Have games with special controllers reached their peak?

Posted on Saturday, December 19 2009 @ 5:40 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Bright Side of News published an article about games with special controllers, like Guitar Hero and Wii Fit and the Rock Band series. You can read it over here.

I could go on and on about Guitar Hero’s Success, about how imitation is the best form of flattery with the Rock Band Series being started as a basically a clone of the Guitar Hero Series and how it sold over 13 million sales and 60 million song downloads - becoming yet another multi-billion dollar franchise. After all - we all know how that big extra game specific controller games are a license to print money. Or are they?

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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