National rental spending for videogames increased 6.4% to $14.6 m...
National rental spending for videogames increased 6.4% to $14.6 million in week ended March 3 from $13.75 million comparable week year ago, Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) said Thurs. Year to date, rental spending in category climbed 13.6% to…
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$148.2 million from $130.5 million in 2001. In week, top 5 renting games were identical from week earlier, with Rockstar’s State of Emergency and Grand Theft Auto 3 for PlayStation 2 (PS2) in #1 and #2 spots again, respectively. State earned additional $730,000 in week for total earnings of $1.32 million since Feb. 2. Grand Theft, meanwhile, earned additional $400,000 for $8.98 million total since Oct. 1. Although 2 games for Xbox and one for GameCube managed to make top 10 week ago, only one title for each of those next-generation consoles made top 10 this time, with Wreckless: Yakuza Missions for Xbox again at #4 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for GameCube climbing up one slot to #6. Remaining games in top 10 were all for PS2.