Despite growth in videogame sector driven by introductions of nex...
Despite growth in videogame sector driven by introductions of next-generation systems, national rental spending in U.S. for week ended March 17 actually decreased 4% to $13 million from $13.53 million in comparable week year ago, Video Software Dealers Assn.…
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(VSDA) said Thurs. But VSDA said national rental spending in category increased 12.1% year to date to $176.8 million from $157.7 million. Top 2-renting videogames for week once again were PlayStation 2 (PS2) titles State of Emergency and Grand Theft Auto 3, both from Take-Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games, as Sony’s platform maintained its dominance. State earned additional $400,000 in week for total earnings of $2.26 million since Feb. 2, while Grand added $340,000 for total of $9.74 million since Oct. 1. Only new game in top 10 was Knockout Kings 2002 from Electronic Arts for PS2, which earned $190,000 in week for total of $420,000 to date. Only non-PS2 games in top 10 were again Sonic Adventure 2 Battle from Sega for GameCube, which held on to #6 position, and Wreckless: Yakuza Missions from Activision for Xbox, which slipped to #8 from #5 week ago.