"Rock Band Network Officially a Success

[Doom878]

http://rockbandaide.com/rock-band-ne...lly-a-success/

…At least according to Rock Band Network Executive Producer Jeff Marshall. And I would think he probably knows what he’s talking about.

Billboard caught up with Jeff at the Liverpool Sound City music and business conference, who was able to get some very cool RBN details out of him.

Throughout play testing, peer review, and available for sale, there’s approximately 400 songs in the Rock Band Network, based on a user base of about 700 people who have signed up for the ‘premium creators membership’ with Microsoft’s Creator’s Club. Jeff mentioned that interest and subscription to the Rock Band Network has been “growing at a pace that we’re really happy with,” and that for every two people that access and interact with a free demo track, one purchase is made.

Billboard is also reporting that besides the PS3, content from the Rock Band Network Music Store will soon be made available on the Wii, as well as the Rock Band mobile application. I’m assuming he means the currently available iPhone app, but possibly something else entirely…

Jeff also stated that approximately 24 million people worldwide play Rock Band, with over 70 million downloads from the regular Rock Band store.

Great news!!! And check out the app maybe....

Downloading Rock Band songs. Yeah there's an app for that

[XinZ]

Damn, 70 million downloads.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Yeah do the math on that.

At $2 a pop that's $140 million.

But a chunk of those are albums.

So say 5 million of those were $20 albums.

That's $100 million.

If 20 million were the $5(give or take) 3 packs that's another 100 million.

So at a quick quess that's 65 million $2 DLs for 130 million plus the 200 million for a total of 330 million dollars.

Give or take

So while the 'old way' of tracking a games success says the music genre is dying because less retail sales, it's obvious that the downloadable market is alive and more than kicking.

[Doom878]

Way to go to bands like Bang Camaro and other top sellers for making awesome songs that everyone wants.

[darien87]

But why don't they have previews of the RBN tracks? I have only bought Bodies by Drowning Pool so far, because it is the only song that I know. I would probably buy more if I could listen to the tracks before I buy them.

[Ehfahq]

But why don't they have previews of the RBN tracks? I have only bought Bodies by Drowning Pool so far, because it is the only song that I know. I would probably buy more if I could listen to the tracks before I buy them.

Then you should go to youtube and search for some of the songs. There are some things that are not working on the PS3 yet.

[greenzoid2]

select rbn songs coming to wii? awesome!

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

But why don't they have previews of the RBN tracks? I have only bought Bodies by Drowning Pool so far, because it is the only song that I know. I would probably buy more if I could listen to the tracks before I buy them.

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188884

I'm slowly getting more added to it, but it's a start

[darien87]

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188884

I'm slowly getting more added to it, but it's a start

Wow, now that's some dedication. Thanks for the hook-up dude.

[SequenceF]

Yeah do the math on that.

At $2 a pop that's $140 million.

But a chunk of those are albums.

So say 5 million of those were $20 albums.

That's $100 million.

If 20 million were the $5(give or take) 3 packs that's another 100 million.

So at a quick quess that's 65 million $2 DLs for 130 million plus the 200 million for a total of 330 million dollars.

Give or take

So while the 'old way' of tracking a games success says the music genre is dying because less retail sales, it's obvious that the downloadable market is alive and more than kicking.

...and yet nobody online has DLC