Green Day: Rock Band more familiar to 'core audience' than The Beatles, MTV Games says

"Our core audience of 16- to 34-year-old males are much more familiar with Green Day music than The Beatles."

You see, that's actually the problem here. Everyone knows that Green Day suck ass.

Just give up on releasing these stupid one-band games, unless you allow them to be moved over into the original game.

My sole reason for not buying The Beatles: Rock Band was that it would not in any way integrate with any of my other 200+ Rock Band tracks. If they released The Beatles: Rock Band Track Pack, I would have been willing to shell out $40 for just the songs.

While the new look was pretty cool, I'd much rather have one game with access to all of my songs than any new animations or graphics. I barely get to see any of that stuff while I'm playing anyway. And how many people really cared about the 3 part harmonies? Are there really that many people out there who all want to be singers? Whenever I play with my friends, nobody ever sings.

Just stick to making full versions of the game with minor tweaks that allow us to import all of our songs. Here's a tip guys:

Single band games = terrible idea
Single band track packs = great idea when reasonably priced

I think they are going to find that rhythm games are in general on their way out. I predict poor sales (under expectations) for Green Day Rock Band.

I don't want to sound like a nimrod, but i wander if "Green Day" really will sell more then the Beatles just cause they are modern. Whether there are 39, or 1039 people lined up to buy it It just seems like Beatles has more of that.. classic.. feel to it.. you know. Even if you don't listen to the beatles as much as othe rmusic you may own.. didn't some of us American dimwits feel Like Hitchin' a Ride on beatles mania.

I might be in the minority here, but The beatles felt special, this feels Cool, but like cashing in. And hopefully MTV doesn't end up on a road of broken dreams if more shoplifters buy this than us working class heros.

Not to sound like a basket case, but I would prefer to say good riddance to all these 1 shot band versions and just have some compilation DLC released. i am sure by the time September 31st roles around there will be another special version in the works.

(DISCLAIMER I was not trying to make any real statement with this comment it was simply a container for a joke.)

Except Green Day sucks ass. Eat that, MTV games. Say goodbye to my money, because at this rate, you'll never see another dollar of it again.

BERZERRRRKERRRRR!

It's funny because Viacom said the The Beatles: Rock Band exceeded their expectations, yet MTV Games expected more than what they got. Kudos to Viacom for having a head above their torso.

Maybe the less than stellar sales were because that expanded market would have had to spend several hundred dollars on a game console, the game itself, and the instruments.

I don't understand why people feel so burned by these type of comments. Who is more popular then who, who sold better, who slept with who's mother. Well maybe it's because everyone takes this as a personal offense. Lighten up gamers. It's music and here on the internet all music is the same. By the same I mean all the music you like sucks to everyone else...

Clearly, I have reached old-guy-get-off-my-lawn-damned-kids status, because I don't recognize a single band you just mentioned.

I recognize three...one because they were in Ace Ventura. Don't feel too bad unless you're an old metal nerd.

This shouldn't be about "Who's Better?" because it's not fair to compare The Beatles to Green Day. But game-wise, I'm a huge Green Day and not excited about this game. It seems there's going to be less than 50 songs and most GD songs are 3 and half minutes or less so it's not like we're going to be getting some furious jam-sessions here...a rental title at best.

I'm personally waiting for

Chuck Schuldiner: Death Denied

Are you kidding me? How can you consider it boring? It's prog, the music is ridiculously complex. I'll bet you're one of those people who hate instrumentals.

Why don't they just call it Rock Band: Bad Music.....so potential customers know what they're getting into.

Yeah! And maybe I'd finally get to see what the damned lyrics to Necrogeddon are!

Oh, and Michael T., you aren't at get-off-my-lawn status yet; the bands he mentioned just aren't very well known at all (on account of bein' extreme metals). Several were around before Green Day, for example.

My only request would be to add Opeth and stuff onto that list; otherwise, thumbs up!

Thank god I don't listen to MTV.

I just don't understand. Green Day?! Seriously... GREEN DAY?!?!

There seems like far more relevant bands out there that would have "core" appeal. Or was Green Day the only ones available for the price Activision wanted to pay? (which lowers my respect even more)

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That riff is more familiar than Green Day.

Ah, now it all makes sense. MTV is the one coercing this unnecessary title.

Be mindful that Harmonix does not have its hands on this title, it's being made by somoene else. The Treyarch of Rock Band, I suppose. They would never make such a title, I dare say.

lets just face the facts here. The Beatles are OUT of the radar for coming generations. sure, there will be the kids who get into them from their parents and such, but this is about money. The Beatles: Rock Band appeals to an older generation of people, not to say it doesnt to younger. But this creates a problem. All of the older fans of the Beatles probably dont know the difference between a Gigabyte and a Trilobite and never got into the whole technology thing. That makes MTV/Harmonix VERY sad when sales come. its not that the beatles are bad, not at all. just they are OUT of the Spectrum of music.

for instance. sure, milk is a great thing. but every time you pour a glass, you dont think "hmmm you know, without cow # 20483684B, there wouldnt be any of her kids to produce this milk". its out of sight, out of mind for most.

now in comes Green Day. Just released their second "concept" album. riding their American Idiot wave. their videos still get play on television, their songs are still played on radio stations aimed to the demographic, and their still touring, in the public sight as far as that. why would Harmonix NOT pick a band with such charisma and a large following? they would be dumb to. sure their songs are very similar to one another, and are mostly power chords. doesnt mean they are not going to be fun. i can see where the Beatles rock band was a bad choice in that area. The Beatles:rock band doesnt necessarily have the most ROCKIN sound track.

in closing. green day haters are going to hate on it. Beatles haters are going to hate on it. lets just shut the hell up about whose better, who deserves what, and who sucks, and just try to play some games. try it sometime. you may be suprised!

Well, that's a relief. It's just an issue of "not my scene," then....

Green day sucks. Green day sucks. Green day sucks. Green day sucks.

I'm hoping this is like Harmonix using "Rock Band: Nickelback" as a cover for a better game that doesn't have music for 12 year old girls and frat brothers.

That's why he likes them. It makes him think he is some music connoisseur.

really guys? what are we all, 12? ageism is stupid. if you dont like a band, it doesnt mean you HAVE to complain about them. comparing 2 bands of different genres is like comparing mayonnaise to steak. because steak is a food, and mayonnaise is a condiment, the argument is invalid. saying the beatles are better than green day or vice versa, is stupid. TOTALLY DIFFERENT styles there.

in closing, dont waste your life complaining about things you hate. spend it doing stuff you like. go play the beatles rock band all you want, enjoy it. dont buy GD:RB, and enjoy that.

Green Day is OK, but comparing them to The Beatles is like comparing a granade to a nuclear-bomb.

Green Day = 7 or 10 good songs.
The Beatles = every song is a classic masterpiece