Additionally, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was the #1 title in units and dollars for calendar year 2007, making it the #1 best-selling video game of all time in a single calendar year.
Since its initial release in fall 2005, the Guitar Hero franchise has sold in excess of 14 million units in North America alone, according to The NPD Group. In 10 weeks since the game's launch, consumers have already downloaded more than five million songs.
Guitar Hero is one of the biggest brands and one of the most powerful distribution platforms in all of entertainment today, said Michael Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Activision Publishing, Inc. Guitar Hero's popularity with broad audiences is a confirmation that video games have become a true mass medium.
I don't normally like articles that use NPD as a source because they often omit the fact that NPD does not track world wide sales data. I'm posting this one right now because:
a. Guitar Hero is an awesome franchise.
b. I clearly note "North America" in the title.
c. I'm sick of all the articles this past week proclaiming Halo 3 the number one game yet always omitting that they are only looking at North American sales data.
I'm still looking for the world wide data on Guitar Hero so if someone has it hand please send me a link.