New Zealanders, you're about to get raped. GamePlanet has revealed that EA is finally sending Rock Band to New Zealand, but it's not going to be cheap.
A copy of just the game is going to cost about $87 on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii. The Drum Kit will cost around $131, the Wireless Guitar will go for about $73 and the hardware bundle will run for around $220, which includes the drums, wireless guitar, mic and NO game. The PS2 version of the game will cost $73 while the hardware bundle will go for the same price with no individual instruments for sale on the PlayStation 2.
To make matters worse for New Zealanders, the upcoming Rock Band shipment looks to be the only one that will be coming, so stock will be extremely limited.
I think the header image pretty much shows exactly how I feel about this piece of news. Sux 2BU, New Zealand.
[Update: Fixed the pricing confusion.]
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11:48 PM on 08.01.2008 | 
I approve of this typo.
Always looking on the positive side.
or
73+131+73+mic=275+mic
lol math is all I can say
It is clearly time for us to invade.
Wouldn't it be better to just buy it on Amazon (for the PS3 at least, given that the 360 version is region locked)? It is considerable cheaper that way. Like $200 cheaper.
I suspect Oz and NZ will get it at the same time and it just hasn't been announced yet.
The problem with buying it from Amazon is that i'm not sure they'll ship something that big to this side of the world. It's a great idea though, Play-asia might be the way to go to.
Unfortunately, Play Asia haven't had the full Rock Band set for the longest bloody time. I could buy the game and the wireless guitar separately on Play Asia, but then it would be practically the same as Guitar Hero, which I already have for the 360.
Having said that, I love Play Asia- I buy the majority of my stuff from there. Being an Aussie gamer means I get continually reamed by the gaming companies and the stores if I buy locally. I looked at buying FFIV for the DS today- I saw it in Kmart for $90.
The most important piece of equipment for a Aussie gamer is a bottle of lube.
Crying bears are funny. Rape is not funny.
I was mauled by a crying bear when I was very young. *Shivers*
No, 380 is not reasonable. We don't live in the middle ages, the otherside of the world isn't that big a deal anymore.