Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | 10:46 BST
UK charts: GH5 beats Beatles: Rock Band in Battle of the Bands
Guitar Hero 5 has beaten The Beatles: Rock Band to No. 1 in the latest UK charts.
Harmonix’s effort didnt even land in the top three, only getting to four in the charts. DiRT 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum round off the top three.
Top ten is below. You can find last weeks data here.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Casual, Charts, Codemasters, EA, Hot, Music, PS2, PS3, Racing, UK, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, DiRT 2, Guitar Hero 5, harmonix, redoctane, The Beatles: Rock Band
22 comments
#1
Blerk
14/09/09, 11:12 am
Surprising! I really expected the Beatles to do better than that. Especially considering it launched two days early so they had extra time to make sales.
#2
rrod360lol
14/09/09, 11:17 am
@Blerk I think it’s different audiences. I have no interest in guitar hero/rock band but I’d love to play the beatles version. But that’ll set me back the full whack for instruments etc so I’m not buying.
Conversely, most of my GH/RB playing mates have no interest in the Beatles.
#3
Dralen
14/09/09, 11:23 am
I just bought Guitar Hero 5 myself. I was pleasantly surprised to recieve a free copy of World Tour with my purchase, which was cool because I didn’t play the last one.
#4
JonFE
14/09/09, 11:28 am
It would be rather disappointing for all parties involved if sales of Beatles: Rock Band continue to trail GH5 ones, considering how much the license must have cost…
#5
Tonka
14/09/09, 11:32 am
It’s interesting to see the sales spread over the different machines. I’m surprised to see that Colin McRae was number 1.
Truly surprised.
#6
lk
14/09/09, 2:15 pm
holy hell, in the UK no less. sadface. I worked on that game
#7
theevilaires
14/09/09, 2:16 pm
Michael Jackson SingStar would kill both of these pieces of garbage.
#8
rrod360lol
14/09/09, 2:23 pm
Would Michael Jackson SingStar have a kiddie fiddling mini-game ?
#9
Phoenixblight
14/09/09, 2:33 pm
Whats sad is GH keeps on making money even though Activision is just using the same f***ing engine.
#10
theevilaires
14/09/09, 2:49 pm
no, it would have a kick rrod360lol in the balls mini game so you would then have to change your name to bbodIcan’thavekidslol
#11
rrod360lol
14/09/09, 3:15 pm
Michael Jackson liked kids didn’t he ?
#12
Neolucifer
14/09/09, 3:34 pm
I’m not surprised . For starters i always suspected that while universally loved , the beatles are loved enough by the usual target of such games , to beat Guitar hero .
Everyone knows them , amost everyone loves them , but wich young adults and wich adolescents loves them enough to buy a game ? A lot but most likely less than guitar hero fans .
Hell GH would beat Rock band 3 if it was there instead , i guess . Despite the obvious difference in quality , actual love for music , and based on brand recognition
#13
theevilaires
14/09/09, 3:34 pm
do you like kids RROD360?
#14
Retroid
14/09/09, 3:46 pm
He couldn’t eat a whole one.
(Matron!)
#15
rrod360lol
14/09/09, 3:51 pm
Not in the way Michael Jackson did
#16
theevilaires
14/09/09, 3:59 pm
And in what way is that RROD360?
#17
rrod360lol
14/09/09, 4:00 pm
You’re a bit dim aren’t you TEA… See 14.
#18
theevilaires
14/09/09, 4:34 pm
I don’t speak euro slang. speak american slang
#19
prawntoast
14/09/09, 5:10 pm
@theevilaires Here’s some slang for you – FUCK OFF
#20
theevilaires
14/09/09, 5:15 pm
#21
Patrick Garratt
14/09/09, 6:33 pm
*smirk*
#22
Johnny Cullen
15/09/09, 12:56 am
Smirk all you want, Garratt! I’ll still prove you wrong!