Comments for Activision Acknowledges Guitar Hero III Wii Sound Issue, Will Offer Replacement Discs

Activision Acknowledges Guitar Hero III Wii Sound Issue, Will Offer Replacement Discs

2007-12-08T00:13:25Z

In response to queries about that pesky Guitar Hero Wii issue we reported on awhile back, Activision told the New York Times:

We recently became aware that some consumers have not been able to enjoy the full audio output in the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. We are currently working with Nintendo and are planning to issue an improved audio experience in future versions of the game. We expect to have re-mastered discs available by early 2008 and we will be offering consumers replacement discs at no cost once they become available. We thank all of our customers for their support and patience.

No more rocking in mono, hooray!

Fixing Guitar Hero III's Mono Problem [NYT]
(Photo:danoxster)

Comment from mopar_man on 2007-12-10

2007-12-10T21:26:07Z

@kpfeif:

I don't have a surround system at all and I still don't notice for the same reason.

@Shadowfire:

I guess buying a surround system for something besides gaming is just ridiculous?

Comment from SimonSwegles on 2007-12-09

2007-12-10T00:56:16Z

@whitjm5: I gave up waiting and just bought an extra full copy to get the guitar. The current sound is really quite bad. I hope they put together replacements soon.

Comment from whitjm5 on 2007-12-08

2007-12-08T20:33:18Z

Good. Rockin' in stereo > rockin' in mono. Now they just need to release the Wii guitar a la carte.

Comment from North of 49 on 2007-12-08

2007-12-08T05:38:06Z

our Wii GH3 got scratched and we can't do a bunch of the songs. This replacement is a godsend to us.

Comment from Smackdown on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T03:13:30Z

I am just suffering from the fucking manufacturing problem that caused all Rock Band guitars to stop working after 3 hours of play.

Comment from Shadowfire on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T02:33:57Z

@kpfeif: Then.. you should have bought a cheap system-in-a-box if you really can't tell the difference. :P

Comment from kpfeif on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T02:07:50Z

Who gives a crap? I have a B&W speaker system (some serious $$$) and play Guitar Hero on that system...I'm so into the game that I never noticed where the audio comes from.

Comment from Rectilinear Propagation on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T02:05:43Z

@floydianslip6: Well, the box says the game is in stereo so that's false advertisement for one.

Secondly, stereo sounds better than mono and for a game where the music is the whole point the sound should be high quality.

Comment from RottNDude on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T02:03:39Z

They still need to pull the existing defective copies from shelves, as they're incorrectly labeled as "Dolby Pro Logic II" - you'd think Dolby would give a shit.

Comment from floydianslip6 on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T01:14:05Z

I still don't see where all the anti-mono stuff comes from.

Comment from johnva on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T00:55:50Z

Good for them for promising to fix it. It would have better if it hadn't had this problem to begin with, but this is about the best response that could have been hoped for. I've played the game and enjoyed it even in the current version, but I might just wait until the "fixed" version is out there to buy it myself.

Comment from mupethifi on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T00:31:48Z

Thats what happens when they want a game out before the christmas rush. money over quality, as usual