A look at the Queen RB3 Version sales (using leaderboard data) 113,000+ sold

[White_PawZ]

There is a market for RB3 versions in the right circumstance. Queen was apparently one of those cases, as the RB3 version tracks boast over 113,000 band scores across the consoles. That's pretty good.

Let me get one thing out there right away: I am FOR every and all RB3 version that HMX puts out. I think it is unfortunate that they seem to have backed away from doing this, especially in light of the fact that the Queen RB3 versions sold pretty well. I would LOVE Boston RB3 versions, or Styx RB3 versions, or even some singles like the Final Countdown and Don't Stop Believing....

Anyway, I took a look at the data from the leaderboards for each Queen RB3 version song. I added up the # of band scores for each song for each console to get a total for that song.

Here are the numbers:

Killer Queen (RB3 Version) Xbox 14,900, PS3 5,700, Wii 1,400, TOTAL 22,000
Under Pressure (RB3 Version) Xbox 18,300, PS3 7,100, Wii 1,900, TOTAL 27,300
One Vision (RB3 Version) Xbox 7,000, PS3 3,300, Wii 700, TOTAL 10,300
I Want it All (RB3 Version) Xbox 8,700, PS3 4,100, Wii 1,000, TOTAL 13,800
I Want to Break Free (RB3 Version) Xbox 9,800, PS3 4,700,Wii 1,000, TOTAL 15,500
Somebody to Love (RB3 Version) Xbox 15,700, PS3 6,400, Wii 1,900, TOTAL 24,000

That's a total of 113,600 tracks sold, at a MINIMUM.

Not everyone who bought a track will log a score online, so these aren't true sales numbers so much as baseline numbers. We know that there has to be at LEAST this number of tracks sold for each song, since 113,600 unique band scores were logged.

To me, this bodes well for those of us who dream of seeing a Boston RB3 version upgrade. I think Boston would do even BETTER than Queen. Even if it did about the same, one would think that an average of 18,933 sales per track (the Queen RB3 Version average) would make it worth their while to do.

[dog037]

It's hard to tell how many of those sales are from people who never bought the first versions.

[White_PawZ]

It's hard to tell how many of those sales are from people who never bought the first versions.

True, but in the end, the tracks sold very well. That's the endgame.

[Oddbrother]

Not everyone who bought a track will log a score online...

What a world we live in, huh?

I, who has never purchased any Queen song, am also impressed at these standings. Remember that there can always be hope for more RB3 versions of DLC like these. But I do think that HMX shouldn't focus on this for songs in the early years each and every single time, because that's what they've always done so far the last time I've checked, and that's happened for TWO bands in a row!

[SupaThugPimpin]

That's a total of 113,600 tracks sold, at a MINIMUM.

That's not true. People with multiple accounts on the same console can record a score.

[powerofyates2]

Since It takes the same amount of resources to make a RB3 version and doesn't provide any discount to upgrade purchasers, I'd rather they just take that effort and work on new songs.

I could understand if they had exhausted all the good songs for the platform. But with the amount of music out there, they'll never get to that point.

[Drilnoth]

For comparison (using rockbandscores.com):

Now I'm Here: 7,135
Play the Game: 10,280
Hammer to Fall: 10,497
Keep Yourself Alive: 6,759
Tenement Funster: 5,495
Average: 8033 copies of each song sold

The RB3 versions sold over twice as well as the "new" songs. So, from both a profitability standpoint and a "Drilnoth's personal wishlist" standpoint, bring on the RB3 versions!*

* As long as they don't reduce the amount of non-upgrade DLC.

[dog037]

For comparison (using rockbandscores.com):

Now I'm Here: 7,135
Play the Game: 10,280
Hammer to Fall: 10,497
Keep Yourself Alive: 6,759
Tenement Funster: 5,495
Average: 8033 copies of each song sold

The RB3 versions sold over twice as well as the "new" songs. So, from both a profitability standpoint and a "Drilnoth's personal wishlist" standpoint, bring on the RB3 versions!*

* As long as they don't reduce the amount of non-upgrade DLC.

The RB3 versions were the hits. Only Queen fans care about those songs.

[Drilnoth]

The RB3 versions were the hits. Only Queen fans care about those songs.

I'm not a Queen fan, but I still got them for the sweet keys and drums! (and vocals, but I can't sing any Queen songs)

Edit: And because they're good songs. Maybe not the "hits", but they aren't at all bad. I actually prefer some of them to the hits.

[AskariNari]

In defense of the "sales figures": HMX recently said in an interview that they recently broke 100 million sales, Rock Band Scores only lists 20 million "sales". Plus, with my songs that have been released I have noticed that sights like this give underestimations. So, if anything, those numbers are lower than how they really sold.