Activision enigmatic on Nintendo offerings

By Robert Purchese Published 9 February, 2007

Guitar Hero on Wii?

Activision has remained coy and enigmatic after a recent conference call pointed toward the possibility of Guitar Hero appearing on Wii, with a spokesperson telling Eurogamer this morning that not all is as it seems.

"From my specific knowledge, and I'm not talking about Guitar Hero here, there are some surprises hidden within that phrase and things that people will probably interpret incorrectly," the publisher told us.

It refers to recent comments made in a Q3 2007 preliminary financial results meeting for Activision, in which CEO Mike Griffiths outlined the publisher's strong support of the Nintendo platforms.

"In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii," he said confidently. "Including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero."

This led to many speculating that Guitar Hero would appear on Wii, as the DS seemed to be a much less likely target to port the well known PS2 game to.

However, the recent comment from Activision leaves us a little puzzled. We certainly would be surprised to see a DS version of the music-mashing masterpiece, but what sort of peripheral would a handheld warrant? A hamster-sized guitar? A harmonica?

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Comments (17) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Der_tolle_Emil #1 5 years ago

    Well I have already seen a screenshot for Guitar Hero for the DS but it could be fake.

    Guitar Hero for the Wii would be great. If the guitar hat a slot for the wiimote it could be wireless and use the motion sensing for a lot of great things to affect the played notes.

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #2 5 years ago

    You could get a head sensor to measure the success of your head bangs.

  • groovychainsaw #3 5 years ago

    you could use the stylus on the DS to actually pluck the guitar strigns (bit tricky maybe...?)

  • SuperBas #4 5 years ago

    That would be stupid, nay, retarded. Why make a crippled DS version when you can make an awesome Wii version?

  • AHiFi #5 5 years ago

    Yeah, a line in the middle of the DS touch screen and you slash/strum the stylus up and down. For righties, could use the D-Pad and bumper as buttons. For lefties, you could use the face buttons and the right bumper. ;)

  • Roarer #6 5 years ago

    Uh, well, there is already a 'Guitar Training' of sorts for the DS in Japan. You use the touch-screen to strum the strings and select cords with the D-pad.

    An evolved and improved, more game like version of that could work I guess.
    (But something tells me I'd rather play Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents...)

  • figgis #7 5 years ago

    DRUM HERO!

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #8 5 years ago

    ManicMinerUK wrote: Don't really see how the wiimote would add anything to the GH franchise to be honest... What would it do?

    I read a suggestion that you plug the wiimote into the guitar controller and then you can pull super-dooper rock star guitar poses. That'd RAWK!

  • Der_tolle_Emil #9 5 years ago

    Even if it doesn't do anything gameplaywise. A slot for the remote would free them of implementing their own wireless hardware and the guitar could work without any batteries of its own.

    Edit: Any possibly the remote could play fret sounds with its speaker?
    Edited by 1 at 09/02/07 @ 13:17

  • SeesThroughAll #10 5 years ago

    Guitar Hero DS:

    Will probably play a lot like Gitaroo Man, but using the stylus. Sounds promising, especially if it allows multiplayer with many players.

  • AcidSnake #11 5 years ago

    No no no...this must be on Wii!
    No DS shenanigans here please!
    It needs to be WIITAR hero!...

    /grabs first coat he finds

  • Darkedge #12 5 years ago

    Band hero - wiimote has speaker which *may* be able to function as a mic for lead singer,
    wiimote drums
    wiimote guitars

    So ti does the lot without extra kit = cheaper to produce and buy :D

  • Caer #13 5 years ago

    It needs to be WIITAR hero!...

    That's a little close to WIITARD hero for my liking ;-)

  • smelly #14 5 years ago

    >Guitar Hero for the Wii

    Told you so :-)

    Doesnt have to use the wiimote at all.. the wii has usb ports, or just go wireless with it.

  • ProtoformX #15 5 years ago

    I don't have a lot of confidence in a Wii version of Guitar Hero. One of the key reasons why the PS2 version is so much fun is because of the controller. Just playing it with a Wii remote would take a lot of that fun away, unless a guitar-style accessory for the remote were made.

  • peak_performance #16 5 years ago

    And why wouldn't a guitar accessory be made for it? That would just be stupid.

  • Stupid_Fat_Hobbit #17 5 years ago

    Tiny drumsticks + DS = awesome.

    You heard it here first.