via Cubed3

US website Gamespot was given a tip from one of its readers about a focus group for Harmonix's Rock Band.

The tipster revealed that the focus group was told it would be coming to the Wii as well, plus would feature nothing but original artists and the drum peripheral will feature a drum with a kick pedal and real sticks.

With the main discussion being around packaging and pricing, the group only seemed to come to the agreement that $150 for a wireless guitar, a drum kit, and a microphone sounded reasonable, as opposed to the initially proposed $200 price point. Other than this, the idea of extra songs for download was mentioned, as the company clearly wants to help extend the life of the game for consumers taking the plunge. As for when a Wii edition will be released, nobody has a clue, although given that Nintendo itself is only getting online with Mario Strikers Charged Football this May in Europe, Third Party games likely will not have fully implemented online modes until the beginning of 2008.

As for the company's official line on the whole matter, for the moment it remains "We are conducting consumer focus groups for Rock Band but have not finalised any pricing or packaging details. Any speculation at this point is just that - speculation."