Rock Band on Wii? It's a total "no brainer." Sure, you might need a couple of brains to design, code, test, license, manufacture and market the thing, but beyond that? It practically creates itself! But why hasn't it happened yet? The game has already appeared on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2, so why isn't EA betting on the little white horse? While Harmonix's own Alex Rigopolus has said the Wii has "enormous potential for music games" and rumors have pointed to EA itself interested in such a product, it has yet to materialize in physical or announcement form. GamePro got the update from EA themselves today, who decided to decline confirming that it exists and opted not to announce Rock Band Wii via the magazine.

Look, it's an inevitability. You can bet money on it, given that EA likes money and a Rock Band port is one of those things that will make money. This theory has worked pretty well for me so far, but I'll update the logic on this should the thing fail to pan out.

Rock Band Wii? EA says "no" (for now) [GamePro]

We've been doing our best to keep the Kotaku readership up to date with the latest and greatest developments in Rock Band drums silencing technologies. First we told you about a hack that used foam and felt head toppers. And then a reader called our bluff and tested it. The idea worked great, but it required, you know, unlaziness.

Now a new company is selling Drumshhh pads specifically for Rock Band drums. Self-adhesive tops comprised of the same foam/felt concoction we've seen others test, Drumshhh pads are ready to stick on your drums out of the box and claim to reduce ambient drum noise by 50%. Plus, they come in four different styles for those looking to sexify their peripherals a bit. We're not sure about what the price will be at this time, but if it's under $10, we'd give it a try.

Drumshhh [via ironicgamer]

Individual Tracks

“Attack” — 30 Seconds To Mars

“The Kill” — 30 Seconds To Mars

“Dirty Little Secret” — All-American Rejects

“Move Along” — All-American Rejects

“Song With A Mission” — The Sounds

So Canada gets Rock Band a little late. Big whoop. The entire PAL market is also without the game, and don't even have the vaguest of dates to pin their collective hopes on. So quit your whining. To help you quit, you should know that because you're a little behind on the game's DLC, the Canadian Xbox Live marketplace will be playing catch-up, a Harmonix rep posting on the game's official forums:

As of today I am hearing that Microsoft plans on releasing the DLC in Canada on the 20th through the marketplace. I believe this will be a monster release of every song we've put out so far as DLC for the game.

Great! Except...hands up how many Canadians will actually have a copy by tomorrow? That's what we thought.
[Rock Band Forums, thanks Jaemeel]

Individual Tracks

“My Iron Lung” — Radiohead

“Buddy Holly” — Weezer

“Brass in Pocket” — Pretenders*

Rock Band, and to be fair Guitar Hero III as well, have made huge strides since the days of the first Guitar Hero in terms of securing big songs from big bands for their tracklists. But, being the greedy, selfish types we are, the more you give us, the more we want. So it was to be expected that when the tracklists for Rock Band and GHIII were announced, people started wondering. Where's Led Zeppelin? Where's AC/DC? Where are The Beatles? Harmonix's Dan Teasdale knows:

I'm from Australia, so it's part of my citizenship requirements to get as much Acca Dacca into the game as possible. We'd love to get these kinds of mega-famous bands into "Rock Band," but securing licensing and such makes this something that takes a lot longer than other artists.

Ah, so that's why [insert your favourite band nobody else has ever heard of here] isn't in the game. They're too damn popular!
Random 'Rock Band' Questions Answered [MTV] [Image]

Punk Pack

“Rockaway Beach” — Ramones

“I Fought the Law” — The Clash

“Ever Fallen In Love” — Buzzcocks *

Black Sabbath Pack

“N.I.B.” *

“Sweet Leaf” *

“War Pigs” *

David Bowie Pack

“Moonage Daydream”

“Heroes” *

“Queen Bitch” *

Metallica Pack

“Ride the Lightning”

“Blackened”

“And Justice for All”
 
The Police Pack

“Can’t Stand Losing You”

“Synchronicity II”

“Roxanne”

Queens of the Stone Age Pack


“3’s and 7’s”

“Little Sister”

“Sick Sick Sick”

Individual Tracks

“Fortunate Son” — Creedence Clearwater Revival *

“Juke Box Hero” — Foreigner *

“Bang a Gong (Get It On)” — T-Rex *

“My Sharona” — The Knack *

“Cherry Bomb” — The Runaways *

“Joker & The Thief” — Wolfmother