Guitar Hero III: This Will Not Go Over Well
If you want to replace your mono-sound Guitar Hero III game with the proper stereo sound version, Activision is going to let you. Eventually. Soon. They promise!
Right now, you can go to their website (linked below) to fill out a form for the replacement disc. But there’s a catch, with emphasis mine:
Guitar Hero III Wii Replacement Disc Pre-Registration Website
Once the replacement discs are available, the replacement program will begin. We will send you a disc replacement package which will consist of exchange instructions, a replacement disc claim form, and a postage paid envelope for you to return your current copy of the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Once you receive your package, please complete the claim form and return your original game as directed. Once we receive your game, we will mail you the free replacement disc.
There’s no guarantee yet as to how quickly they’ll turn around the replacement disc, but you won’t be able to play the game while the exchange is happening. You have to send in your game disc first. Then pray the USPS gets it to Activision. They hope Activision’s worker drones do their job properly and quickly, and then pray for the USPS again. Best case scenarion, that’s a full week without the game you paid for in your hands.
I think I’ll stick with my mono version. Who knows? By the time they get around to offering the corrected discs, maybe I’ll have played myself out of the game and will want the down time.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
What a mess… glad I bought the PS2 version and returned the Wii version once I heard about this. Plus, I’m able to play Rock Band now that I have two PS2 guitars!!
January 14th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Luckily I bought the PS3 version…but instead of being mad about mono sound, I’m angry at Activision for blocking the release of the patch that allows the PS3 GH3 guitar to be used in Rock Band. Thanks Activision. Thanks.
January 15th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
It’s amazing to me how big a mess they can make of such a popular and profitable game franchise. Out of 4 versions, two (PS3 & Wii) have major problems that are angering probably half the people that purcahses them. That’s not good business…
January 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I have participated in similar programs for defective DVDs (most recently for my Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Blu-ray disc) and this is usually how a lot of these programs work. They send you a form and envelope, you send in the disc and they send the correct one back. It is annoying, but they do it so people don’t try to scam their way into a free disc. But, fortunately, every single time I have participated in something like this, I have gotten everything back ok. I am waiting on my Pirates replacement disc now, but then I just sent it in last week. Typically, the turn around is really good. In most cases, I have gotten the discs back within 2 weeks of sending in the original. A pain yes, but when you get the right product with all the features, it is worth it.
I would hope if that if for some reason one of the discs got lost in the mail they would have some way of still giving you the correct disc since you;d still have the case showing you really do own it.