Rock Band in Japan
The land of the rising sun and weird stuff will finally get to rock out in Rock Band. Harmonix and MTV have announced that they will team up with Q Entertainment, a leading Japanese music game designer, to bring the game to Japan. The two studios will work together on the title, making the first US-originated rock music game to be localized for the Japanese market. It will feature both Japanese musical acts as well as other localized assets.
Q Entertainment is a leader in the music games genre, having released Lumines, Rez HD and Every Extend Extra, all of which have been critically acclaimed.
Rock Band is already a major hit in North America and Europe where it has sold over 3 million units. It continues to attract more attention to itself with weekly releases of downloadable content and great choice of music.