Guitar Hero World Tour publisher Activision has received numerous complaints about malfunctioning instrument peripherals since the game's launch on October 26, 2008. Most of the complaints are in relation to sensitivity issues in the drums.Edge Online: Activision Hit with Guitar Hero Complaints (October 28, 2008)
History Repeating Itself
Guitar Hero World Tour's major competitor, Rock Band faced a similar problem with peripherals when it launched in 2007. Numerous users who bought the game immediately upon release received faulty guitars and some encountered problems with the drum kits as well. Developer Harmonix acknowledged that the first manufacturing run of the guitars had issues and a free replacement service was put in place to correct the issue.Wikipedia: Rock Band
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Numerous complaints about all instrument peripherals
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Most complaints about drums
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Activision acknowledges drum issues
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Drum Tuning Kit to be sent to users with drum issues
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