Report: 'Guitar Hero reaching its peak' [Joystiq]

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See what happens when you play too much Guitar Hero? You don't need Joystiq to tell you that the game -- heck, the entire genre has reached its peak! But how about a professional analyst?

Bullet point numero six on Electronic Entertainment Design and Research's "November 2008 Retail Sales Preview" report says it all: "Guitar Hero reaching its peak." The firm predicts a sales decline greater than 50 percent series-over-series (from Guitar Hero 3 (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/guitar-hero-iii) to World Tour (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/guitar-hero-world-tour)) this month, following a decline of 60 percent in October. "It is pretty clear that the series has already reached its peak among the mass-market audience," reflected EEDAR director of analyst services Jesse Divnich, who, in a separate correspondence, was quick to add, "I don't believe this is the end to Guitar Hero or Rock Band. They are the premium brands in the genre and even if the genre experiences some exhaustion, Guitar Hero and Rock Band are here to stay." EEDAR expects the two franchises to continue to spawn for the next 10 years.Continue reading Report: 'Guitar Hero reaching its peak' (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/08/report-guitar-hero-reaching-its-peak/)
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[Mr.FoodMonster]

They really dropped the ball on World Tour. Well, maybe not, but in direct comparison to RB2, there's simply very little reason to get WT. Harmonix just knows how to do what needs to be done, they've been doing it since Frequency. And, as the news today of Viacom giving them $300 million, they hopefully won't be stopping anytime soon. Maybe (hopefully) they can come out with another smash rhythm game.

[heybtbm]

People here doubt me when I say I can predict the future. What can I say? I called it...

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1372066&postcount=3

...either that or maybe common sense rules the day yet again.

[SegaAges]

It is so tempting to throw out ghwt hate, but either way, rock band 2 rox, simply put