ChartSpot: September 2005

September may be the traditional end of summer, but it was prime time for Electronic Arts. Of the 10 best-selling console games in the country, six bore the label of the mammoth publisher. The PlayStation 2 version of Madden NFL 06 continued its run in the top slot, while the Xbox edition of the game slipped from second to fourth place.

The number two game of the month was the debut of another EA Sports title, NBA Live 06 for the PS2. (The Xbox version landed at number 11.) Two other EA Sports premieres, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (PS2) and NASCAR 06: Total Team Control (PS2), landed at sixth and seventh, respectively.

Two other sports games became only the second and third GameCube titles to crack the top 20 console games since Resident Evil 4 back in February.(The first was Madden NFL 06 in August.) Mario Superstar Baseball scored the number three slot, an impressive debut by any standard. Not far behind was eighth-place finisher WWE Day of Reckoning 2, THQ and Yuke's latest wrestling game released exclusively for the Cube.

September also saw a shake-up at the top of the PC charts...sort of. Battlefield 2 was replaced by another EA game: The Sims 2 Nightlife. But while the majority of the top games were the usual suspects (World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Sims 2, and more), there were several new entrants. Two EverQuest entries, EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (ninth) and EverQuest II: Desert of Flames (11th), made decent debuts, sandwiching fellow freshman Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Winter Assault, which landed in 10th.

All Consoles
Last Month	Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Madden NFL 06	PS2	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$48
**	2	NBA Live 06	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	3	Mario Superstar Baseball	GC	Nintendo	Sep-05	$50
2	4	Madden NFL 06	Xbox	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$48
**	5	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown	Xbox	Ubisoft	Sep-05	$49
**	6	NASCAR 06: Total Team Control	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	7	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	8	WWE Day of Reckoning 2	GC	THQ	Sep-05	$50
12	9	Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends	DS	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
**	10	Burnout Revenge	Xbox	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$50
**	11	NBA Live 06	Xbox	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	12	Madden NFL 06	PSP	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
9	13	Nintendogs: Labrador Retriever & Friends	DS	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
**	14	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	PS2	Activision	Sep-05	$50
**	15	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Xbox	Activision	Sep-05	$50
5	16	Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends	DS	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
3	17	NCAA Football 06	PS2	Electronic Arts	Jul-05	$50
**	18	Burnout Revenge	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$50
6	19	Pokemon Emerald	GBA	Nintendo	Apr-05	$35
8	20	Star Wars: Battlefront	PS2	LucasArts	Sep-04	$20

PC
Current Rank	Last Month	Title	Publisher	Average Price
1	**	The Sims 2 Nightlife	Electronic Arts	$34
2	2	World of Warcraft	Vivendi Universal	$48
3	3	Roller Coaster Tycoon 3	Atari	$26
4	1	Battlefield 2	Electronic Arts	$47
5	4	Guild Wars	Ncsoft	$48
6	5	Dungeon Siege II	Microsoft	$47
7	8	The Sims Deluxe	Electronic Arts	$18
8	6	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	$48
9	**	EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow	Sony Online Ent.	$29
10	**	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Winter Assault	THQ	$29
11	**	EverQuest II: Desert of Flames	Sony Online Ent.	$29
12	7	The Sims 2 University	Electronic Arts	$34
13	13	Mall Tycoon	Activision	$16
14	**	Fable: The Lost Chapters	Microsoft	$48
15	9	Half-Life 2	Vivendi Universal	$43
16	11	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	$38
17	12	Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection	Microsoft	$25
18	20	Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2	Activision	$19
19	**	Sim City 4 Deluxe	Electronic Arts	$29
20	14	Warcraft III Battle Chest	Vivendi Universal	$39

PlayStation 2
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$48
**	2	NBA Live 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	3	NASCAR 06: Total Team Control	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	4	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	5	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Activision	Sep-05	$50
2	6	NCAA Football 06	Electronic Arts	Jul-05	$50
**	7	Burnout Revenge	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$50
3	8	Star Wars: Battlefront	LucasArts	Sep-04	$20
**	9	Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction	Vivendi Universal	Aug-05	$49
**	10	Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks	Midway	Sep-05	$50

Xbox
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$48
**	2	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown	Ubisoft	Sep-05	$49
**	3	Burnout Revenge	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$50
**	4	NBA Live 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	5	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Activision	Sep-05	$50
**	6	Ninja Gaiden	Tecmo	Mar-04	$30
**	7	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	8	NASCAR 06: Total Team Control	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
10	9	Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction	Vivendi Universal	Aug-05	$49
**	10	Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks	Midway	Sep-05	$50

GameCube
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Mario Superstar Baseball	Nintendo	Sep-05	$50
**	2	WWE Day of Reckoning 2	THQ	Sep-05	$50
7	3	Sonic Gems Collection	Sega	Aug-05	$27
1	4	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$48
4	5	Super Mario Sunshine	Nintendo	Aug-02	$19
5	6	Pokemon Colosseum	Nintendo	Mar-04	$19
3	7	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Nintendo	Dec-01	$30
10	8	Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	Mar-03	$18
**	9	Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction	Vivendi Universal	Aug-05	$49
**	10	Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness	Nintendo	Sep-05	$50

GBA
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Pokemon Emerald	Nintendo	Apr-05	$35
3	2	Lego Star Wars	Eidos Interactive	Mar-05	$30
2	3	Dragonball GT: transformation	Atari	Aug-05	$30
6	4	Disney Princess	THQ	Mar-03	$15
**	5	Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo	Oct-03	$30
8	6	Madagascar	Activision	May-05	$29
4	7	Disney's Kim Possible 3	Buena Vista Games	Jul-05	$30
**	8	Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy	THQ	Sep-05	$29
10	9	That's So Raven 2	Buena Vista Games	Jul-05	$30
**	10	Simpsons: Road Rage	THQ	Jun-03	$15

DS
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
3	1	Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
2	2	Nintendogs: Labrador Retriever & Friends	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
1	3	Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
4	4	Advance Wars : Dual Strike	Nintendo	Aug-05	$35
**	5	Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare troubadour	Konami	Sep-05	$35
6	6	Super Mario 64 DS	Nintendo	Nov-04	$30
5	7	Kirby: Canvas Curse	Nintendo	Jun-05	$35
7	8	WarioWare: Touched!	Nintendo	Feb-05	$35
**	9	Lunar Dragon Song	Ubisoft	Sep-05	$39
**	10	Ultimate Spider-Man	Activision	Sep-05	$36

PSP
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$49
**	2	Burnout Legends	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$50
**	3	Namco Museum Battle Collection	Namco	Aug-05	$40
1	4	Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition	Take 2 Interactive	Jun-05	$50
2	5	Coded Arms	Konami	Jul-05	$40
3	6	Death Jr.	Konami	Aug-05	$40
**	7	World Series of Poker	Activision	Sep-05	$40
**	8	MediEvil Resurrection	Sony	Sep-05	$40
4	9	Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade	Sony Online Ent.	Mar-05	$40
5	10	Need For Speed: Underground Rivals	Electronic Arts	Mar-05	$49