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Activision Offers 'Guitar Hero III' Refunds for Wii Owners

by Tim Stevens on February 29, 2008 at 08:22 AM

Activition Offers Guitar Hero III Refunds for Wii Owners

The 'Guitar Hero' franchise has swept the gaming world by storm, taking what could have been just a nerdy interpretation of axe wielding and turning it into the de-facto party game of 2006 and most of 2007. 'Rock Band' has, of late, been stealing a little of 'Hero's' fanfare, but if you're on the Wii 'Guitar Hero III' is your only option for rocking out. Now, though, publisher Activision is offering refunds for anyone who purchased the Wii version of the game and wishes to return it.

Why? Because the game was advertised as offering Dolby Surround Sound output, as well as at least stereo. However, not long after release, it was determined that the Wii version for some inexplicable reason offered only mono output. Mono's no good for a game that's meant to let you rock out.

Last month Activision finally launched a disc replacement program, but now, they're stepping that up another notch, letting you just get a full refund on the game in case you've been so offended by the company's single-channel antics that you couldn't bear to strum your plastic guitar again. If you're looking to get your money back, click here to head over to Activision's Wii Refund page and begin what will surely be a long and arduous rebate-like process.

From Joystiq

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Tags: Customer Service, CustomerService, Guitar Hero III, GuitarHeroIii, Wii

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