DJ Hero Highest-Grossing New IP of '09, Says Activision

[brunothepig]

First off, bullshit. Also, can we really call D.J Hero an IP? It's just a new controller. Was Rock Band an IP? New name. You have drums. You have a mic, which was actually stolen from singstar. Same thing, no?

That's like saying Borderlands isn't a new IP because you shoot things. Derivative though it may be, DJ Hero is, in fact, new IP because there hasn't been a DJ Hero game previously. "New IP" does not mean innovative, it simply means it's not a sequel or spinoff (i.e., Viva Pinata Party Animals wouldn't be new IP, as it's just part of the Viva Pinata family).

So Rock Band is a new IP? There's no Rock Band titles before it. I see what you're saying, but there really should be a name for these halfway things...

 

[laserwulf]

I'm actually surprised they set up demos of it in best buy for DJ Hero. Everyone I know tried it and hated it, and plenty of random people look at it and laugh.

Part of the problem was that the Best Buy drones did not adjust the game for lag on the TVs (at least at the two stores I tried it at). There was a good half-second delay; I listened to the music to get down the timing, but a more casual players would try it, suck at it, and not give it a second glance. Not exactly the best advertising.