Rhythm games grow industry by 32% in '08
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Aug 18th 2008 at 4:15PM }
The Guitar Hero franchise is already up 82% this year, with Guitar Hero: On Tour taking in $15 million in July alone. Meanwhile, Rock Band, across all platforms, took in $47 million in July ... and that doesn't even count any DLC sales. Unless the rhythm game bubble bursts in the next few months, GH: World Tour and Rock Band 2 sales -- along with their respective DLC sales -- could make up a significant portion of another record-breaking year for the industry.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
juju187 @ Aug 18th 2008 4:20PM
it helps when these games are priced $100+
ice~ @ Aug 18th 2008 4:26PM
When they say rythmgames they mean the Hannah Montanna games for nintendo DS and PS2 not RB and GH...
Jakka - The Heavy wants his sandwich back! @ Aug 18th 2008 4:36PM
This is bad.The genre is growing too quickly which will eventually cause it to collapse.Still I hope we get GH:AC/DC(Far better than Led Zep for GUITAR Hero) before it all ends.
Mike918 @ Aug 18th 2008 10:44PM
AC/DC better than Led FREAKING Zeppelin?...from what parallel universe are you?!...jk...but i like Led More :P
Jakka - The Heavy wants his sandwich back! @ Aug 19th 2008 9:14AM
I have to admit that Led Zep have far bigger influence of Rock Music, but for the love of God, which one would you rather play on Guitar Hero? Kashmir or Thunderstruck?
Ghoti @ Aug 18th 2008 5:28PM
I'm definitely part of those numbers. We bought GH3 with a guitar, then bought the RB game by itself. Later, I bought a microphone (as part of a different game) and a drum set. In June, bought GH:Aerosmith with the guitar so we'd have a second one. So all told, I have spent $99.99 (GH3 and guitar) + $39.99 (got RB on sale from Amazon) + $29.99 (game + mike) + $79.99 (drum set) + $99.99 (GH:A and guitar) for a total of about $320. And that doesn't include the DLC I've gotten (though that has been comparatively cheap since I got some free points cards, and bought other cards at 50-75% off). And I'll be buying both RB2 and GH:WT (game only for both).
Yeah, I'm addicted... :-)
Igasagu @ Aug 18th 2008 5:49PM
Beatmania IIDX, Pop'n Music, Guitarfreaks and Drummania... All much better than anything mentioned on this article.
Ryan @ Aug 18th 2008 7:22PM
lol. u so funny.
Phillip @ Aug 18th 2008 6:01PM
And up next from this guy....retro is in.
Is anyone surprised from this? Look at how GH on the Wii is still on the charts almost a year after it came out.
Haggard @ Aug 18th 2008 6:18PM
It doesn't surprise me too much. Guitar Hero has become a casual phenomenon, and that market is sort of based on the Wii. A lot of people aren't going to care about lack of DLC.