TB:RB aren't selling well

[liaminh]

Here’s some news the Beatles aren’t used to hearing: they aren’t selling very well. According to a new report released by a market research company that tracks the video game industry, the heavily promoted (and widely lauded) game The Beatles: Rock Band has not performed as well as other popular music games, and the genre as a whole appears to be on the decline.

The report, released Thursday by NPD Group, said that overall the gaming industry had its best month ever in December, racking up more than $5.5 billion in sales of software, consoles and other hardware, and that the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the fourth best-selling game of all time.

For games that involve the use of plastic guitars instead of guns, however, the picture wasn’t as rosy. The Beatles: Rock Band, which allows players to tap buttons along to the music of the Fab Four, has sold 1.18 million copies in the United States and 1.7 million copies worldwide since its release in September. By comparison, the music game Rock Band 2 sold 1.7 million copies in its first four months of release in 2008, and Guitar Hero: World Tour sold 3.4 million copies in that time. Guitar Hero 5, a franchise sequel released in September, has sold 996,000 copies so far.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...us-your-money/

[Ehfahq]

the Fab Four, has sold 1.18 million copies in the United States and 1.7 million copies worldwide since its release in September. By comparison, the music game Rock Band 2 sold 1.7 million copies in its first four months of release in 2008,

So RB2 sold 1.7 in 4 month and TB:RB sold 1.7 in 4 months.

And its not selling as well?

[Hetz]

It sold more than Guitar Hero 5! If it sells more than your closest competetor, how does that mean that it is not selling well???

[Shomu07]

1.7 million isn't that bad but it isn't huge either. If you compare The Beatles game to the other one band games like areosmith or van halen its doing pretty well.I wouldn't worry about it all that much I just hope they keep rolling the dlc out

[quinaking]

Rock Band 2's a far better game than Beatles and the music game genre has died down a lot since RB2. This article's complete bull****.

[Dragonheart1991]

Well some comfort. It sold more than GH5.

[Jerkinator]

Rock Band 2's a far better game than Beatles and the music game genre has died down a lot since RB2. This article's complete bull****.

RB2 isn't a "far better game" than the Beatles game. In fact, it's crap in comparison imo. There's a lot more detail and personal touches in this game, whereas in RB2 all you're doing is playing bland looking stadiums / clubs with generic looking rockers.

It's a great game, but definitely not better than The Beatles game (unless you're a DLC whore).

[Ehfahq]

My opinion is better, no MY opinion is better.

[jrdj87]

My opinion is better, no MY opinion is better.

That pretty much sums up forums lol

[SystemSCSnake]

RB2 isn't a "far better game" than the Beatles game. In fact, it's crap in comparison imo. There's a lot more detail and personal touches in this game, whereas in RB2 all you're doing is playing bland looking stadiums / clubs with generic looking rockers.

It's a great game, but definitely not better than The Beatles game (unless you're a DLC whore).

I think quinaking is saying what the article was trying to impose.
But, you are right of course.