I played Guitar Hero (not sure what version) about 2 years ago at a friends and it never really interested me, well except for the music. We then got a Wii a few months ago and got Guitar Hero 3 fairly recently and I just got hooked. I’ve now completed Easy and Medium in little over a week but not sure I’m gonna manage hard, damn is it hard and yeah yeah I’ve seen the pro’s out there working their magic on the hardest levels.

So GH World Tour, we, the wife and I decided to invest in it after having so much fun on GH3 I just can’t wait to get my hands on the new guitar, drums and maybe the microphone on a low volume, with no one there and in the dark, lol.

The second game we’ve pre-ordered is the new Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party which I bloged about in the past. I made a mistake on the release date but I’m sure when I posted back then the date was set for October. I either made a mistake or they moved the date back which I believe the gaming industry is popular for.

If you’ve got a Wii and love fun then this is a great title that also works with your Wii Board. We completed the first two releases of Raving Rabbids and they were so much fun.

Guitar Hero: World Tour: Release Date: November 7th, 2008. November 14th 2008

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party: Release Date: November 14th, 2008.  (Confirmed by Game.co.uk)

NOTE: I’ve just checked and apparently the original release date was for Raving Rabbids TV Party was October but was set back, well at least I’m not crazy.

There were some companies you could still get the Wii Fit from, that’s if you didn’t mind paying over the odds for one or if you wanted all the extras they forced you to buy at the same time.

On Friday 1st August, I went shopping with the wife and my brother Alex to Tesco’s. It was our usual weekly shop of food and when ever we get there we always have a wonder upstairs at the games and cloths  to see if there are any bargains, as you do. This time I decided to ask how often they got Wii Fit’s and if I could pre-order them. The young kid said they don’t allow pre-order but asked if I was looking to buy one. I was rather confused because I thought my originally question would imply I was looking to order one, you know buy one! Of course I said I was to which he told me they had some in the back stock room.

Apparently after purchasing mine there was only one left out of a large pile that had arrived that morning. The reason they never made it to display is that they were awaiting a promotional box to use.

I’ve now sweated 10 buckets and still weigh the same but apparently if I persist then I’ll soon be loosing that fat. The wife is also extremely happy with it, she’s wanted one for a while.

I’m disapointed I never received a mail from them about their stock, I’m also disappointed that I couldn’t get the double points that you get from ordering on Tesco Direct,  I’m disapointed even more because the gent at the check out forgot to put my points on and my final disapointment is that they refused to do it at customer services because they close at 22:00 and it was just 22:00 plus a few seconds. Now we never normally go in there before that time because we like to avoid the crowds and go later to do so, we were only early because of my brother being with us. Normally when they screw up the points they will fix the problem at the till but not this time.

Now I bet some reading this are thinking whoopee do, a few points had been left off. Well each quarter we probably get about £10 or £15 back in vouchers from them because of our shopping there and purchases like this.  Just think of it as a free weekly shop every year, or a free tank of fuel for your car every year, in addition to 5p offer each liter when you spend £50 or more in store.

Anyway enough about bloody Tesco staff being unable to perform their job and Tesco points!

I just can’t wait for the forthcoming release of Raving Rabbids TV Party. Now that looks awesome, October 2008!

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There are loads going for the same sort of price, why are people paying sill money for these things, I’ve just been to Argos, there in stock, I went to HMV and there also in stock there too and there all priced at the £69.99 RRP.

So why do people pay over the odds on E-bay when they could pay up to £60 less in the shops, and yes these shops do have stock when I checked today, the 25th of April 2008

The only reason we didn’t buy one was because I think it’s stupid you pay so much money and then you have to put batteries in like you do with the Wii remote, HMV do however over a USB battery pack that plugs into the Wii at an extra cost of something like £13 (But means you don’t have to keep pumping them with more costly batteries).

I think we can wait a little longer until the cost comes down some more.

If anyone reads this I suggest you check with your local retailers first, rather than joining the E-bay rip-off.

It’s like the Wii was made for Point Blank as well, what better system could it ever be paired too I ask?

Well I contacted Namco direct and it seems they have no plans to release this titled on the Nintendo Wii, this is a great shame, I just hope there is someone else who makes a game to fill it’s shoes. Reading their reply though, it doesn’t categorically state no, it just says they have no information for that title, perhaps they have no public information yet? (yeah I know, I’m dreaming).

Come on Guys the Wii is made for this sort of game.

Here is Namco’s reply:

Thank you for contacting Namco Bandai’s Customer Support Department.

Unfortunately, we do not have any information regarding this title. For more information on upcoming titles and release dates please visit the Namco Bandai Games website at www.namcobandaigames.com

Please feel free to contact us again in the future as the need arises.

I’m very impressed with it too, this is the first Nintendo console I’ve owned since the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), in fact I still have the original NES and SNES some where in the loft.

My arm is aching though playing the Wii Sports, I don’t think it’s seen so much action in a while.

With the Wii we also bought Mario Kart, I just couldn’t put it down, the last time I play Mario Kart (original version) was so many years ago, in fact that was possibly one of the last computer games my father bought me and we both played together on.

Thanks Nintendo for the excellent game play, getting me off my arse to do some excercise and most of all the vivid memories of old school games and playing with my father.

Right I’m off to Wii now.