Activision Confirm Wii Version of Guitar Hero World Tour To Offer Downloadable Content For Wii Gamers [Utalising Wii’s Limited Storage Capacity]

Activision has confirmed that the Wii version of their Guitar Hero World Tour software title, previously known as Guitar Hero Rock Band Edition World Tour, is set to become the ‘first game ever in the Guitar Hero franchise to allow in-game downloadable content on Wii’ just as various software publishes are raising concerns that the Wii, in lacking a HDD based storage solution such as those offered by the PS3 and Xbox 360, is proving a stumbling block as far the development of downloadable content is concened.

At the time of writing it is not known exactly what type of downloadable content will be made available (specifically) for the Wii being that the Wii has a mere 512MB of internal storage capacity as, whilst storage capacity can be supplimented with the use of SD cards, the Wii will only play ball with downloadable content if it is stored in the console’s 512MB internal memory (rendering SD cards wholly redundant as far as executable downloadable content is concerned).

Interestingly, Harmonix – the originaors of the Guitar Hero series prior to the franchise being acquired by MTV Games – had previously cited that subsequent Wii titles in the Guitar Hero series would not support downloadable content on account of concerns regarding the console’s storage capabilities, so Activisiton’s new statement is especially intreguing.