National rental spending on videogames in U.S. in week ended Marc...
National rental spending on videogames in U.S. in week ended March 24 edged up 2.7% to $13.1 million from $12.73 million in comparable week year ago, Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) said Thurs. Year to date, rental spending in…
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category increased 11.4% to $189.8 million from $170.4 million year earlier, VSDA said. Top 2 rented games in week again were State of Emergency and Grand Theft Auto 3 for PlayStation 2 (PS2) -- both from Take- Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games. State earned additional $320,000 in week for total of $2.58 million since Feb. 2, while Grand earned $320,000 for total of $10.06 million since Oct. 1. PS2 again maintained its lead over rivals with games for Sony’s platform representing 8 of 10 top slots. While no Xbox title made its way onto list, 2 GameCube titles did -- Agent Under Fire at #6 in its first week in top 10 and Sonic Adventure 2, which dropped to #10 from #6. Only other new game in top 10 was Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter at #3, which earned $200,000 for total of $300,000 since March 2.