Guitar Hero III sold a whopping 1.4 million copies across all formats in the six days following its October 28th release.

Halo 3 may be sitting at the top of the all formats chart in America, but Guitar Hero III beat it hands down when you add up all the various incarnations over various formats.

October proved to be a great month for Xbox 360 software, with Guitar Hero III on the console selling in larger numbers than on any other format.

According to NPD’s newly released figures, the top ten games for October were:

1. Halo 3 (Microsoft, 360) 433,800
2. Guitar Hero III w/Guitar (Activision, 360) 383,200
3. Guitar Hero III w/Guitar (Activision, Wii) 286,300
4. Guitar Hero III w/Guitar (Activision, PS2) 271,100
5. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo, DS) 262,800
6. Wii Play w/ Remote (Nintendo, Wii) 239,700
7. The Orange Box (Electronic Arts, 360) 238,400
8. Guitar Hero III (Activision, PS2) 231,700
9. FIFA Soccer 08 (Electronic Arts, PS2) 129,700
10. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo, DS) 116,900

I love the fact that the PS2 version of the game is actually the biggest seller of the lot, as if you take the versions bundled with guitars and on their own, it adds up to over 500,000 copies being shipped. Despite attempts at getting people to move up to the next generation, it’s still a 7 year old console which provides the biggest pay day for Activision.

NPD analyst Anita Frazier said:

“Guitar Hero has certainly established itself among the elite video games properties. Very few games sell in excess of 1 million units in their first month in market, but Guitar Hero III did easily with combined sales of 1.4 million units in only 6 days. Since it has broad appeal, it’s also the type of game that should continue to do very well throughout the holidays.”

There’s no doubt about it, Guitar Hero is a phenomenon, and it seems to transcend formats and even generations. If you are one of the few yet to sample it’s strumming delights, I urge you to get on and do so now.

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Entry was posted on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 at 10:39 pm under Uncategorized.

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