After 2 weeks of downturns, national rental spending on videogame...
After 2 weeks of downturns, national rental spending on videogames in U.S. edged up in week ended June 16, Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) said in VidTrac report Thurs. VSDA said rental spending edged up 1.6% in week to…
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$12.2 million from $12.05 million in comparable week year ago. Rental spending on category had dropped 6.8% in week ended June 9 and 9.2% in week ended June 2, VSDA had said. Year to date, rental spending jumped 5.6% to $320.3 million from $303.4 million year ago. PlayStation 2 (PS2) games again dominated top-10 rental chart in week with 9 titles for Sony’s next-generation console system making list. Only non-PS2 game in top 10 was again Activision’s Spider-Man: The Movie for Xbox, which VSDA said earned additional $120,000 for total of $1.41 million since April 2. Version of title for PS2 held onto #1 spot with $470,000 for total of $5.25 million in same time period. Grand Theft Auto 3, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter and State of Emergency held onto #2, 3 and 4 spots, respectively. Only title in top 10 not there week earlier was No One Lives Forever from Vivendi Universal at #10.