The pot couldn’t get much sweeter with three demo units of Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS sitting in it.

Unleash your inner rock god with this demo unit which includes the new Guitar Grip peripheral, Stylus pick, five great songs and decals to customise your DS.

In case you need any more reasons to enter this competition, check out our review of Guitar Hero: On Tour.

We thought the game was “absolutely revolutionary” and “mind blowing” so trust us when we say this is one game you do not want to miss out on. Our competitions page awaits, onward brave gamer!

Never in your wildest dreams would you have imagined that the Guitar Hero franchise would go to a handheld system…ever. This alone is absolutely revolutionary!

Guitar Hero: On Tour Guitar GripRock icons don’t play by the rules. They throw tellies out of windows, bite the heads off bats and smash up the instruments - that makes them what they are. One instrument you won’t want to smash up, no matter how raw you are, is Guitar Hero: On Tour’s “Guitar Grip.” It’s a beautiful designed piece of kit that fits in the palm of your hand (literally) and is very user friendly, but not in the least bulky.

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Guitar Hero: On Tour. And don’t forget to enter our Guitar Hero: On Tour competition where you stand a chance to win one of three Guitar Hero: On Tour demo units!

Guitar Hero: On Tour is the first instalment of the Guitar Hero franchise on the DS. The game comes packaged with the Guitar Hero Guitar Grip peripheral and a Guitar Hero pick-stylus which players will use to strum on the touch screen.

El33tonline has three demo units of Guitar Hero: On Tour to giveaway.

The demo unit includes five great songs (OK Go, blink 182, No Doubt, Jet and Nirvana) as well as the Guitar Grip, a new peripheral which allows players to play chords much like you would on the guitar peripheral of the console versions.

Being a rock star is not only about the music, but about the image too so make use of the included decal packs to customise your instrument.

Plug the Guitar Grip into the GBA slot on the DS, hold the DS vertically and slip your hand into the strap. Use the stylus pick (which you can store in the peripheral) to strum strings on the touch screen while pressing the corresponding fret buttons on the Guitar Grip.

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The game broke records in the US, selling over 300 000 units in just seven days following the launch, making this one title you don’t want to miss out on. For a more detailed look at Guitar Hero: On Tour make sure you check out our previous coverage.

Activision has announced that Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold over 300 000 units in the US in just seven days since the game was launched. This makes the title the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS in Activision’s history by more than a factor of eight.

The sales also mean that Guitar Hero: On Tour ranks as one of Activision’s Top 5 best selling launches on any title on any platform in Activision’s history.

“Guitar Hero is one of the most successful entertainment properties and continues to push the boundaries of innovation with Guitar Hero: On Tour,” said Mike Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision.

“The game’s breakthrough peripheral brings the Guitar Hero experience to the 41 million DS users in North America and Europe, where they can play anywhere, anytime.”

Last week Nintendo announced a new Nintendo DS bundle would be available across North America on the 22nd of June. It has since been confirmed that the limited edition Guitar Hero: On Tour bundle will also be available across Europe from the 18th of July.

The first portable edition in the Guitar Hero franchise will come bundled with a new silver/black Nintendo DS branded with the Guitar Hero Logo. The new silver/black DS will be available exclusively as part of a limited-time bundle with Guitar Hero: On Tour.

Guitar Hero: On Tour includes the new Guitar Hero Guitar Grip peripheral and custom designed Guitar Hero pick-stylus. Players will be able to rock to a wide variety of music including Blink-182, No Doubt, Het, Nirvana and Bloc Party. The game includes a career mode and players can also play cooperatively or go head-to-head in Guitar Duel using Battle items that are unique to the DS.

“Guitar Hero created a unique and strong link between music and videogames. It was a natural step that this great concept would come to the Nintendo DS, which itself has attracted millions of new players to the world of videogames, comments Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of Marketing & PR of Nintendo of Europe. “We know this title will provide another new and original way to be entertained on the go.”

Nintendo has revealed a new Nintendo DS/Guitar Hero: On Tour bundle for North American gamers.

The first portable edition in the Guitar Hero franchise will come bundled with a new silver/black Nintendo DS branded with the Guitar Hero Logo. The new silver/black DS will be available exclusively as part of a limited-time bundle with Guitar Hero: On Tour. The bundle will be available from the 22nd of June across North America. The price of the bundle has yet to be announced but earlier listings suggest it may cost in the region of $179.99.

Guitar Hero: On Tour includes the new Guitar Hero Guitar Grip peripheral and custom designed Guitar Hero pick-stylus. Players will be able to rock to a wide variety of music including Blink-182, No Doubt, Het, Nirvana and Bloc Party. The game includes a career mode and players can also play cooperatively or go head-to-head in Guitar Duel using Battle items that are unique to the DS.

“This one-of-a-kind bundle makes Nintendo DS even more appealing to our ever-growing audience of players,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Like Nintendo DS itself, the Guitar Hero franchise has attracted millions of new players to the world of video games.”

”We are thrilled to be the first third-party publisher to partner with Nintendo on this unique offering,” said Dusty Welch, Head of Publishing for RedOctane. “With the Guitar Hero-branded Nintendo DS and our Guitar Hero: On Tour game and peripheral, this amazing bundle delivers gamers a complete Guitar Hero experience they can enjoy anytime, anywhere.”

For more information and screenshots check out our previous coverage of Guitar Hero: On Tour.

Vicarious Visions has released the first Guitar Hero: On Tour Developer Diary.

Continue reading if you are interested in how the Guitar Hero: On Tour Guitar Grip for the Nintendo DS was created. Karthik Bala, CEO of Vicarious Visions, takes you behind the scenes in this first part of the Developer Diary and also reveals the never-before-seen prototype of the Guitar Hero: On Tour Guitar Grip.

Developer Diary

Hi folks,

My name is Karthik Bala, CEO of Vicarious Visions. We’re the development team behind the upcoming release of “Guitar Hero: On Tour” - the first ever Guitar Hero game for Nintendo DS. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be talking about the rollercoaster ride we’ve been on this past year in the development of the game. It was a very unusual project to work on and we wanted to share some of our experiences with you.

The game actually started out over a year ago as an idea that some of our handheld guys were batting. The question was, “would it even be possible to bring the Guitar Hero experience to portable form?” That question quickly led to the major aesthetic challenge we needed to solve, “How do you recreate the essence of Guitar Hero for a portable without making everyone carry around a full size plastic guitar?”

We all thought it was crazy… and so did the guys at Activision and Red Octane. But we wanted to give it a try as a research project. Worst case, it wouldn’t work and we would learn a bunch of stuff and we move on.

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Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS is scheduled to hit North American shores this summer. The game introduces a new Guitar Grip peripheral and Guitar Hero pick-stylus.

Designed specifically for the Nintendo DS, the game includes the most diverse set list of master tracks ever included in a Guitar Hero game. Fans will be able to rock out to classic rock, alternative and pop tracks including Nirvana, OK Go and No Doubt.

Check out the latest set of screenshots for the game. For more information head over to El33tonline’s previous coverage.

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Activision has announced that the first installment of the Guitar Hero series will be released on the Nintendo DS later this year.

IGN and Yahoo got the exclusive scoop and have confirmed that Guitar Hero: On Tour is currently in development at Vicarious Visions.

Guitar Grip

Guitar Hero: On Tour will feature the same rhythm-based game play that has become synonymous with the Guitar Hero franchise. It will also feature the Guitar Grip, a new peripheral that has been developed by Red Octane and which allows players to play chords much like you would on the guitar peripheral of the console versions.

Simply plug the Guitar Grip into the GBA slot on your Nintendo DS, hold the DS vertically and slip your hand into the special strap. Players will use a stylus pick (which can be stored in the peripheral) to strum strings on the DS’s touch screen while pressing the corresponding fret buttons on the Guitar Grip. The microphone of the DS will also come into play although details for this have yet to be revealed.

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