CEO John Riccitiello makes it known that it's coming, but didn't say much else.
During Electronic Arts' Q3 fiscal results conference call, CEO John Riccitiello said that a version of Rock Band will be coming to the Wii. Riccitiello did not say exactly when it would happen or give any further details.
"In terms of pacing the next few quarters, you're probably well aware of the more than $2.5 million music downloads that have occurred on Rock Band," said Riccitiello. "What's probably the most interesting piece right now is the coming launch on the Wii, the continued sale of the core platforms in North America and then the fiscal '09 launch across Europe against all of the SKU."
Riccitiello said that Rock Band will be a big part of EA's portfolio in its next fiscal year, which starts in April. Whether or not the "coming launch" of Rock Band Wii will be in EA's new fiscal year will not be known until the publisher decides to provide more information.
Given that the Wii's processing power is more comparable to the PlayStation 2 than the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, the Wii version of Rock Band may be an adaptation of the PS2 version. The PS2 version had a strictly linear world tour mode, no online play, and no possibility for downloadable content. The Wii version may differ in that it is better equipped for online play, but until EA offers more details, any talk about features in the Wii version is merely speculation.
Steven Rodriguez, INACTIVE
