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Bestbuy.com best sellers: October 1-7

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Oct 13, 2006 12:02 pm PT

Football replaces football atop the charts as FIFA takes field; soccer sim takes two slots, Madden holds tight with three.

The international version of football ran all over the American version last week, when the almighty Madden was ousted from the top spot of Bestbuy.com's console sales chart by another EA sports title, FIFA 07.

Electronic Arts' latest iteration of its prolific FIFA franchise debuted last week, with the PlayStation 2 version locking up the number one spot and the Xbox version sliding into sixth on Bestbuy.com's sales charts. The game was also released on the GameCube, DS, and PC. Xbox 360 and PlayStation Portable versions will be released later this month.

Second place went to the bullet-heavy Grand Theft Auto imitator in Saints Row for the Xbox 360. The well-reviewed game from THQ was released in late August.

EA Sports continued its chart domination, with three versions of Madden NFL 07 and one version of NBA Live 07 joining FIFA 07 in the top 10. Madden took third (Xbox 360), fourth (PS2), and eighth (PSP), while NBA Live 07 for the PS2 dribbled into seventh.

2K Sports' NBA 2K7 for the Xbox 360, which was the third-best seller the previous week, hung on the rim of the top 10, landing in 10th. Rounding out the list was Activision's World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions in fifth and New Super Mario Bros. for the DS ninth.

50 Comments

  • Ghimo

    Posted Oct 18, 2006 9:22 pm PT

    If EA is satisfying the needs of gamers as evidenced by the top 10 list, why is that worrisome? Apparently, gamers want their sports games and EA and Take Two are more than happy to oblige. On another note, it seems gamers really want their poker as well...never thought I'd see World Series of Poker break the Top 10 at number 6.

  • maxibhoy

    Posted Oct 16, 2006 10:43 pm PT

    It's actually kind of worrying how much EA dominate that list. It's only going to increase when Battlefield 2142 comes out in stores.

  • Mr_Bodywave

    Posted Oct 16, 2006 6:08 am PT

    Wow--if you look at the installed base of PS2 vs xbox360, it is AMAZING to me that Madden on Xbox360 sold more than for PS2.

  • Formula_50

    Posted Oct 16, 2006 12:25 am PT

    THQ and Volition may not mind, but I find it very irritating. It has become a broken record to call Saints Row a clone of GTA. The sales prove that this game has legs.

  • ov3rdance

    Posted Oct 15, 2006 9:58 am PT

    the real football game is #1 haha. John Madden is not football it's a handball

  • ultimate_zero

    Posted Oct 14, 2006 5:07 pm PT

    EA games are doing it big, 2K Games just need to step up a little bit.

  • silverfoxfoxfox

    Posted Oct 14, 2006 4:38 pm PT

    nba 2k7 is sweet and so is fifa and the new madden isnt bad either

  • _Sam_

    Posted Oct 14, 2006 4:12 pm PT

    sports games are really dominating

  • Smow117

    Posted Oct 14, 2006 12:55 pm PT

    Wow, I still can not believe the New Super Mario Bros. is STILL up there. Props for Nintendo on that game!

  • godovivel

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 11:54 pm PT

    thank you Mkeegs79 for chart

  • Mkeegs79

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 9:22 pm PT

    ryokinshin6x3

    Deals? Games cost the same everywhere. There isnt really any deals. I go to Best Buy often. Its not accurate at all if you considered the overall sale of games nationwide in GameStop, Babbages, Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, and every other place.

  • ryokinshin6x3

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 8:43 pm PT

    loads of ppl do go to bestbuy though because they constantly hav deals on games, might not be perfectly accurate, bu toh well

  • TryMe01

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 8:29 pm PT

    the bestbuy charts is not the best, as they are not the only store to sell games... but 1 DS game, oh c'mon!

  • hemakm3

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 8:02 pm PT

    Lots of sports

  • Mkeegs79

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 6:41 pm PT

    The OVERALL top ten nation wide

    Madden NFL 07 (PS2) Electronic Arts
    Saints Row (Xbox 360) THQ
    LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PS2) LucasArts
    Madden NFL 07 (Xbox 360) Electronic Arts
    LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (GameCube) LucasArts
    Madden NFL 07 (Xbox) Electronic Arts
    NBA Live 07 (PS2) Electronic Arts
    LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Xbox 360) LucasArts
    LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Xbox) LucasArts
    Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition (PS2) Electronic Arts

    Who would go by just BestBuy? What about GameStop???

  • WolfSkill5544

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 4:29 pm PT

    I honestly don't like buying games from Best Buy, they don't have that many choices or best specials like Fry's Electronics does, or Outpost.com. But I'm impress that FIFA 07 was number one.

  • RahKayne

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    wtf 07 this 07 that, anywayz I'm quite surprised FIFA got 1st place.

  • xfan-atic

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 3:36 pm PT

    Great that the XBox 360 is doing well, even with such weak releases september has showed. But when GoW come, and CoD3, and Splinter Cell DA, holiday season will rock the 360!!!!

  • Nintendus

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 3:30 pm PT

    "Wow ... only 1 DS game in top 10 ... but this will change when Pokemon is released!! "

    That's a long time from now, but you are right.

  • Sydwynder

    Posted Oct 13, 2006 3:28 pm PT

    Man I wish I could afford a freakin DS.....................

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