Wrestling Stays On Top

WWF: Warzone maintains its preeminent position in Video Software Dealer's Association (VSDA) VidTrac rental charts ending the week of September 13, 1998. The bottom two titles swap positions but little else has changed. Here's the list of top titles (title, platform, weeks in release, revenues):

WWF: Warzone N64 10 $300,220WWF: Warzone PS 10 $200,110GoldenEye 007 N64 55 $193, 290Banjo-Kazooie N64 11 $173, 800Mission Impossible N64 8 $167, 620

National video rental spending for the week ended September 13, 1998 totaled US$140,710,000 - which compares with $111,860,000 for the same week a year ago. That's a whopping 25 percent increase.

Year-to-date rental stats indicate gamers have spent $5.72 billion at retailers who rent (through September 13) compared with $5.27 billion at this time a year ago.