Activision has put together a short trailer showing you how the hell Guitar Hero will work on the DS. And it's a strange one...We can't figure out what's odder. The peripheral that allows you to rock out with your DS or the bloke that does the singing? See for yourself below.Guitar Hero on Tour ships later this summer.Courtesy of CVG.May 29, ... » Read More

Vicarious Visions was handed the task to deliver a Nintendo DS version of Guitar Hero. Karthik Bala, CEO of Vicarious Visions, shares how the team came to develop the Nintendo DS Guitar Grip hardware.

"The team built a *lot* of prototypes. Some were ridiculous... others a total disaster. But a few were promising," said Karthik Bala.

Jump to the full developer diary, featuring a few pics of the year old Nintendo DS prototype.
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During a promotional trailer for the band's forthcoming studio album, Metallica has declared that its music is the "most requested" on both Rock Band and Guitar Hero. You may remember a few years back that the aging rock chuggers were on the verge of appearing in their very own videogame under the Vivendi / Sierra moniker. The "high action, third person vehicle combat game packed with fully customized vehicles and weaponry, endless ... » Read More

Kombo writes: Guitar Hero, without a guitar? Madness! Not so, says Signal Hill Capital Group analyst Todd Greenwald. Instead, he says this thing:

"We think this title, never having been released on any handheld platform, has the potential to sell several million units at launch, at a $49.99 price point. Furthermore, our retail channel checks show that big-box retailers are preparing to support the release very heavily. Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy should all be giving Guitar Hero: On Tour significant shelf space this summer."
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CVG writes, "Activision has released the tracklist for the DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour, and it's looks like it will only please teeny boppers who have never heard of Jimi Hendrix.

Here's the list:

Do What You Want - OK Go
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Are You Gona Be My Girl - Jet
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
All Star - Smash Mouth
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Activision has unveiled the track list for the DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour in magazine Nintendo Power, and it looks like it will please teeny boppers who have never heard of Jimi Hendrix. The selection boasts such Guitar-based 'classics' as This Love by Maroon 5 and All Star by Smash Mouth. Not to take anything away from Blink 182 or No Doubt, but we wonder if the developer has forgotten that these games are enjoyable ... » Read More

MTV Multiplayer writes: "For the first six months they were making it, the creators of "Guitar Hero" for the DS weren't sure their game was going to work.

Then things got better.

And from what I saw and heard when the game was demoed for me in New York City a few weeks ago, the DS experts at Activision's Vicarious Visions studio have solved most - maybe even all - the challenges they faced.

Here are the obstacles this game faced en-route to its eventual release in June and what I learned about them during the demo I got of the game:

Challenge #1: The DS Is Not Shaped Like A Guitar"
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Vooks were lucky enough to be invited to have an 'Eyes-On' look at Activision's Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS. It is being developed by Vicarious Visions, the fine people responsible for the Wii version of Guitar Hero 3. Unfortunately with it being an eyes-on look, it meant Vooks were unable to play the game themselves. But rest assured, Vooks got a very good look at the title and hardware, and Vooks are in a very good position to pass judgement.
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Guitar Hero is officially coming to DS, with Guitar Hero: On Tour. But how is a game that uses a guitar attachment going to work on the tiny Nintendo DS? Simple: A guitar attachment especially for DS, called a "Guitar Grip" that has the tried and true fret buttons (but it looks like only 4 buttons will be used). With 6 characters, 2-player co-op or competitive play, and unlockable venues, songs and outfits, this game looks promising. Look for it in June.
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Nintendo of America kicked off its Media Summit event from San Francisco on Thursday. Here IGN provides live-blogged news from the Summit including a demonstration of Super Mario Sluggers, the Wii sequel to Mario Superstar Baseball which has been confirmed for US release later this year. Aslo discussed are Wii Fit,Mario Kart, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Guitar Hero DS
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Wondering how you'll be carrying around your Nintendo DS Lite and Guitar Hero Grip controller? RedOctane is offering a bundle for the upcoming Guitar Hero: On Tour, which includes a carrying case for storing both the Nintendo DS Lite system and Guitar Grip controller. The "On Flames Bundle" includes the Guitar Hero: On Tour game, Guitar Hero Guitar Grip, Flames Carrying Case and a bonus Guitar Hero keychain. The bundle is exclusive to RedOctane's online store. It sells for $59.99, $10 more than the retail $49.99.
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Activision has revealed its innovative approach to reproducing Guitar Hero on a portable platform, unveiling a plug-in peripheral for the upcoming Nintendo DS game, Guitar Hero: On Tour. The device, pictured, consists of four fret buttons that plug into the Game Boy Advance slot on the handheld console. Like in the previous installments of the series, players have to match the icons on screen with the corresponding fret buttons, whilst ... » Read More

More than a year ago, Activision revealed that the company was interested in branching its Guitar Hero franchise onto platforms such as the Nintendo DS. It's been a long wait, but the company has finally revealed exclusively to IGN and Yahoo the Guitar Hero game that will soon hit the dual-screen handheld later this year.

The Nintendo DS version -- Guitar Hero: On Tour -- is in development at Vicarious Visions, the team best known for the Tony Hawk and Spider-Man series on the dual-screen handheld, as well as the Nintendo Wii conversion of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock released late last year. This portable version will feature the same rhythm-based "play to the music" gameplay of the big boys, and will even have its own peripheral to get the job done: Red Octane has developed what it's calling the Guitar Grip to give players the ability to finger chords in similar fashion as the console version's guitar peripheral.
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If it wasn't already blatantly obvious with the patent registration and hints from Activision executives the Guitar Hero franchise is now barring confirmation from Activision itself heading to the Nintendo DS. The OFLC's website has been updated with a listing for Guitar Hero on Tour, the registration for the game specifically mentions the Nintendo DS (if it were Mutliplatform it would say). We await for more information from Activision but one thing we can confirm too is that it got a G rating.
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Sept 10, 2007 How will Guitar Hero be played on DS? That's the big question for Vicarious Visions, the developer taking care of the handheld conversion. Contrary to expectations, however, the game won't use the stylus. Unlike in Ubisoft's guitar simulator Jam Sessions, which has players using the stylus to strum on-screen strings, Guitar Hero DS won't use the touch screen as a primary input at all, revealed design manager, Adrian Earle. This leads to further speculation that the game may be ... » Read More