Thanks to Guitar Hero III, Activision ranked top publisher for October, according to NPD

Posted Nov 19, 2007 at 12:04PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Magazines, News Tags: Activision

Despite being released only within the last week of October, Guitar Hero III shot up to the top of the charts. Because of its monumental success, Activision was ranked as the leading publisher by the data provided by the NPD group for the month of October.

Even though Halo 3 still claimed first place on the NPD charts, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC) still dominated, having three of the five consoles it was released in claiming the next three spots after first place.

The release of the game caused Activision's market share to jump 28.7% and according to analysts, the rise helped give the October sales a solid standing even though other titles didn't perform as well as expected.

Buy: [Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (PS3)]
Buy: [Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Wii)]

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