Good news: console music game Rock Band 2 sold 809,000 copies last year in the US, while Guitar Hero: World Tour sold 1.5 million copies there.Bad news: both games sold less than their predecessors, with the latter selling 55% less copies than Guitar Hero III. Meanwhile, NPD Group says that music games saw a 6% drop in revenues in 2008. Have music games lost their lustre?Clearly it's early days: 2009 will see a new focus on spin-offs to both these franchises, including a Metallica-themed Guitar Hero in March, and the Beatles game from Rock Band developer Harmonix, due out by Christmas.(via PaidContent)
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