View Full Version : Rock Band delayed in Canada by a month
It ships on time in the US.
for some reason...allegedly language on the package...it will be delayed until december 19 in canada.
i put my pre order in already...but that's cutting it close for christmas!
burnin_vernon
11-14-2007, 06:18 AM
Rumour is because there is no French on the packaging. Damn it to hell.
Flaming Choy
11-14-2007, 10:28 AM
stupid french language....
o well, I'm got plenty of games to hold me over till then. Galaxy, AC, COD4, GH3. I haven't even opened my copy of Halo 3 yet.
blankall
11-14-2007, 10:55 AM
Can't you just order it from a US retailer?
foofighter15
11-14-2007, 10:56 AM
Can't you just order it from a US retailer?
That would make you pretty popular with your friends for sure. They will never leave.
I'll just continue with my real rock band until the game comes out. But then its time to tell the boys they've been replaced
I-Hate-Hulse
11-14-2007, 11:02 AM
Who's taking pre orders?
Russic
11-14-2007, 12:36 PM
normally i'd be more mad, but with so many games out right now I'm going to need the extra time. EB was taking pre-orders, but not sure if they still are.
Fobby
11-14-2007, 02:01 PM
I played the demo in the states... it wasn't that great.. and what with the guitar not being the same as the GH one!
Saddledome
11-14-2007, 03:24 PM
Worst news ever. I wasn't even bad this year.
Who's taking pre orders?
i preordered at eb games. their price was $170 but they wouldn't confirm that price until delivery. i'm watching other online retailers in case they allow pre orders "just in case".
burnin_vernon
11-14-2007, 10:33 PM
I've read a lot of things saying that there could be a shortage until the New Year (referring to the US). This could just be a bunch of talk to hype up sales, who knows? I was going to go down to the USA on Tuesday but I get the feeling since all these places stopped taking pre-orders, I might not find one.
burnin_vernon
11-15-2007, 07:22 PM
Damn it all. Looks like I'm going to Bellingham to look for it. Does anybody know any American stores that I'm missing to look for this? So far I've come up with:
Best Buy
EB games
Game Stop
Toys R Us
Wal Mart (shudder)
Target
Sears
Circuit City
I can't believe people are paying $400 for these on ebay!
i read an article yesterday which said that eb would try to fill their presales in canada, but after that they wouldn't get any more games until 2008.
i think the americans are mad because we can buy the 170 USD game for 89.95 CAD. hehheh
cSpooge
11-18-2007, 01:52 PM
i read an article yesterday which said that eb would try to fill their presales in canada, but after that they wouldn't get any more games until 2008.
i think the americans are made because we can buy the 170 USD game for 89.95 CAD. hehheh
hrm?!!?! where can you get it for 89.95?!?!
hrm?!!?! where can you get it for 89.95?!?!
sorry just having a little usd v cad fun. i ordered it at $170 CAD which would never have happened before. i was prepared for it to be $250 CAD.
apologies for the false alarm.
OutOfTheCube
11-18-2007, 03:29 PM
In other news, people might actually buy real instruments and learn how to make their own music.
I don't understand this whole Guitar Hero/Rock Band fad.
Igottago
11-18-2007, 03:49 PM
In other news, people might actually buy real instruments and learn how to make their own music.
I don't understand this whole Guitar Hero/Rock Band fad.
Obviously you don't. Its a video game. Just like people play sports games, shooting games, or any kind of game. Should they all just do the real thing instead?
I play guitar and see nothing wrong with enjoying these types of games. Its called fun.
peter12
11-18-2007, 03:54 PM
In other news, people might actually buy real instruments and learn how to make their own music.
I don't understand this whole Guitar Hero/Rock Band fad.
I actually agree. Sports and shooting games are different. It's hard for any of us average Joes to be professional athletes and score 3 goals in an NHL game. It's illegal for any of us to shoot zombies in the head or be the Master Chief.
I could go pick up a guitar and learn a nice little skill though.
OilersBaby
11-18-2007, 04:00 PM
Damn it all. Looks like I'm going to Bellingham to look for it. Does anybody know any American stores that I'm missing to look for this? So far I've come up with:
Best Buy
EB games
Game Stop
Toys R Us
Wal Mart (shudder)
Target
Sears
Circuit City
I can't believe people are paying $400 for these on ebay!
Fry's Electronics (not sure if they have that in Washington, but it's a chain electronic store in California). It's CHEAP and has everything except for good tech support..when it comes to a game though, who needs tech support:)
Inferno
11-18-2007, 05:54 PM
I actually agree. Sports and shooting games are different. It's hard for any of us average Joes to be professional athletes and score 3 goals in an NHL game. It's illegal for any of us to shoot zombies in the head or be the Master Chief.
I could go pick up a guitar and learn a nice little skill though.
It all comes back to it being a game. Instead of spending hours learning how to play a real guitar you can pick this up and the learning curve is easier and you can have fun whether it's yourself or a bunch of people.
And it doesn't mean that you cant still go and learn how to play a real guitar. I've always wanted to learn how to play a guitar and Guitar Hero 3 has sparked my interest even more. My cousin's been playing guitar for probably 20 years and has Guitar Hero 2.
its a game. i don't get why people can't get that. Sure, i'd like to learn guitar but by the time i get around to it my kids will be long grown up and what's the point of that if I am looking to play a game?
personally, i'm ecstatic to see games like these come out...and i am more than willing to pay a premium for games that the family can all play together. i love the halos and burnouts, but those games are for me. games like GH, DDR, Karaoke Revolution, Rock Band and the wii are things where people don't have to isolate themselves...and can actually have a good time with family members. that's worth a lot to me.
you get the sensory perception of playing an instrument, but no more nor less than playing tiger woods and thinking that you are golfing. its a game.
Flames89
11-20-2007, 05:35 AM
I actually agree. Sports and shooting games are different. It's hard for any of us average Joes to be professional athletes and score 3 goals in an NHL game. It's illegal for any of us to shoot zombies in the head or be the Master Chief.
I could go pick up a guitar and learn a nice little skill though.
Ok. Do it. Give yourself 1 month, and give one of us 1 month. See the enjoyment you have.
Guitar Hero/Rock Band games are fun. That is it. In that month, we will have friends over and have good laughs and have fun - even non-gamers enjoy the games. You will be learning your basic chords, play a song, and when friends come over they will akwardly agree with you that the song you played sounds anything remotely like the original.
MaxPower
11-20-2007, 08:10 AM
In other news, people might actually buy real instruments and learn how to make their own music.
I don't understand this whole Guitar Hero/Rock Band fad.
The developers of Rock Band have said that if you can play a song on the top skill level on the drums, you can "pretty much play the song in reality."
Maybe hyping their own product to a degree, but as far as the drums go, they're not that much different.... except in this case, you're not some guy trying to learn drums by himself in the basement driving everyone else nuts with terrible drum skills; you're having fun playing a game while playing along with the song.
Can you see where this fad maybe could go in the future now?
CrispyGriz
11-20-2007, 08:20 AM
I wouldn't be surprised at all if this becomes a very common way to actually learn to play an instrument. If we can plug a toy into a game and play interactively, then why cant we eventually be at a point where we can plug an actual instrument into a computer or system and play a tutorial of some sort.
But in the mean time, I'm loving GH3 other than trying to beat raining blood and one on hard. Both are songs i should be able to beat, but just cant right now. I'm moving through expert pretty well though, up to the Tenacious D song at this point.
Favorite song to play is Welcome to the Jungle on expert so far.
zukes
11-20-2007, 09:13 AM
Buddy of mine drove to Port Huron to pick it up this morning. He is at my place playing it since his mom watches his daughter and he didn't want her to know that he was skipping a day of work to get a video game. She would have taken the day off from watching his daughter and he'd get no time to play.
psicodude
11-20-2007, 10:46 AM
So anyone hear he official word on the delay? I have read conflicting reports on how long it willactually be. I would call my local EBGames, but I am not in the mood to talk to the 15 year old girl today.
MaDMaN_26
11-20-2007, 11:11 AM
In other news, people might actually buy real instruments and learn how to make their own music.
I don't understand this whole Guitar Hero/Rock Band fad.
Do we have to have this post every time someone mentions GH or Rock Band... we get it you like real instruments, your awsome and way better than all of us - here's your hero cookie.
Rhettzky
11-20-2007, 11:25 AM
It's illegal for any of us to shoot zombies in the head or be the Master Chief.
How is it illegal to be Master Chief? If you work hard and eat your wheaties any dream can come true.
Anyway, learning to play Slayer tunes on a real electric guitar in my basement would take months and there would never be any real pay-off. Do people actually hit-up open mic nights ready to drop cover tunes for a crowd of uninterested wanna-be musicians? I highly doubt it. Where exactly would you showcase this 'talent'?
burnin_vernon
11-20-2007, 02:48 PM
Ok, just got my copy of rock band from the states today. I only had 2 hours sleep last night due to a Christams staff party though, so I'm going to crash now and report later
Ok, just got my copy of rock band from the states today. I only had 2 hours sleep last night due to a Christams staff party though, so I'm going to crash now and report later
which retailer did you get it from? i went down that path but anywhere i found one wouldn't send it to canada.
man, i can't wait to hear your report!
Metacritic has this bad boy rated at 94. fwiw.
LeftWing
11-28-2007, 01:44 PM
Just got a copy of it yesterday. I've only played Guitar Hero a few times, but the guitar playing in Rock Band is very similar. The best part about the game for me (at least so far) is the drums - man is that addictive. I think I could have burned four hours straight last night if I didn't have to work this morning.
I read yesterday that this is possibly delayed for Canada again. EB has it still listed as the 20th of December but both BestBuy.ca and Futureshop.ca have now listed it as December 28.
Not good.
rumour is that the canadian gear is being cannibalized to support the broken US equipment.
fwiw EA is also giving a free game if your guitar broke in the us.
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