Music Games Losing Steam? Rock Band Fights Back with Community Songs Network!
Posted 7/22/09
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Categories: In what should really be of no surprise to anyone, analysis of the music game genre shows that sales are tapering down with a steady decline. Gamasutra gives us a little insight to details of the decline, showing that “U.S. Guitar Hero/Rock Band revenues are down 49% year on year, as discounted hardware and over 20 SKUs flood the market.” according to data from the NDP Group.
Honestly, if the makers of Rock Band and Guitar Hero didn’t see this coming they should have their market research teams go back to school. With the glut of “Band” and “Hero” spin offs, expansions and sequels, combined with all the knock off wannabe rhythm games being passed on to less savvy consumers it was simply inevitable.
Wiikend Warrior
Since we are currently in that time of year where the gaming industry slows things down for releases I thought it was time to play some of the titles that didn’t receive GOTY nominations. Seeing as how my son has been dominating the Wii since he got Super Mario Galaxy for the holidays I decided it was high time I assert my parental law and lay claim for a weekend free from chubby plumbers and stardust.
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Halted for Wii
Just saw this over at IGN.
Many months ago publisher 2K Games and developer Firaxis jointly announced that a Wii build of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution was underway alongside Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS incarnations. However, 2K Games confirmed to IGN Wii today that the Wii iteration of the real-time strategy game has been put on indefinite hold.
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