The PS2 version of Need for Speed: Underground from Electronic A...
The PS2 version of Need for Speed: Underground from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the #1-rented videogame in the U.S., Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Jan. 11 showed Thurs. Rentrak said the title, in…
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its 8th week of availability, earned an additional $406,267 in the week, increasing its total rental earnings to date to $3.95 million. EA again had the most games in the top 10, this time with 4 -- all for PS2. The others were Medal of Honor: Rising Sun at #3 (up 1 in its 9th week, earning an additional $222,322 in the week for total rental earnings of $4.55 million), The Sims: Bustin’ Out at #8 (up 2 in its 4th week, $178,927 and $983,017), Madden NFL 2004 at #9 again in its 22nd week ($172,323 and $5.95 million). PS2 again dominated the top 10. Only one game wasn’t for Sony Computer Entertainment’s console: Nintendo’s Mario Kart: Double Dash for GameCube at #10 (up 3 in its 8th week, $147,892 and $1.54 million). Faring best among the other publishers again was Activision. Its True Crime: Streets of L.A. again was #2 in its 10th week ($264,603 and $3.65 million). Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Underground dropped one position to #4 in its 11th week ($199,050 and $4.04 million). Rounding out the top 10 were Atari’s Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 at #5 (up 1 in its 6th week, $197,723 and $1.81 million), Take-Two Interactive’s Manhunt at #6 (up 1 in its 8th week, $190,535 and $1.97 million), Sony’s SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs at #7 (down 2 in its 10th week, $190,516 and $2.91 million).