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Guitar Hero vs Rock Band - Who's winning the marketing war?
62 days ago | by: john master lee
A recent stop to Toys R Us to take advantage of their oh so tasty Buy 2 Games Get 1 Free promo going on this week. That's where I took this pic.

To say that the battle between Guitar Hero and Rock Band this month was intense was an understatement. We'll soon see NPD numbers for September which will validate who at least was stronger out the gate.

Activision threw out the first volley and said that Guitar Hero was crushing The Beatles: Rock Band in sales at least by 4 to 1. Then just this week a couple of analysts, including Michael Patcher, forecasted that Rock Band actually outsold Guitar Hero.

I found it hard to believe that The Beatles: Rock Band could outsell Guitar Hero. After all, although The Beatles are considered THE best group of all time, it is still ONLY one group.

So here I was thinking that Guitar Hero would be dominant... until I was in Toys R Us!
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R3DD - 61 days 14 hours ago
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1 - idc whos winning............
Cuz i have rockband 1 and 2, guitar hero world tour and metallica. I dont plan on gettin the beatles cuz im one of the few in the world that doesnt like them, i can care less for them. thats just me. I love these music games so i have the best of both worlds.
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BaseballFan15 - 61 days 13 hours ago
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I buy Rock Band games because they always have a better set list.
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BenCrazy424 - 60 days 22 hours ago
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They both are great games. I prefer GH over Rock Band because GH seems to be a bit harder. Playing expert on Rock Band can get boring but that is my opinion.
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xboxlover - 60 days 17 hours ago
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4 - I normally would go with RB but...
1 band(that I only like some songs) compared to 83 bands and RUSH, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan etc, it's GH5 4 me
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paul0388 - 58 days 23 hours ago
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I've always hated guitar heroes. The drums never feel right, and according to my friend, neither does the guitar. The calibration is always funky and the animations haven't matured since guitar hero 3. They're still awkward looking guys making weird movements.

Harmonix just has an uncanny attention to detail. So what if they're not harder, I'd rather play the song how it is, not how the maker of the game wants it to be. It could be the best set list in the world but with Guitar Hero doing it, the song is usually just ruined. (their track list has a few gems but it mostly populated by unknown garbage songs)

Not only that, but Guitar Heroes customer service is terrible. Is it really that much of a hurtle to be able to transfer songs from one disc to another like Rock Band does it? Or how about the half dozen guitar heroes released every year... It just gets old. I'd rather have one game a year with tons of sweet DLC so then, you could just pick what songs you want instead of overpaying for a playlist that's 50% trash.

And I'm aware that Beatles Rock Band doesn't let you transfer songs. But it's The Beatles and the game was custom made for The Beatles, therefore the songs only belong in the Beatles game.

Rock Band FTW.
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