Disney has teamed up with Washburn Guitars to create a new Guitar Hero style game that uses an actual guitar as a controller.

Disney Star Guitarist trains you on the guitar by displaying Guitar Hero-like note information that applies to the frets and strings of an actual guitar. The game can teach you specific songs and ranks your progress as you go, based on how many notes you hit.

It seems they have beaten Guitar Rising to launching what I’m sure will be a very profitable share of the gaming market, especially considering Disney’s marketing capabilities and crossover promotional possibilities!

I think this is a very positive step and although it is initially aimed at Tweens and therefore they have made it a little bit too Disney, I’m sure they will release packages for the rest of us shortly after so we are not stuck playing along to Hannah Montana!