Guitar Hero DS Sells 300,000 in First Week, Doesn’t Look Any Less Ridiculous

Guitar Hero: On Tour has managed to move 300,000 units in what Activision calls a “record breaking performance.” Well, I guess, but the only sales record it broke was their own, outselling Spiderman and Tony Hawk’s numerous appearances on Nintendo’s handheld. It did however, shatter the record for “handheld games that make your relatives most concerned,” previously held by Phoenix Wright.

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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts

It’s been nearly a decade since the famous bear and bird duo had have a true sequel to their Nintendo 64 blockbusters Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. Now it’s time for the folks at Rare to shake up the way we look at the beloved series and put it in drive… (more…)