It was the same old story in the top 10 U.S. videogame rental cha...
It was the same old story in the top 10 U.S. videogame rental chart for the week ended Feb. 1. Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week showed Need for Speed: Underground from Electronic Arts (EA) for…
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PS2 in its 11th week of availability once again the #1-rented title. EA also once again was the publisher with the most titles in the top 10, while Sony Computer Entertainment’s console again was the only platform represented in the top 10. Rentrak said Need earned an additional $243,940 in rentals in the week for a total of $4.62 million to date. EA’s other titles in the top 10 were NFL Street at #2 (up 5 in its 3rd week, earning an additional $204,983, for $371,744 to date), Madden NFL 2004 at #5 (down one in its 25th week, $137,310 and $6.4 million), Medal of Honor: Rising Sun at #8 (down 2 in its 12th week, $131,788 and $4.9 million). Activision again had 2 titles in the top 10: True Crime: Streets of L.A. at #3 (down one in its 13th week, $182,268 and $4.2 million) and Tony Hawk’s Underground at #7 (down 2 in its 14th week, $132,377 and $4.4 million). Rounding out the top 10 were games from Atari, Sony, THQ and Take-Two Interactive: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 at #4 (down one in its 9th week, $142,444 and $2.3 million), SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs at #6 (up 2 in its 13th week, $134,017 and $3.3 million), WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain at #9 (up one in its 14th week, $120,117 and $3 million), Manhunt at #10 (up 9 in its 11th week, $120,075 and $2.2 million).