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A New Guitar Hero Wii Controller Arrives in 2025: The Hyperkin Hyper Strummer
A surprising release is hitting the retro gaming scene: a new Guitar Hero controller for the Nintendo Wii. Hyperkin's Hyper Strummer launches January 8th, priced at $76.99 on Amazon. This announcement is unexpected, given the Wii's discontinuation in 2013 and the last mainline Guitar Hero game being 2015's Guitar Hero Live.
The Hyper Strummer, a refined iteration of a previous Hyperkin model, offers compatibility with various Wii Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles, including Rock Band 2, 3, The Beatles, Green Day, and Lego Rock Band (but not the original Rock Band). It utilizes a Wii Remote inserted into the back of the guitar.
Why Now? A Niche Market Finds its Instrument
The target audience for this release isn't the mainstream gamer. Instead, it caters to the growing retro gaming community and those with worn-out or defunct original controllers. Many may have abandoned the series due to broken peripherals, a problem the Hyper Strummer directly addresses.
Furthermore, renewed interest in Guitar Hero has been fueled by recent trends. The Fortnite Festival's inclusion of rhythm-game elements has rekindled the genre's popularity. Additionally, the rise of "perfect playthrough" challenges within the Guitar Hero community demands reliable controllers, making the Hyper Strummer an attractive option for dedicated players. This new controller provides a fresh, reliable way to revisit these classic rhythm games.
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