Did the music game bubble burst in 2008?
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.
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Tags: Beatles, Guitar Hero, Metallica, Rock Band
January 13th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
still more than a lot of lps managed.
with the opportunity to buy tracks online i think this format has potential to become steady regular revenue driver.
January 16th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
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October 4th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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