The one music game that hundreds of fans have been waiting for the minute Harmonix bundled a Fisher Price looking guitar controller with the first Guitar Hero is nearly upon us.

The Beatles: Rock Band, developed by Harmonix and published by MTV, lands on store shelves Sept. 9.

And I have reached the point of utter music game fatigue that I can’t even consider trying to get excited.

The once awe inspiring thought of picking up a controller shaped like a Les Paul and playing along to the songs left by the gods of rock has faded, and in its place is a burnt out feeling and a serious case of claw hand from gripping the old blues and reds. Not only is my mind strained, but so is my bank account. When the first Guitar Hero came out, $90 was a lot to ask for one game.

Now we’ve gotten to the point where they can charge $250 for the game and plastic instruments, and with Guitar Hero: World Tour taking the similar band approach, it’s guaranteed your living room will be drowning in Playmobile band equipment.

I’ll consider picking up Rock Band’s tribute to the fab five if the included drum set can