Activision has revealed that in just its first week on sales in the US, Guitar Hero: On Tour for DS has sold 300,000 units, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS in the company's history by more than a factor of eight. In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour's performance ranks it as one of Activision's Top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company's history.
Guitar Hero: On Tour brings the popular Guitar Hero franchise to the handheld platforms for the first time delivering a unique gaming experience and challenging handheld gamers to prove their skills on the most diverse set list of master tracks ever offered in a Guitar Hero game.
"Guitar Hero is one of the most successful entertainment properties and continues to push the boundaries of innovation with Guitar Hero: On Tour. The game's breakthrough peripheral brings the Guitar Hero experience to the 41 million DS users in North America and Europe, where they can play anywhere, anytime."
- Mike Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Activision Publishing, Inc.
Activision posted net revenues of $2.9 billion for the fiscal year ended 31st March, 2008, but with massive successes like this, it will no doubt be in an even healthier position by 31st March, 2009.