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Submitted by Sangria 805d ago | interview

'Guitar Hero' founder excited about future

Video-games sales are down 13 percent through October, and analysts are suggesting music-rhythm games have run their course, but "Guitar Hero" founder Kai Huang is looking on the bright side.

Huang and his brother, Charles, launched the $1 billion franchise in 2005, then sold their Mountain View, Calif., company to game giant Activision in 2006.

They've since released more than a dozen versions of the game, including the new "DJ Hero," which comes with a mock turntable for scratching, mixing and sampling hip-hop, R&B and dance music.

"DJ Hero" failed to make the top 10 best-selling games when it debuted last month, according to NPD data, but Huang has been happy with the sales. (Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero 6, Guitar Hero Home Space, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero On Tour, Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: On Tour: Decades, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, Industry, Nintendo DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)

Credit url: eurogamer.net
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