I know I’m like a year behind the times, but I finally bought Rock Band over the weekend.

And it was all the result of me being suckered into marketing.

While wasting my life away in front of the TV over the weekend, one of the 46 million Rock Band commercials came on, and I beamed in pride that I didn’t have $179 worth of plastic instruments surrounding me.  But then, something happened.  Rock Band for the Wii just got price dropped to $99.  At least, that’s what it said on the commercial.  I didn’t believe it.  I wouldn’t believe it.  So I went to the wise sage of knowledge – the Internet.

The rumors were true.  $99 gets me a 6 month old game with an impending sequel (in a week) and a bunch of plastic instruments.  A Sylar-style hunger started to rage within.  I don’t hunger for powers.  I hunger for plastic Stratocasters.

Long story short, I have $99 worth of plastic instruments in my apartment now.  Rock Band, anyone?