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Rock Band 2 dated and priced for New Zealand!
TheToiletDuck \| 12:01 AM on 07.31.2008	11 comments

Wow, i can't believe this.

I've been hearing all about the Americans playing Rock Band and having a blast and lamented the fact that living in little ol NZ i could never play against my xbox live buddies.
But it's been so long, and now Harmonix has gone and made Rock Band 2 surely they would just let NZ dive right into Rock Band 2 given you can play the Rock Band 1 songs anyway... right? right? RIGHT!?

Today i got an email from my local videogame supplier (Gameplanet NZ http://www.gpstore.co.nz -sorry Hamza, you're exactly right) letting me know that Rock Band 1 is finally dated and priced for NZ.

ROCK BAND 1 comes out OCTOBER 10th.

Yeah, that's right, we are only now getting the FIRST Rock Band, and to carry on the theme of ONE there will be ONE shipment only, and the cost of getting into it is the raping of exactly ONE anus.

Here's the run-down.

PlayStation 3

Rock Band (game only) ($119.95) - 87USD
Hardware bundle (Drums, Wireless Guitar, Mic) ($299.95) - 220USD
Drum Kit ($179.95) - 131USD
Wireless Guitar ($99.95) - 73USD

Xbox 360

Rock Band (game only) ($119.95) - 87USD
Hardware bundle (Drums, Wireless Guitar, Mic) ($299.95) - 220USD
Drum Kit ($179.95) - 131USD
Wireless Guitar ($99.95) - 73USD

Nintendo Wii

Rock Band (game only) ($99.95) - 73USD
Hardware bundle (Drums, Wireless Guitar, Mic) ($299.95) - 220USD
Drum Kit ($179.95) - 131USD
Wireless Guitar ($99.95) - 73USD

PlayStation 2

Rock Band (game only) ($99.95) - 73USD
Hardware bundle (Drums, Wireless Guitar, Mic) ($299.95) - 220USD

What? Why is the ps2 hardware bundle the same price as the next gen's? That's a bit rough, but i guess that's where they are going to make the most money.

Oh and guess what? apparently that 220USD hardware bundle DOES NOT COME WITH THE GAME.

I can only dream of having as much money as they're going to make from NZ alone.

http://www.gpstore.co.nz/News/Archive/9647.html

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10 comments | showing # 1 to 10

pedrovay2003

Ha, I had never seen that 360 toaster one. :D

Hamza CTZ Aziz

link to the source!

Skribble

lol dude, at least it's been announced in NZ

AUS is still yet to hear ANYTHING

myaimistrue

Haha, the PS2 picture made my day!

Samit Sarkar

Scrooge McDuck depth gauge FTW. Rest of the story FTL.

Ali D

I was in GAME today picking up my copy of Soul Calibre IV and the guy in the store said that right now in Australia, they're only taking pre-orders for the Wii versions right now. No real good reason why the instruments aren't being bundled with the game.

Oh and as a Scot, I can safely say that after Shir Sean Connery, Scrooge McDuck is the greatest Scottish person ever. Or greatest Scottish duck ever. Maybe.

RonBurgandy2010

Yay..........................wait, NEW ZEALAND?

nanowerx

epic pictures, heh

Baztyper

i dont see what the big cry is about i live in new zealand and have had rockband for bout 6 months now ive already downloaded but 120 extra songs from an us ps3 account and i have already pre ordered rockband 2 i cant wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Baztyper

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