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Rock Band Wii sold more than any other version, RB2 not selling so well
nintendowiifanboy.com - 1/26/2009
Rock Band Wii sold more than any other version, RB2 not selling so well
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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 consoles. Odd, considering the game had practically  ...
Portable Wii mod renders this Wii portable, modded
engadget.com - 1/26/2009
Portable Wii mod renders this Wii portable, modded
— engadget.com — Better keep an eye out, Mr. Heckendorn -- we know that the modding community is pretty cut... throat -- just like the Ice Pirates in that movie, uh, Ice Pirates -- and now it looks like there's another young hotshot on the scene. Fifteen year old ... (more) Portable Wii mod renders this Wii portable, modded

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Wii's Lost Game: Winter
wii.ign.com - 1/21/2009
Wii's Lost Game: Winter
— wii.ign.com — January 20, 2009 - About two years ago, development studio n-Space (Call of Duty DS, Geist) showed... us its then-in-development Wii-exclusive survival horror game, Winter . The title, which seemed rooted in efforts like Silent Hill, stood out at the ... (more) Wii's Lost Game: Winter

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Rock Band May Have 5,000 Songs This Year, says MTV
gamedaily.com - 1/28/2009
Rock Band May Have 5,000 Songs This Year, says MTV
— gamedaily.com — 5,000! MTV apparently will be adding thousands more songs to the Rock Band platform this year. We... suggest you start sending in your requests to Harmonix now. (more) Rock Band May Have 5,000 Songs This Year, says MTV

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Joystiq [Nintendo]:  2008 showed World Tour defeat Rock Band 2 in sales

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2008 showed World Tour defeat Rock Band 2 in sales
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... What we'd like to know, however, is how World Tour stacks up against Rock Band when including the first game into the mix. Has the Rock Band franchise sold more than 3.4 million units? Guess we'll have to wait and see on that one. Considering how well Rock Band did on Wii and other platforms, it would be very interesting to see them stacked side-by-side. ...

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