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Rock Band and Guitar Hero Revenue Down 49%

July 22, 2009 in News comments 4

Are people finally getting tired of rhythm games? Or is it just a case of less hardware sales due to the peripheral cross-compatibility between all the games?

Looking at music games as part of our NPD analysis, Gamasutra has discovered that U.S. Guitar Hero/Rock Band revenues are down 49% year on year, as discounted hardware and over 20 SKUs flood the market.

June 2009 was the second consecutive month without a Rock Band or Guitar Hero title in the top 20 software titles. The last time the software charts went two months without one of these franchises was in September and October 2007, right before the launch of Guitar Hero II on the PlayStation 2.
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    reaver11 Jul 22, 09
    Probably both. GH is really beginning to tire the average consumer and RB is suffering the consequences as well.
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    Audioslave Jul 23, 09
    It's also because of how much money we have to spend. We're going through the recession atm (Well in England we are) and I know I can't afford to spend money on 2 Guitars, a drum, a mic and the next 5 rock band/guitar hero games.

    If they could rest their games for a bit then I think their sales would increase.
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    Slumpy monkey Jul 23, 09
    Saturation of the market.
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    Twin_Master Jul 23, 09
    Never really liked the games...

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