PS2 version of Madden NFL 2004 from Electronic Arts (EA) was #1-r...
PS2 version of Madden NFL 2004 from Electronic Arts (EA) was #1-rented videogame in U.S. again, VSDA said preliminary data for week ended Sept. 21 showed. VSDA said PS2 SKU of latest entry in EA’s hit football franchise earned…
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additional $310,000 in week for total of $1.87 million to date. EA and Namco again led publishers in top 10, each with 3 SKUs making cut. EA’s PS2 version of NCAA Football 2004 again was #3 game (additional $150,000 in week and $2.48 million total to date), while its Xbox version of Madden dropped 2 notches to #10 (additional $80,000 in week and $660,000 total). All 3 of Namco’s entries in top 10 were Soul Calibur II, with PS2 version again at #2 (additional $200,000 in week and $890,000 total); Xbox version again at #4 ($120,000 and $460,000) and GameCube version at #5 again ($110,000 and $400,000). It again was only GameCube title in top 10. PS2 again was represented by total of 6 titles in top 10 and no new games from any publisher made list. Only other non-PS2 game in top 10 again was Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic from LucasArts, which moved up one notch to #9, earning additional $80,000 in week for total $1.37 million to date, VSDA said. Rounding out top 10 were Take-Two Interactive’s Midnight Club II on PS2, moving up 3 notches to #6 ($100,000 and $6.67 million); Sega’s ESPN NFL Football 2K4 on PS2, dropping one step to #7 ($100,000 and $260,000); Atari’s Enter the Matrix on PS2, down one to #8 ($90,000 and $8.93 million since May).