Blog: No Rock And Roll Fun

More solid numbers confirming that the attraction of pressing buttons to pretend to play guitar is waning from Variety : Fall's highly anticipated "Rock Band 2" and "Guitar Hero: World Tour" have sold well below expectations, trailing their 2007 editions by significant margins. Activision's "World Tour" has thus far sold 1.5 million units domestically, an impressive number compared to most games, but down 55% from "Guitar Hero III," which launched on the exact same day last year. MTV's "Rock Band 2" has moved only 809,000 copies. It makes album sales seem as healthy as Gillian [...]