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If you've been feeling you're only half the Guitar Hero you should be don't worry, it isn't you. Some of you may have picked up on the lack of Stereo sound in the Wii version of Guitar Hero III and after fans banging on the message boards the lovely folks at Activision have finally decided to comment on the issue.

"We recently became aware that some consumers have not been able to enjoy the full audio output in the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. We are currently working with Nintendo and are planning to issue an improved audio experience in future versions of the game," said Activision spokeswoman Rhy-Ming Poon. "We expect to have re-mastered discs available by early 2008 and we will be offering consumers replacement discs at no cost once they become available. We thank all of our customers for their support and patience."
Seems like the problem isn't something a patch will fix, rather going for a full remaster of the product.

Rock on! Users have been emailing Activision support since the games release only getting the response of "We are looking in to it right now. The time frame is still unknown at the moment we are still looking in to the problem."

Both gamers and news sites have confirmed that along with not only lacking Stereo sound, it doesn't even have the option in the menu. And after those shiny big boxes promised us Dolby Pro Logic II too!

While a rough time frame has been confirmed for the US, Activision Australia is yet to comment on if and when we'll be seeing the disc replacement program locally.

Source: IGN

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Comments

telljoolz
Kudos: 1,778
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telljoolz says:  
who gets mono... mine is dolby pro logic.

or is the mono only for those who dont have Dolby PL ?
11/12/2007
Brisbane QLD
Vinzor
Kudos: 84
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Vinzor says:  
har. sucks to be j00h.

you should be happy that they at least took it from a ps game to a multi console game.
10/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
Robtot
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Robtot says:  

Guyver said:

Nice image Robtot, see I noticed it



Thanks Guyver, I'll let the 56 man graphics team that we used to make it know and also I'll tell the shareholders that their $1.3 million was well spent
10/12/2007
Wii Fit
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Guyver
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Guyver says:  
MONO! eeuw, once you go Pro Logic you don't go back, I'll wait for the uppdated version to come out.

Nice image Robtot, see I noticed it
09/12/2007
Resident Evil 4
Sunny Melbourne :p
Harlster
Kudos: 8,447
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Harlster says:  
That's good to know that they will be updating it and replacing it ETC.
09/12/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne [city of stuff, wooo!]
DukeyBoy
Kudos: 24
Mates: 16
DukeyBoy says:  
Pretty pathetic of Activision to release a MUSIC game in MONO.

Do they think us Wii owners are stupid?

**** you Activision.
09/12/2007
Melbourne, Voctoria
syfox133
Kudos: 8,105
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syfox133 says:  
Cool, if they replace them thats fine.
09/12/2007
Metal Slug Anthology
In the corner of your eye
crando
Kudos: 174
Mates: 15
crando says:  
Just another case of dev teams putting their B team on games for the Wii. What a joke!!
09/12/2007
Brisbane Queensland
IceManPJN
Kudos: 487
Mates: 22
IceManPJN says:  
The hell? How'd they fail to output in stereo? We had some stereo sound coming out of the SNES, as I recall, so you'd figure that a decade and a half later you'd figure stereo sound would just be a given. It's not as if the Wii is incapable of stereo sound, so.... I guess Vicarious Visions must have had their janitorial staff working on the Wii port. Maybe their normal developers were all on vacation at the time or something.
09/12/2007
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Wellston, Ohio, USA
Foetoid
Kudos: 5,152
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Foetoid says:  
Thats fine, i'm still getting my copy next week and i'll obviously get a replacement sometime. They might even update the game with more songs that would normally be downloadable on other versions.
09/12/2007
Sunshine Coast
panamalav
Kudos: 413
Mates: 41
panamalav says:  
meh im happy with it anyway. I Don't see the big deal
09/12/2007
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Perth
WiiWillRoc
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WiiWillRoc says:  
ooh that sucks for some of you
08/12/2007
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In my basement playing Brawl! XD
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