EA and Harmonix's could be heading to the sooner than we thought, despite the fact that the leading and versions have yet to see the light in Europe. Wii speculation was sparked by the release of a brand new standalone microphone for the game, which lists the Wii as one of the consoles it works with.

On sale at BestBuy stateside according to reports, the new mic is more solid than the standard offering, although the official website doesn't mention this newly released peripheral somewhat bizarrely.

It is of course possible that the mic isn't purely designed for Rock Band on the Wii, simply releasing a device compatible with multiple formats, but then why not release the rhythm title on Nintendo's console?

By Luke Guttridge