU you're certainly right. However, I think that in the case Rock Band: The Beatles a bundle makes sense for all parties involved (including the customers).
It will pain aging hipsters to know this fact: most Rock Band owners and people under the age of 50 don't care about the Beatles at all. If the entire setlist were released as DLC, nobody would care. Sure, Helter Skelter and While My Guitar Gently Weeps would probably sell alright, but not much else.
So, the real target for this bundle will be the over 40 crowd. They don't currently own Rock Band instruments, don't understand the concept of DLC, and so the bundle will be perfect for them. Harmonix, Yoko, and Paul will gladly charge a premium price for what they consider a premium product, and the bundle allows them to do that.
Wow. Wrong.
I'm 24, and I know literally one person my age who DOESN'T like the Beatles. And he's generally excluded from group discussions for that fact.
I love playing Rock Band, I am a massive Beatles fan, and yes, this kit is totally worth it to me. If it was offered as a track pack, I'd own it, but the inclusion of special edition instruments... Although they in no way affect gameplay, the special edition instruments appeal to me for reasons I can't explain.
And, for the record, I do actually know how to play guitar. But I play Rock Band to learn drums.
I knew 40 years of allegiance to the Beatles over the Stones would finally pay off......
Gaming has pretty much become the process of greedy companies cashing in on lucrative franchises.
Do you people actually buy this trash? It has zero art value, no character development, no story...and the best part is, it costs as much as a new console.
What happened? Did I miss something? Does everyone have to have absolute shit taste in everything?
what do people do with all the other fucking set ups they bought in the past, christ, your whole house would become a stage with drums not even being used, waste of money actually, but i cant play so maybe thats why
you know, why not just spend the money on a real guitar, bass, and/or drumset and be your own freakin Beatles cover band. Put your own musical voice/ideas into the Beatle's tunes. make something creative. actually use your brain to figure out real/colorful chords/rhythms.
Perhaps because you can't buy a drumkit and bass and guitar for $250? Let alone the fact that most people don't have the time to invest in learning how to actually play those instuments.