Forbes: Rock Band a ’shameless knockoff’ of Guitar Hero
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We can only assume that Forbes lives in a world with no GuitarFreaks. In the latest issue of the business magazine, a biographical profile of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick turns controversial when it accuses Rock Band of ripping off Guitar Hero. According to the magazine, “EA also teamed with MTV to sell Rock Band, a shameless knockoff of Guitar Hero that added drums, bass and a microphone to the world of make-believe rock stars.”
Leaving aside the fact that Guitar Hero hardly represents the roots of its genre, such a brash statement feels distinctly at odds with the rest of the (pretty neutral) piece. There’s also the role of Harmonix to consider: after all, theirs was the name behind both franchises!
Gallery: Rock Band
[Via Joystiq]
Forbes: Rock Band a ’shameless knockoff’ of Guitar Hero originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nintendo making six bucks on every Wii sold
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Macquarie Securities analyst David Gibson has used Science to calculate that Nintendo makes $6 from every Wii console snapped up by the public. It’s long been known that Nintendo profits from its hardware, though how much has never been revealed.
If Gibson’s sums are accurate, that means Nintendo made almost $4.2 million of profit from North American Wii hardware during October alone. Six dollars, for the record, is what we almost earn in a whole day of blogging. That kind of money will get you one-fifth of this amazing Wii Music add-on set!
Gibson also states that Microsoft breaks even with the Xbox 360, while Sony loses cash whenever it sells a PS3. Sadly, he doesn’t say how much Sony drops, so we can’t point and laugh.
[Via MCV]
Nintendo making six bucks on every Wii sold originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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