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wii.ign.com - 1/16/2009
Consumers Prefer Gimped Rock Band
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January 15, 2009 - The Wii and PlayStation 2 versions of Rock Band (released in June 2008 and December 2007, respectively) were mere shadows of their former Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 selves. Most of the key features had been gutted, there was no online play or downloadable content, no character ...

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Rock Band Wii sold more than any other version, RB2 not selling so well
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... As much as we all like to complain about how Harmonix gimped Rock Band, not everyone thought it was so bad. The first Rock Band game has served over a million customers in 2008, with the Wii version of the game outperforming all other ...

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