Activision announced that Guitar Hero 3 has amassed $115 million in it’s first week of release. This isn’t very surprising due to the predecessor’s popularity, plus GH3 (subtitle: Legends of Rock) also boasts a cast of some pretty cool Rock/Metal bands such as The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Disturbed, Slipknot and a lot more.
After finishing the game on Easy mode (dexterity is lacking), I was presented with a heavy, ultra-fast power metal song by a band called Dragonforce. The song was kind of cheesy, but it grew on me so I decided to check it out on iTunes on my iPhone.
As I was browsing through the Top Rock Songs, I was immediately surprised by the fact that a few of the songs that I had just played in GH3 were on the lists.
Top Rock Songs
12. DragonForce - Through Fire and Flame
16. Metallica - One
17. Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
Sure, it’s possible that Metallica and The Stones were already on there. But Dragonforce? Seems unlikely.
So, even more interesting than Guitar Hero 3’s success is the tangential effect that the song must be having on all/many of the songs that are present in the game. I’d wager that a lot of the GH3 bands are raking in a nice little boost of $$$ as a result of people hopping on iTunes and buying their songs (in addition to whatever royalties are in their deal with Activision).
