Comments on: LEGO Rock Band game confirmed for Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, & DS; due holiday 2009 [News]

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:48:56 +0000

Why does LEGO want Rock Band representing their image? Should TLG allow brand licensed video games to be made that do not directly tie into a current physical product? Do games such as this improve the education and growth of children?

This is not getting back to your core product lines. Profits are high now because parents realize that LEGO bricks are a high quality toy which will last for a long time and has unlimited play value. Short lived video game cash cow projects do little to enhance the classic LEGO Company brand. Do not forget the pitfalls of 2003.

Ben

By: Benjamin P

Benjamin P — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:23:41 +0000

I think this is a cool idea. Now the little kiddies can enjoy what they might have only watched their older siblings play. Or us AFOL’s can enjoy the game with a Lego twist!
And if it does not sell well, then I guess it is more TT’s fault and Lego is not really losing anything, right?

By: matt

matt — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:53:24 +0000

i wonder if there will be any peripherals specific to this game, like a guitar controller that looks brick-built and is lego-compatible. ha! just imagine what someone would look like playing on it: it’d be like taking the geekiness of the existing guitar controllers and then multiplied by 10!

By: Dezperado

Dezperado — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:54:42 +0000

^ Wait…you can DO that?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:17:59 +0000

^ Sometimes, we have lives outside of this blog. ;)

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:35:08 +0000

Sometimes, I think you guys leave news announcements at the top of the page a little too long.

By: KryptonHeidt

KryptonHeidt — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:11:47 +0000

^I second that motion!

By: Melfice

Melfice — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:22:08 +0000

“I don’t care for computer games at all, but when I saw this I realized it would not be bad if Lego released a real Lego set as a promo for the game. Three or four rock stars on a stage – say, a small set with 100 pieces and four minifigs, and maybe with a discount coupon for the game. The game can come with a discount coupon for the set, too.”

My name is Melfice, and I approve of this message and/or product!

By: dshaddix

dshaddix — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:24:02 +0000

I don’t think that Rock Band or Rock Band II have as many (good) songs as they should. I think LEGO Rock Band is just going to be some crazy, watered-down, karoke version of Kidz Bop.

…I still can’t wait to see it. I just wanna rock out with my block out!

By: eti

eti — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:00:28 +0000

I don’t care for computer games at all, but when I saw this I realized it would not be bad if Lego released a real Lego set as a promo for the game. Three or four rock stars on a stage – say, a small set with 100 pieces and four minifigs, and maybe with a discount coupon for the game. The game can come with a discount coupon for the set, too.

By: Legeaux

Legeaux — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:54:40 +0000

Kids will love it.

By: Brickwares

Brickwares — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:40:06 +0000

This smacks of Lego hopping on the bandwagon (pun intended). I know my son loves to play Batman, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones, but he won’t be interested in this. I’d much rather see a Pirate Lego game, or something based on sets rather than this.

By: gambort

gambort — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:51:45 +0000

It’s just LEGO merchandise for the modern era. Like most LEGO merchandise I won’t be buying it but really it’s no different to a hat or t-shirt.

By: notenoughbricks

notenoughbricks — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:44:58 +0000

I am a faithful Rock Band/Guitar Hero player as well as LEGO fan but this video game won’t be making it into my house. My friend who has a 7 year old LEGO fan/video game fan for a son would most likely purchase this game for the holidays.

I would love to be able to buy a smallish (Impulse up to a $20 set) that included four minifigs with the double sided faces, several instruments that must be built (let’s be realistic, I don’t see LEGO tooling new molds and making new parts like guitars just for 1 small line) and a small garage diorama for the minifig band to play in.

Of course, when the Batman game was released I was hoping to get a Man-Bat and Commissioner Gordon fig and they never materialized. Come to think of it, that game was released well after the last Batman LEGO set 1st hit the shelves. Weird timing!

I am an adult and I would rather spend $65 on LEGO bricks, not a video game that I have several versions of already.

By: Victor V.

Victor V. — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:06:00 +0000

The thing, for me, about Rock Band and Guitar Hero is that the equipment is so expensive. I mean, that’s coming from a country bumpkin who has a hard time finding a job worth $10, but still. I suppose it helps to have friends who always get the latest of everything, but them being 12 hours away doesn’t.

The game in general sounds pretty interesting though, I just don’t know how they came up with the Rock Band idea. A LEGO Gran-Turismo would be at least five times better, IMO. The thing that would save this game, I think, is an extraordinary amount of customization. I’m a sucker for that kind of stuff.