PlayStation 2 (PS2) continued to dominate top 10 videogame rental...
PlayStation 2 (PS2) continued to dominate top 10 videogame rental chart in week ended April 7, Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) said Thurs. PS2 games again took up 9 slots in chart, with Grand Theft Auto 3 from Take-Two…
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Interactive’s Rockstar Games again holding on to #1, earning additional $300,000 in week for total earnings of $9.15 million since Oct. 1. Take-Two’s State of Emergency dropped to #3, switching places with Sega’s Virtua Fighter 4. State earned additional $240,000 for total of $3.08 million since Feb. 2, while Virtua earned $270,000 for total of $520,000 since March 2. Only non-PS2 game in top 10 was Agent Under Fire for Xbox from Electronic Arts, #7, earning $140,000 for total of $230,000 since March 2. PS2 version of latter game moved up one notch to 8th, earning $130,000 in week for total of $3.92 million since Nov. 1. After slight setbacks in recent weeks, national rental spending on videogames increased 6.1% in week to $12.8 million from $12.02 million comparable week year ago. Year to date, national rental spending on category jumped 9.1% to $213.8 million from $196 million in same period year ago.