UPDATE: Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster will be a Best Buy Exclusive - News
by VGChartz Staff , posted on 23 December 2010 / 3,953 Views
*UPDATE*
I questioned John Drake from Harmonix on this and he responded, "For whatever it’s worth, the Best Buy exclusive is not in perpetuity. It’s a launch exclusive in the US only. We expect the Squier to be sold at a variety of retailers soon after."
So good news for anybody that boycotts Best Buy or can't leave the house without a plastic bubble.
Dec. 15, 2010:
The Squier Stratocaster guitar peripheral recently showed up on Best Buy's website for preorders with a price tag of $279.99, getting people geared up for the March 1 release date. Joystiq is now reporting the Fender Squier will be exclusive to Best Buy when it launches next year.
For those not remembering when this real guitar was debuted at E3, it's a full-blown six-string guitar with game functionality built in. You can use it for the Pro Modes in Rock Band 3, but it can also plug into an amp or a computer like most other electric guitars.
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I don't know why they didn't have these available for the RB3 launch.
It's unfortunate that due to poor sales for RB3, the market for a $300 Squier Strat is likely to be very limited, but I'm guessing this will be an even more limited release product as a one retail chain exclusive.
This is pretty much the apex for guitar based rhythm games. Unfortunately, this also means the genre has nowhere left to go but down.
