Activision became king of the hill in 2007 as the number one US publisher. According to NPD data the company's current market share is 17.7%, a 7.2% increase over last year. Of course, Activision utilized the powers it has as a third-party publisher to sell Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare,the number one and three titles in sales respectively, across multiple platforms. This is the first time in the company's history that it reached the top spot.
Activision was certainly on a financial and critical acclaim rampage in 2007. COD4 got a spot on our Top 10 list and GHIII was the number one game for our significant others. As successful as last year was, it's now looking like Rock Band is poised to make GHIII yesterday's news, which could be troubling for Activision considering how financially successful the Guitar Hero series has been. Then again, this year we'll start seeing the armed and fully-operational Blizzavision (yeah ... still working on that name).
Reader Comments (18)
Posted: Jan 18th 2008 4:36PM (Unverified) said
No love for Guitar Hero :'(
Activision makes great games other than the ones mentioned.... they made Pitfall... remember Pitfall... that was a good game....
Anyways: Kudos to Activision, may the evil spirits get confused on the way to your house.
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Activision makes great games other than the ones mentioned.... they made Pitfall... remember Pitfall... that was a good game....
Anyways: Kudos to Activision, may the evil spirits get confused on the way to your house.
Posted: Jan 18th 2008 4:47PM ThornedVenom said
Although it's an ogre replacing another one, it's good that the first ogre got reminded that he can't always shit on people the same way for so long.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 6:23PM Colonel Falafel said
Yeah, but now the first ogre is turning into a good, respectable guy while the second ogre is becoming way worse than the first one ever was.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 4:51PM (Unverified) said
Quick! Everyone turn your hate from EA to Activision! All the cool internet users are doing it!
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 6:09PM Dopple Boppler said
I don't see why Guitar Hero and Rock Band can't both coexist peacefully. My friends love both of them, and from what I've seen, the big divide between the two groups is mainly, once again, among the "hardcore" gamers and not the general public.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 6:37PM ThornedVenom said
What is that? A consumer who pleads for care?
HAHAHHAAHHAHAHA!!!!
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HAHAHHAAHHAHAHA!!!!
Posted: Jan 18th 2008 7:35PM solomonrex said
BlizzAct, baby!!!
LAY DOWN THE SMACK WITH BLIZZACT!
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LAY DOWN THE SMACK WITH BLIZZACT!
Posted: Jan 19th 2008 1:09PM (Unverified) said
Rock Band makes Guitar Hero III a thing of the past?
Sorry, Rock Band sold less than a million across all systems, while Guitar Hero III sold six million across all systems.
People who bought Rock Band spent $170 for some pieces of plastic and a relatively modest track list. Of course they're buying downloadable songs. What else can they do? People who bought Guitar Hero III are, you know, playing it.
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Sorry, Rock Band sold less than a million across all systems, while Guitar Hero III sold six million across all systems.
People who bought Rock Band spent $170 for some pieces of plastic and a relatively modest track list. Of course they're buying downloadable songs. What else can they do? People who bought Guitar Hero III are, you know, playing it.
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