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more about #viacom anabbeynormality: You know what else would probably sell well? Extra microphones! They make a game that allows 3 microphones, and then I can't find them stocked anywhere. more » laser beams: or you can wait until february when all these old people are bored with it and want to unload it on ebay/craigslist. more » KaneRobot: No game is worth more than the console to play it on. And this is coming from someone who likes the game a lot. more » themightypig: Hahah, what a crock. All my local Walmarts are overloaded with stock of the game and its many configurations, and it isn't going anywhere soon. The pe... more » Spaceboy: Sounds like a trap.... more » GoemonEbis: If this is the case then it will be one of the first times in recent memory that a 'Limited Edition' of a game is actually, in fact, limited. The firs... more » icy_one: I opted not to upgrade my original Rock Band accessories to their RB2 equivalents when Beatles Rock Band was being floated about, and I'd like to thin... more » masterdingo: That's a pretty hefty burden for one company under the Viacom umbrella to shoulder. Here are their holdings, to give a bigger picture of how much of a... more » Morning Toast: The game itself isn't selling because it's not "new" anymore. That doesn't mean we need a new Rock Band, but everyone that wanted it, has it. What t... more » AlienRopeBurn: Let's see if they're singing the same tune after Beatles. That being said, band games will start to settle down, I think, and become cash cows rather ... more » Noodle-Works: well, only 1 in four need to buy it, and of those 1 in four, they only need to buy the big box set once. that said, i think Viacom's problems lie wit... more » Corduroy Turtle: They have to be making a ton on DLC. Now that I think of it, the only songs I've gotten lately have been through the Pepsi cap promotion. more » Rockabully: I'd think the decline in revenue has more to do with the fact that MTV doesn't play music, and Comedy Central isn't funny. I'd say that would have mor... more » theflux: Not surprising in the least. The market has hit saturation point, and largely by their own doing. Rock Band's draw was its huge tracklist, which it ... more » dinga6969: Viacom ran for a long time without Rock Band. If Rock Band is the reason for their overall success or failure then they are doomed. Who is their CEO... more » FoxMcClaud: Yeah, the damn Piracy, it kills all game sales ... oh wait, you can't pirate rockband instruments? Who should we blame now, if we can't sell over pr... more » Mykalwane: Well it sounds more like Viacom in general is doing bad and looking to blame anything other then itself. Right now I personally think that Rock Band 2... more » MCX405: It might have something to do with Rock Band 2 being only available in PAL regions on XBox 360 as of March whereas Guitar Hero: World Tour was availab... more » tk.: Well, what did they expect? Only one in four-or-so people needs to own the game, and a lot of people already own it (or the sequel) or know someone wh... more » Svend Joscelyne: Yeah, you're welcome Viacom. Next time, do you want to think about: A. Not forming an alliance with EA to destroy European gamer's wallets with your ... more » -
#thebeatlesrockband
Beatles Limited Edition Will Sell Out by November, says Viacom CEO
Anyone waiting to buy his boomer parents a showpiece gift for Christmas, listen up: The CEO of Viacom, parent company of MTV Games, says that the limited edition hardware bundle of Beatles: Rock Band should sell out by November. More » -
#viacom
Poor Rock Band Sales Blamed For Declining Viacom Revenues
Viacom's second quarter 2009 financials dropped this morning, singling out lower than expected Rock Band sales as one of the primary causes of the company's 14% drop in revenue over the previous year. More » -
#rockband
Screw Consumers, Actual Bands Prefer Rock Band
You may like Guitar Hero. That’s fine. But while you’re enjoying Activision’s soulless take on Rock N’ Roll, know that artists prefer Rock Band. More » -
