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Guitar Hero breaks $1 bln

Mammoth milestone reached for Activision's music series
Activision said Monday the Guitar Hero franchise has generated sales of $1 billion at North American retail-and that doesn't include song download revenue.

The franchise has sold over 14 million units in North America, Activision said, citing NPD Group data.

The latest franchise installment, October's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, grabbed the top spot in North American videogame software unit and dollar sales for 2007.

Since Guitar Hero III's launch, gamers have downloaded 5 million songs, which cost $6.25 for a three-song pack or $2.50 for individual songs.

The Guitar Hero franchise originally launched in November 2005 for PlayStation 2 and was published by RedOctane. Activision acquired RedOctane for $100 million in 2006.

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Good for you.
Now give us downloadable songs on the Wii version, and make some more money out of us...
_Marty_ on 22 Jan '08
Good for them! Maybe they should think about making the vastly overpriced D.L.C free now as a reward.
wudragon on 22 Jan '08
... Or at least providing some content worth downloading!
Artificial Idiot on 22 Jan '08
Now give us downloadable songs on the Wii version, and make some more money out of us...

Agreed.

Love guitar hero, I finally shelled out for it after playing Frets on Fire for ages. Does need more songs though.
Waste_Manager on 24 Jan '08
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