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1up.com - 3/6/2009

MTV Breaking Standard Wii Pricing With Beatles: Rock Band

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Wii games have been priced at $49.99, unless packaged with a peripheral. The technology cap between Wii and the other platforms has kept the pricing at last generation's standard. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games were briefly priced at $49.99 before they quickly moved onto $59.99. That's changing with The Beatles: Rock Band in September. MTV Games quietly revealed yesterday the Wii version of the standalone version of The ...

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thebeatlesrockband.com - 3/5/2009

The Beatles Rock Band

— thebeatlesrockband.com — The Beatles Rock Band (more) The Beatles Rock Band

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weblogs.variety.com - 3/12/2009

Movies and TV coming to the Wii?

— weblogs.variety.com — One of Hollywood's top digital distribution executives thinks so. In an interview I recently conducted with Curt Marvis, president of digital media for Lionsgate, for Variety's technotainment blog , he specifically mentioned the Wii as a huge ... (more) Movies and TV coming to the Wii?

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billboard.biz - 3/3/2009

MTV Games, Warner: No 'Rock Band' Boycott Of WMG Artists

— billboard.biz — March 02, 2009 - Digital and Mobile By Antony Bruno, Denver MTV Games is not boycotting Warner Music Group artists from the Rock Band franchise, despite what an article in the current Wired magazine claims, according to sources from both camps.  ... (more) MTV Games, Warner: No 'Rock Band' Boycott Of WMG Artists

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Is MTV foolish to charge $59.99 for Beatles: Rock Band on Wii?
Destructoid — ... OK, so what's the catch? In yesterday's announcement, MTV Games stated that the standalone version of the Beatles: Rock Band disc would cost $59.99. Even though most Wii games are priced at $49.99 or lower on Nintendo's popular console, 1UP has confirmed with MTV Games that the $59.99 pricing is indeed correct. ...

The Beatles: Rock Band will indeed cost $60, analyst weigh-in
GoNintendo — ... the real deal or not. Today, MTV Games has confirmed that the pricing from the press release was indeed correct, making this the first $60 retail Wii game. What do the analysts have to say?“I don’t think $60 will become the standard. Many games have actually started to go the other way — launching at $40 instead of $50. They [MTV Games] think the market will bear a higher price due to the attractiveness of the content.” - Pacific Crest Securities senior research analyst Evan Wilson Link This entry was posted on Friday, March 6th, 2009 at 4:59 pm and is filed under ...