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  <body>Several gamers have alerted the internet-o-sphere about seeing stand alone &lt;em&gt;Rock Band&lt;/em&gt; Microphones for sale at various retailers in recent days.&amp;nbsp; With no official release date set or the mics, it came as a bit of a surprise to many that the $50 peripherals came out well before the drum set, slated for a February 12 release, and the guitar, set to drop April 1. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/contributed/1201622751uBmkCGk1Qc.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s even more surprising, though, is that if you look real close at the top right of the package, you&amp;rsquo;ll see that the mic is compatible with the PS3, Xbox 360 and the Wii.&amp;nbsp; That&amp;rsquo;s right, the Wii.&amp;nbsp; Does this foretell the coming of &lt;em&gt;Rock Band&lt;/em&gt; for Wii, or does this just mean that you can use the mic to play other microphone games on the Wii?&amp;nbsp; Since there&amp;rsquo;s been absolutely no word of any plans for Wii&lt;em&gt; Rock Band&lt;/em&gt;, I&amp;rsquo;ll have to assume the latter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</body>
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  <teaser>Packaging Raises More Eyebrows Than Mic</teaser>
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