Harmonix and EA are blatently lying about Wii Guitar Compatability!

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RPGJock said:
*snip*Harmonix didn't know this or didn't know until it was to late and they had to release Rock Band as is until they could figure out a patch. They got a patch but Activision told Sony not to release it or they would suffer the lack of support from them. Sony suffering from the lack of sales isn't going to give Microsoft any more advantage that they already have. Sony held the patch and let it be known it was because Activision didn't want it released.

Now Rock Band is set to be release for the Wii and Activision and Harmonix is still at a stand still with neither side want to give to the others demands. Activision wants to get paid for Rock Band sells and Harmonix doesn't want to pay them for use a peripheral. To avoid a legal battle, Activision have stated they won't (not that they can't) put compatibility for the Wii Les Paul for legal reasons.
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 The difference between the Sony scenario and the Nintendo scenario is that Sony didn't have a standard button configuration that GH3/RB used built into the system.  Nintendo did - it is the classic controller.  RB would be completely free to support a classic controller if they so desired, as Nintendo controls it, not Activision. 

 And Nintendo is in a much more powerful position than Sony.  If Activision threatened to remove support, Nintendo could say "Don't let the door hit you on the way out" and go back to counting their piles of cash.  At this point, Activision needs to support Nintendo more than Nintendo needs Activision's support.  If EA/Harmonix cared *AT ALL* about not ripping off their consumers, they would add support for all the GHWii owners out there who have an investment in both hardware and possibly being used to online play (like, for example, me.  I loves me some battles, and I only own one guitar.  You can do the math from there as to how I get my fix).

Saying that Activision has any say at all in whether or not Rock Band can support a classic controller is simply wrong.  Nintendo would not let another company claim to have rights over something they created.