Talismoon, purveyor of replacement Wii shells, has announced a new guitar controller for Wii, the "Rock Thunder Guitar." Normally, a guitar controller from some random third-party wouldn't be terribly noteworthy, but the Rock Thunder Guitar has two features that distinguish it from its peers:
- It is compatible with all versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band on the Wii, and
- It is shaped like a Gibson Flying V, which is awesome.
The wireless guitar also features a sleep mode, as well as its own motion sensor, probably for use in
Rock Band (which doesn't require a WIimote to be attached to the guitar). Now, as for features like "the buttons all work" and "won't fall apart" -- the product description does not specify.
[Via
MaxConsole]
{ Feb 10th 2009 at 6:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Moptimus Slime (Leader of the Taylor Swift Defense Force, Gobot in disguise) @ Feb 10th 2009 6:18PM
Looks pretty EPIC, any word on price?
Reader @ Feb 10th 2009 10:39PM
Don't you mean the Gibson Flying Penis?
Danny @ Feb 10th 2009 11:01PM
How in the world do I play Satch Boogie without a touch pad??
Jay Brooks @ Feb 10th 2009 11:27PM
the model before this just went on sale at Best Buy for $20. Doesn't work for Rock Band I think. But it works just fine for World Tour. I was forced to buy it since my GH:WT guitar's green button stopped working after a week of light use. And the company STILL hasn't sent my replacement back after almost a month. Man you think after selling a billion guitars they would make one that actually works. Red Octane's customer service: F-
Nietha @ Feb 11th 2009 12:18AM
Activision's customer support sucks.
I prefer guitars where the fret buttons are flush, like RB guitars.
Ricky S. @ Feb 11th 2009 11:44AM
Also, it looks like you can set it up to play both left-handed and right-handed.