Nintendo World Store holding Band Hero launch event tomorrow
by Xav de Matos 
{ Oct 31st 2009 at 11:45PM }
No, that isn't your high school gym teacher (pictured right), that's Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo and he's joining with Nintendo to help launch the upcoming Pop-centric music title, Band Hero. Tomorrow, November 1, beginning at 11AM (EDT) at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza, players will have a chance to play both the Nintendo Wii and DS versions of the game before lining up for an exclusive autograph session with the singer from 3PM to 4PM.Need more incentive to join the party? The first fifty players in line will walk away with a pre-release copy of the game to call their own and other random giveaways. Finally, you yourself can interrupt your sister's Taylor Swift karaoke sessions in homage to Kanye West's VMA performance. We call that, "emergent gameplay."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gamerx367 @ Nov 1st 2009 12:25AM
Wow I could just see that happening.
Random kid taking mic and pausing game:"Yo Girl, I'm proud of you and I'ma let you finish but Beatles Rock Band is the best music game of ALL TIME."
Anyway Why does Activision make this game any way. Songs of these songs did not need to be in a game while others could have been starter songs for other games or DLC when there was nothing else to put on the severs. While I won't be buying Lego Rock Band either at least that kid centered game still has rock songs in it. Oh well I guess everyone feel like they can just milk the Music Game Genera dry.
Xav de Matos @ Nov 1st 2009 12:29AM
This is sort of Activision's response to the family friend LEGO Rock Band.
S. Tiger @ Nov 1st 2009 3:38AM
I'd slap that kid in the face and promptly show them DJ Max Technika.
Emblazin @ Nov 1st 2009 5:42PM
Why the answer is obvious of course!
*Puts on monocle*
Money! Hark hark hark hark hark!
Solace @ Nov 1st 2009 12:36AM
i live in new york city, i've been to Nintendo World before, but would I go for this... Nah
Autobot (Now with Vitamin D)! @ Nov 1st 2009 9:37AM
Good move.
Maurice @ Nov 1st 2009 5:59AM
I'm proud I recognized the face of such an awesome singer.
Filthy Assistant @ Nov 1st 2009 9:53AM
Where?
mike @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:58AM
why? because he now had a smack addiction and lost like 40 lbs?
the mustache didn't fool you eh? wow.
Core2 @ Nov 1st 2009 9:58AM
oh rivers cuomo, if only you were still cool like you were in the ninties. (pinkerton + blue album = god)
Markez @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:12AM
He's still cool!
Nook @ Nov 2nd 2009 9:04AM
well that's a genuine smile if i ever saw one. what's with the stache? was he working on his ned flanders costume for halloween?
who is being targeted with this appearance? weezer is still relevant?
must be a new album coming out.