Guitar Hero - I Don't Get It

Guitar Hero is a major hit here in the US and I just don’t get it…

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The 3rd game in the series was just lunched a few days ago and is being heavily promoted and seems to sell like crazy…
You can even buy custom painted guitar controllers on eBay auction…

What’s so fun about playing in-tune using a 5 buttons controller shaped like a guitar?
Get a real Gibson and learn to play…

Just reminds me how much I miss my Fender back home…