The Beatles: Rock Band was released on September 9, 2009 amidst much anticipation. Recently we reported that the Abbey Road album had been released as DLC for the game. Now Apple Corps, MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that The Beatles: Rock Band debuted as the top selling music video game in September in the United States. For the month of September, the game was the second best selling title across all genres, considering revenue.
“We’ve heard countless stories about how The Beatles: Rock Band has inspired and brought friends, families and even complete strangers together,” said Scott Guthrie, EVP and President, MTV Games. “The overwhelmingly positive reaction by music fans, hardcore gamers, critics, retailers, young and old alike, has been extremely gratifying. The game was a labor of love for the teams at Apple Corps, MTV Games and Harmonix and seeing it resonate across generations the world over is truly priceless.”
Additionally, there have been more than 100,000 downloads for the track ‘All You Need Is Love’ in September, the proceeds of which are to go towards the Doctors Without Borders cause. The charity track was released for a limited time on Xbox Live.