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11-27-2006, 03:44 AM
Scarface chops up the console charts, beating Double Agent and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon; The Sims 2 Pets takes a bite out of WOW.
With the Wii and PlayStation 3 now in stores--if you can find one--October 2006 will go down as the last month the Xbox 360 was the sole next-generation console on the market. So it must've burned Microsoft, then, to have its highest-profile next-gen release for the month be beaten by a game for a rival's six-year-old platform.
Yes, October saw the 360 edition Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent bested by Scarface: The World Is Yours for the PlayStation 2. The enthusiasm of the game's film inspiration overcame a lukewarm critical reception, helping the game sell over a half-million units on all platforms combined. The PS2 edition sold more than 366,000 units during the month, earning it a place at the top of NPD Funworld's combined console-handheld chart. The Xbox Scarface sold over 110,000 units, enough to land it in 11th place. However, the game's little friend, the PSP spin-off Scarface: Money. Power. Respect., didn't say hello to enough gamers to make the top 20.
After second-place finisher Double Agent came the last two's month's top dog, Madden NFL 07 for the PS2. Behind it was Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for the Game Boy Advance, two slots ahead of its DS sibling, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team. Sandwiched in between was newcomer Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2), showing the venerable fighting franchise's high-flying fisticuffs remain popular.
In seventh place, the PS2 NBA Live 07 finished just ahead of newcomer FIFA Soccer 07 (PS2). Behind them, Take-Two's controversy-courting PS2 game Bully wedgied ninth place. A more genteel title, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PS2), putted its way into tenth place.
October saw the PC charts go to the dogs--literally. In its first month on the market, EA's Sims 2 Pets expansion was the best-selling PC title in the US, keeping perennial favorite World of Warcraft in the second slot. In third was another newcomer from EA--Battlefield 2142, which takes DICE's shooter series even farther into the future than Battlefield 2's semi-contemporary setting.
Sci-fi warfare was also the subject of October's fourth most popular title, debutante Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade. Four other newcomers also cracked the top 20--Microsoft's Flight Simulator X (10th), Guild Wars Nightfall (11th), Age Of Empires III: WarChiefs (15th), and Guild Wars Nightfall: Collector's Edition (16th).
ALL CONSOLES
Last Month Current Rank Title Platform Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: The World Is Yours PS2 Vivendi Oct-06 $50
** 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent 360 Ubisoft Oct-06 $59
1 3 Madden NFL 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $50
6 4 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team GBA Nintendo Sep-06 $31
** 5 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon PS2 Midway Oct-06 $40
4 6 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team DS Nintendo Sep-06 $31
11 7 NBA Live 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $40
** 8 FIFA Soccer 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 9 Bully PS2 Take-Two Interactive Oct-06 $40
** 10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 11 Scarface: The World Is Yours Xbox Vivendi Oct-06 $50
7 12 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy PS2 Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
** 13 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 360 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $59
** 14 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 360 Activision Oct-06 $58
** 15 Mario Vs Donkey Kong 2: March Of the Minis DS Nintendo Sep-06 $30
10 16 New Super Mario Brothers DS Nintendo May-06 $34
17 17 Mario Hoops 3 On 3 DS Nintendo Sep-06 $30
** 18 Naruto: Clash Of Ninja 2 GCN D3 Publisher Sep-06 $39
5 19 Madden NFL 07 360 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $50
** 20 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Xbox Midway Oct-06 $40
PC
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Average Price
** 1 The Si2 Pets Electronic Arts $27
2 2 World Of Warcraft Vivendi $22
** 3 Battlefield 2142 Electronic Arts $48
** 4 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War Dark Crusade THQ $29
** 5 Flight Simulator X Deluxe Microsoft $65
1 6 The Si2 Glamour Life Stuff Electronic Arts $19
3 7 Company Of Heroes THQ $49
5 8 Paws & Claws Pet Vet Valusoft (THQ) $13
4 9 The Si2 Electronic Arts $40
** 10 Flight Simulator X Microsoft $49
** 11 Guild Wars Nightfall NCsoft $49
11 12 Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 Activision $12
** 13 Desperate Housewives Buena Vista Games $18
6 14 Civilization IV Take-Two Interactive $39
** 15 Age Of Empires III: WarChiefs Microsoft $29
** 16 Guild Wars Nightfall: Collector's Edition NCsoft $69
7 17 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy LucasArts $27
13 18 Age Of Empires III Microsoft $48
12 19 Sim City 4 Deluxe Electronic Arts $23
10 20 The Si2 Nightlife Electronic Arts $30
PLAYSTATION 2
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: The World Is Yours Vivendi Oct-06 $50
1 2 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $45
** 3 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway Oct-06 $40
3 4 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $40
** 5 FIFA Soccer 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 6 Bully Take-Two Interactive Oct-06 $40
** 7 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
2 8 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
** 9 Justice League Heroes Warner Interactive Oct-06 $39
7 10 Guitar Hero Bundle Activision Nov-05 $69
XBOX
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: The World Is Yours Vivendi Oct-06 $50
** 2 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway Oct-06 $40
1 3 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $45
** 4 FIFA Soccer 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
2 5 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
4 6 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $40
** 7 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 8 Destroy All Humans! 2 THQ Oct-06 $39
3 9 Halo 2 Microsoft Nov-04 $29
** 10 Justice League Heroes Warner Interactive Oct-06 $40
XBOX 360
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent Ubisoft Oct-06 $59
** 2 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $59
** 3 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Activision Oct-06 $58
2 4 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $58
6 5 NBA 2K7 Take-Two Interactive Sep-06 $59
1 6 Saints Row THQ Aug-06 $58
** 7 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent Limited Edition Ubisoft Oct-06 $70
5 8 Dead Rising Capcom Usa Aug-06 $55
8 9 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $58
3 10 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $48
GAMECUBE
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
4 1 Naruto: Clash Of Ninja 2 D3 Publisher Sep-06 $39
1 2 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
3 3 Lego Star Wars Eidos Interactive Oct-05 $20
2 4 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $39
** 5 Avatar: The Last Airbender THQ Oct-06 $38
6 6 Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Nintendo Oct-04 $20
** 7 Super Mario Strikers Nintendo Dec-05 $31
8 8 Mario Kart: Double Dash !! Nintendo Nov-03 $29
** 9 Open Season Ubisoft Sep-06 $29
7 10 Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo Dec-01 $29
GBA
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
1 1 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Nintendo Sep-06 $31
** 2 Pokemon FireRed Nintendo Sep-04 $20
** 3 Pokemon LeafGreen Nintendo Sep-04 $20
4 4 Pokemon Emerald Nintendo Apr-05 $34
3 5 Super Mario Advance Nintendo Jun-01 $19
** 6 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Nintendo Feb-02 $21
2 7 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $30
** 8 Mario Kart: Circuit Nintendo Aug-01 $21
** 9 Over the Hedge Activision May-06 $23
5 10 Cars THQ Jun-06 $29
DS
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
1 1 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Nintendo Sep-06 $31
** 2 Mario Vs Donkey Kong 2: March Of the Minis Nintendo Sep-06 $30
3 3 New Super Mario Brothers Nintendo May-06 $34
4 4 Mario Hoops 3 On 3 Nintendo Sep-06 $30
** 5 Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends Nintendo Oct-06 $27
8 6 Mario Kart Nintendo Nov-05 $34
7 7 Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day Nintendo Apr-06 $19
6 8 Big Brain Academy Nintendo Jun-06 $19
** 9 Over the Hedge Activision May-06 $22
** 10 Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo Dec-05 $34
PSP
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. Vivendi Oct-06 $40
1 2 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $39
2 3 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
** 4 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $39
3 5 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Take-Two Interactive Jun-05 $20
4 6 Star Wars: Battlefront II Lucasarts Nov-05 $20
** 7 Need For Speed: Most Wanted Electronic Arts Nov-05 $22
** 8 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $39
7 9 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Take-Two Interactive Oct-05 $39
8 10 NCAAFootball 07 Electronic Arts Jul-06 $39
source (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6161710.html)
With the Wii and PlayStation 3 now in stores--if you can find one--October 2006 will go down as the last month the Xbox 360 was the sole next-generation console on the market. So it must've burned Microsoft, then, to have its highest-profile next-gen release for the month be beaten by a game for a rival's six-year-old platform.
Yes, October saw the 360 edition Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent bested by Scarface: The World Is Yours for the PlayStation 2. The enthusiasm of the game's film inspiration overcame a lukewarm critical reception, helping the game sell over a half-million units on all platforms combined. The PS2 edition sold more than 366,000 units during the month, earning it a place at the top of NPD Funworld's combined console-handheld chart. The Xbox Scarface sold over 110,000 units, enough to land it in 11th place. However, the game's little friend, the PSP spin-off Scarface: Money. Power. Respect., didn't say hello to enough gamers to make the top 20.
After second-place finisher Double Agent came the last two's month's top dog, Madden NFL 07 for the PS2. Behind it was Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for the Game Boy Advance, two slots ahead of its DS sibling, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team. Sandwiched in between was newcomer Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2), showing the venerable fighting franchise's high-flying fisticuffs remain popular.
In seventh place, the PS2 NBA Live 07 finished just ahead of newcomer FIFA Soccer 07 (PS2). Behind them, Take-Two's controversy-courting PS2 game Bully wedgied ninth place. A more genteel title, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PS2), putted its way into tenth place.
October saw the PC charts go to the dogs--literally. In its first month on the market, EA's Sims 2 Pets expansion was the best-selling PC title in the US, keeping perennial favorite World of Warcraft in the second slot. In third was another newcomer from EA--Battlefield 2142, which takes DICE's shooter series even farther into the future than Battlefield 2's semi-contemporary setting.
Sci-fi warfare was also the subject of October's fourth most popular title, debutante Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade. Four other newcomers also cracked the top 20--Microsoft's Flight Simulator X (10th), Guild Wars Nightfall (11th), Age Of Empires III: WarChiefs (15th), and Guild Wars Nightfall: Collector's Edition (16th).
ALL CONSOLES
Last Month Current Rank Title Platform Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: The World Is Yours PS2 Vivendi Oct-06 $50
** 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent 360 Ubisoft Oct-06 $59
1 3 Madden NFL 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $50
6 4 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team GBA Nintendo Sep-06 $31
** 5 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon PS2 Midway Oct-06 $40
4 6 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team DS Nintendo Sep-06 $31
11 7 NBA Live 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $40
** 8 FIFA Soccer 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 9 Bully PS2 Take-Two Interactive Oct-06 $40
** 10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 PS2 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 11 Scarface: The World Is Yours Xbox Vivendi Oct-06 $50
7 12 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy PS2 Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
** 13 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 360 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $59
** 14 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 360 Activision Oct-06 $58
** 15 Mario Vs Donkey Kong 2: March Of the Minis DS Nintendo Sep-06 $30
10 16 New Super Mario Brothers DS Nintendo May-06 $34
17 17 Mario Hoops 3 On 3 DS Nintendo Sep-06 $30
** 18 Naruto: Clash Of Ninja 2 GCN D3 Publisher Sep-06 $39
5 19 Madden NFL 07 360 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $50
** 20 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Xbox Midway Oct-06 $40
PC
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Average Price
** 1 The Si2 Pets Electronic Arts $27
2 2 World Of Warcraft Vivendi $22
** 3 Battlefield 2142 Electronic Arts $48
** 4 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War Dark Crusade THQ $29
** 5 Flight Simulator X Deluxe Microsoft $65
1 6 The Si2 Glamour Life Stuff Electronic Arts $19
3 7 Company Of Heroes THQ $49
5 8 Paws & Claws Pet Vet Valusoft (THQ) $13
4 9 The Si2 Electronic Arts $40
** 10 Flight Simulator X Microsoft $49
** 11 Guild Wars Nightfall NCsoft $49
11 12 Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 Activision $12
** 13 Desperate Housewives Buena Vista Games $18
6 14 Civilization IV Take-Two Interactive $39
** 15 Age Of Empires III: WarChiefs Microsoft $29
** 16 Guild Wars Nightfall: Collector's Edition NCsoft $69
7 17 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy LucasArts $27
13 18 Age Of Empires III Microsoft $48
12 19 Sim City 4 Deluxe Electronic Arts $23
10 20 The Si2 Nightlife Electronic Arts $30
PLAYSTATION 2
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: The World Is Yours Vivendi Oct-06 $50
1 2 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $45
** 3 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway Oct-06 $40
3 4 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $40
** 5 FIFA Soccer 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 6 Bully Take-Two Interactive Oct-06 $40
** 7 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
2 8 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
** 9 Justice League Heroes Warner Interactive Oct-06 $39
7 10 Guitar Hero Bundle Activision Nov-05 $69
XBOX
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: The World Is Yours Vivendi Oct-06 $50
** 2 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway Oct-06 $40
1 3 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $45
** 4 FIFA Soccer 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
2 5 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
4 6 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $40
** 7 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $40
** 8 Destroy All Humans! 2 THQ Oct-06 $39
3 9 Halo 2 Microsoft Nov-04 $29
** 10 Justice League Heroes Warner Interactive Oct-06 $40
XBOX 360
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent Ubisoft Oct-06 $59
** 2 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $59
** 3 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Activision Oct-06 $58
2 4 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $58
6 5 NBA 2K7 Take-Two Interactive Sep-06 $59
1 6 Saints Row THQ Aug-06 $58
** 7 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent Limited Edition Ubisoft Oct-06 $70
5 8 Dead Rising Capcom Usa Aug-06 $55
8 9 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $58
3 10 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $48
GAMECUBE
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
4 1 Naruto: Clash Of Ninja 2 D3 Publisher Sep-06 $39
1 2 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
3 3 Lego Star Wars Eidos Interactive Oct-05 $20
2 4 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $39
** 5 Avatar: The Last Airbender THQ Oct-06 $38
6 6 Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Nintendo Oct-04 $20
** 7 Super Mario Strikers Nintendo Dec-05 $31
8 8 Mario Kart: Double Dash !! Nintendo Nov-03 $29
** 9 Open Season Ubisoft Sep-06 $29
7 10 Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo Dec-01 $29
GBA
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
1 1 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Nintendo Sep-06 $31
** 2 Pokemon FireRed Nintendo Sep-04 $20
** 3 Pokemon LeafGreen Nintendo Sep-04 $20
4 4 Pokemon Emerald Nintendo Apr-05 $34
3 5 Super Mario Advance Nintendo Jun-01 $19
** 6 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Nintendo Feb-02 $21
2 7 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $30
** 8 Mario Kart: Circuit Nintendo Aug-01 $21
** 9 Over the Hedge Activision May-06 $23
5 10 Cars THQ Jun-06 $29
DS
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
1 1 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Nintendo Sep-06 $31
** 2 Mario Vs Donkey Kong 2: March Of the Minis Nintendo Sep-06 $30
3 3 New Super Mario Brothers Nintendo May-06 $34
4 4 Mario Hoops 3 On 3 Nintendo Sep-06 $30
** 5 Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends Nintendo Oct-06 $27
8 6 Mario Kart Nintendo Nov-05 $34
7 7 Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day Nintendo Apr-06 $19
6 8 Big Brain Academy Nintendo Jun-06 $19
** 9 Over the Hedge Activision May-06 $22
** 10 Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo Dec-05 $34
PSP
Last Month Current Rank Title Publisher Release Date Average Price
** 1 Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. Vivendi Oct-06 $40
1 2 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Aug-06 $39
2 3 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lucasarts Sep-06 $39
** 4 NBA Live 07 Electronic Arts Sep-06 $39
3 5 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Take-Two Interactive Jun-05 $20
4 6 Star Wars: Battlefront II Lucasarts Nov-05 $20
** 7 Need For Speed: Most Wanted Electronic Arts Nov-05 $22
** 8 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Electronic Arts Oct-06 $39
7 9 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Take-Two Interactive Oct-05 $39
8 10 NCAAFootball 07 Electronic Arts Jul-06 $39
source (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6161710.html)