News flash. The NPD Group have compiled the all-format sales of 2008ās biggest music titles, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2, and found that the Activision franchise was the winner.
Combined sales of GHWT were 3.4 million. Combined sales of Rock Band 2? 1.7 million. Thatās a convenient 2:1 ratio. Why/how did this happen?
Firstly, Guitar Hero is Guitar Hero. You may know that the guys who made the first two Guitar Heroes so great now make Rock Band, but those guys from work who play every Friday night donāt know SQUAT.
Secondly, and potentially more telling, Activision had the sense to release World Tour across all four platforms (Wii, 360, PS3 and PS2) at once. Rock Band 2, however, was rolled out gradually, which must have been confusing to the average consumer, not to mention the fact releasing late on PS2 and Wii meant few of those sales would count towards the gameās end of year tally.
Guitar Hero World Tour sells 3.4M in ā08, Rock Band 2 hits 1.7M [GameSpot] [Image]
