Despite the high profile releases of The Beatles: Rock Band, DJ Hero and new installments of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, profits from music video games have dropped to half of their 2008 highs. According to Reuters, music video games are expected to gross about $700 million in 2009, compared to the $1.4 billion companies raked in last year.
The Beatles: Rock Band was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, but Reuters reports it sold around 800,000 copies, missing the million sales mark it was expected to break in its first month in stores. Critics gave the game high marks, but the title was released in the midst of the recession, and the core Beatles audience of baby boomers aren’t known for being hard-core gamers.
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