Guitar Hero: On Tour Shatters DS Sales Records

by Mike Bendel on July 3, 2008 @ 10:49 am


We didn’t see this one coming! No sir. Publisher Activision today announced that sales of the recently released Guitar Hero: On Tour have exceeded 300,000 units in the first seven days since its debut on June 22, making it the company’s largest DS software launch by “more than a factor of eight.”

Further elaborating on the game’s strong retail performance, Activision said that On Tour ranks as one of the top five best-selling software launches in the company’s history. Of course, it was all thanks to that amazing pre-launch marketing clip.

Guitar Hero(R): On Tour Sets Activision North American Retail Sales Record

Activision’s Largest Nintendo DS(TM) Launch

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI – News) today announced Guitar Hero®: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS™ in the company’s history by more than a factor of eight. In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour’s performance ranks it as one of Activision’s top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company’s history.

Guitar Hero: On Tour brings the popular Guitar Hero franchise to the handheld platforms for the first time delivering a unique gaming experience and challenging handheld gamers to prove their skills on the most diverse set list of master tracks ever offered in a Guitar Hero game.

“Guitar Hero is one of the most successful entertainment properties and continues to push the boundaries of innovation with Guitar Hero: On Tour,” said Mike Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Activision Publishing, Inc. “The game’s breakthrough peripheral brings the Guitar Hero experience to the 41 million DS users in North America and Europe, where they can play anywhere, anytime.”

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Comments
PR0fessor Burnt says:

guitar hero on ds shatters the perpose of guitar hero

ur supose to have a guitar
July 4, 2008, 4:22 am
Ranelar says:

Actually, I think the purpose is to entertain a group of people at a small get together (or with good speakers the game can function as background music for large parties), and I think THAT'S where this game fails. It still looks like a lot of fun anyway. Having to yell rock out (or anything else in a loud voice) is hilarious. It's a good thing they made an alternative method of using the power-up, haha.
July 4, 2008, 5:33 am
Death_Pigeon says:

Sigh another money grubbing exercise succeeds sigh this is why publishers make substandard games because they sell........

July 4, 2008, 11:02 am
`Rage` says:

When I first saw this game... I thought it'd be so lame, espcially since it only has 4 buttons, instead of 5...

But when I actually went to play it, it was very much so addicting, and challenging, even for me, coming up from Guitar Hero 1, 2, 3, and Rock Band.

Honestly, with headphones, the sound isnt all that bad, and plugging the "Guitar Buttons" into the GBA slot, and having the grip made it quite comfortable.

I was very much so surprised..
July 5, 2008, 5:15 am
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