Hendrix DLC Not Coming to Wii Guitar Hero World Tour

If you’re a Guitar Hero World Tour owner, odds are you’re anxiously awaiting this week’s Jimi Hendrix pack. Unfortunately, if that plastic guitar of yours is tethered to a Wii, then it looks like your concert just got rained out; MTV Multiplayer is reporting that the Jimi Hendrix DLC pack for World Tour will not be making it to the Wii.

When we first caught word that Jimi Hendrix DLC would be headed to Guitar Hero World Tour, most people just assumed that Wii owners would be included in the downloadable festivities. After all, the Wii version of the band simulator is among the few games on the console to support add-on content downloads, so offering that audience an exclusive artist like Hendrix seems like a no-brainer. The reality, however, is tainted by conflicting policies between the music industry and Nintendo’s online store.

"Due to technical or licensing restrictions, the DLC offerings will not be the same for every console platform," an Activision representative explained to MTV Mutliplayer, continuing, "For example, certain artists prefer to keep the integrity of the track pack rather than releasing singles and the Wii’s infrastructure only allows us the ability to release single songs as DLC." It’s the combination of these two factors that’s leaving the three-pack-only Hendrix songs on the cutting room floor for Wii users.

Barring a shift in policy from either company, it looks like everyone who bought Guitar Hero World Tour on Wii will have to look elsewhere if they want to rock out to "Fire", "Little Wing", and "If 6 Was 9". Look on the bright side: You just saved $5.50 worth of space bucks.