Viacom's quarterly revenues were down 14 percent. When sales are down, you've gotta blame someone or something, right?
Rock Band gets the blame this time around. Profit dropped 26 percent, and they're saying that lower sales of Rock Band are at fault. Viacom calls out a "soft retail environment" for this. I don't care about the money and the success of Viacom as much as I do Destructoid Editor-in-Chief Nick Chester, who will probably cry tonight because of this.
"As the leading pure-play content company, Viacom has the right portfolio of assets and the right vision to manage through this challenging climate while we continue to position ourselves for future growth," said chief executive Summer Redstone.
Need for me to decode this? I'll make it easy: The Beatles: Rock Band is coming on September 9th.
[via GamesIndustry]
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During that time there was GH3, GH Aerosmith, and in the window of GHWT.
Me and a friend bought 2 of those.
Seriously, why is RB2 so understocked in the UK?
I've never bought a full bundle and I don't plan on ever getting one. I don't see the point when I can piecemeal a kit on my own for the same cost at my own leisure.
The Beatles rickenbacher is the first superfluous instrument I will have bought ever simply because I was holding out for it.
Overpriced, underadvertised and none of the instruments have ever been released - and Rock Band 1 didn't sell well in the UK because it was a year late and ludicrously overexpensive.
It's really no surprise retailers threw their support and orders behind Guitar Hero instead at that point, despite Rock Band being more fun to play.
I couldn't find it either..
Rock Band 1: 1 _year_ too late, expensive, lackluster Wii port, not compatible with GH instruments
Rock Band 2: _still_ not available in Europe! (for Wii)
I'm sure more people would have bought it if it was actually for sale!