ChartSpot: January 2006

As more and more units of the still-rare Xbox 360 make their way into gamers' hands, the effects are being seen on the console charts. The most popular game for the console, Call of Duty 2, rocketed from 18th place on the charts in December 2005 to the top slot in January 2006, according to industry trade group NPD Funworld. The next-gen console version of the acclaimed PC game sold more than 136,000 copies during the month, taking in over $8.1 million in revenue.

But as impressive as Call of Duty 2's showing was, it wasn't that far ahead of the competition. Second-place finisher Madden NFL 06 was less than 25,000 units behind the World War II shooter and was itself nearly tied by another PlayStation 2 sports game from Electronic Arts, MVP 06 NCAA Baseball.

The fourth and fifth slots saw the top two titles on Nintendo and Sony's portables go head to head. In the end, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the PSP barely edged out Mario Kart DS. However, both handhelds had three games apiece in the top 20, with Animal Crossing: Wild World (2nd) and Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends (16th) selling more combined units than SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo (14th) and Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 (18th).

As usual, the PC charts saw the same group of popular games playing musical chairs. World of Warcraft was the month's number-one game, earning over $2.9 million with just under 65,000 units sold. That was far ahead of the top 10, which was made up of recurring PC chart guest stars The Sims 2 (2nd), Age of Empires III (3rd), Civilization IV (4th), Call of Duty 2 (5th), The Sims 2 Nightlife (6th), Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (8th), and Battlefield 2: Special Forces (10th), as well as new entrants Battlefield 2 (7th, up from 15th) and Zoo Tycoon 2 (9th, up from 13th).

ALL PLATFORMS (NON-PC)
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
18	1	Call of Duty 2	360	Activision	Nov-05	$59
1	2	Madden NFL 06	PS2	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$36
**	3	MVP 06 NCAA Baseball	PS2	Electronic Arts	Jan-06	$30
9	4	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	PSP	Take-Two Interactive	Oct-05	$48
6	5	Mario Kart DS	DS	Nintendo	Nov-05	$34
19	6	Animal Crossing: Wild World	DS	Nintendo	Dec-05	$35
3	7	Need For Speed: Most Wanted	PS2	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$46
**	8	Dead or Alive 4	360	Tecmo	Dec-05	$59
2	9	Star Wars: Battlefront II	PS2	LucasArts	Nov-05	$48
**	10	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	PS2	Take-Two Interactive	Oct-05	$22
4	11	WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006	PS2	THQ	Nov-05	$50
**	12	Gun	PS2	Activision	Nov-05	$29
**	13	25 To Life	PS2	Eidos	Jan-06	$39
**	14	SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo	PSP	Sony	Nov-05	$40
12	15	NBA Live 06	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$36
**	16	Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends	DS	Nintendo	Aug-05	$29
**	17	Madden NFL 06	360	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$58
**	18	Need For Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0	PSP	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$48
5	19	Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	PS2	Activision	Nov-05	$48
**	20	MVP 06 NCAA Baseball	Xbox	Electronic Arts	Jan-06	$30

PC
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Average Price
4	1	World of Warcraft	Vivendi Universal	$45
5	2	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	$40
1	3	Age of Empires III	Microsoft	$48
3	4	Civilization IV	Take-Two Interactive	$48
2	5	Call of Duty 2	Activision	$47
6	6	The Sims 2 Nightlife	Electronic Arts	$31
13	7	Battlefield 2	Electronic Arts	$47
7	8	Roller Coaster Tycoon 3	Atari	$28
15	9	Zoo Tycoon 2	Microsoft	$24
8	10	Battlefield 2: Special Forces	Electronic Arts	$31
10	11	Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire	Electronic Arts	$25
**	12	Guild Wars	NCsoft	$46
17	13	The Sims Complete Collection	Electronic Arts	$39
9	14	The Movies	Activision	$42
12	15	The Sims 2: University	Electronic Arts	$31
20	16	Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection	Microsoft	$25
18	17	The Sims Deluxe	Electronic Arts	$20
16	18	F.E.A.R.	Vivendi Universal	$41
**	19	Dungeon Siege 2	Microsoft	$38
**	20	Black & White 2	Electronic Arts	$33

PLAYSTATION 2
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$36
**	2	MVP 06 NCAA Baseball	Electronic Arts	Jan-06	$30
3	3	Need For Speed: Most Wanted	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$46
2	4	Star Wars: Battlefront II	LucasArts	Nov-05	$48
**	5	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Take-Two Interactive	Oct-05	$22
4	6	WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006	THQ	Nov-05	$50
**	7	Gun	Activision	Nov-05	$29
**	8	25 To Life	Eidos	Jan-06	$39
9	9	NBA Live 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$36
5	10	Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	Activision	Nov-05	$48

XBOX
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	MVP 06 NCAA Baseball	Electronic Arts	Jan-06	$30
7	2	Fable	Microsoft	Sep-04	$20
2	3	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$36
4	4	Need For Speed: Most Wanted	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$45
**	5	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Take-Two Interactive	Sep-05	$23
**	6	Halo 2	Microsoft	Nov-04	$26
1	7	Star Wars: Battlefront II	LucasArts	Nov-05	$47
3	8	Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	Activision	Nov-05	$47
**	9	Gun	Activision	Nov-05	$28
**	10	25 To Life	Eidos	Jan-06	$39

XBOX 360
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Call of Duty 2	Activision	Nov-05	$59
**	2	Dead or Alive 4	Tecmo	Dec-05	$59
2	3	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$58
3	4	Perfect Dark Zero	Microsoft	Nov-05	$49
4	5	Need For Speed: Most Wanted	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$59
5	6	Project Gotham 3	Microsoft	Nov-05	$49
7	7	Condemned: Criminal Origins	Sega	Nov-05	$60
10	8	NBA 2k6	Take-Two Interactive	Nov-05	$58
**	9	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$59
8	10	Quake 4	Activision	Nov-05	$58

GAMECUBE
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Super Mario Strikers	Nintendo	Dec-05	$50
**	2	Mario Kart: Double Dash !!	Nintendo	Nov-03	$29
1	3	Mario Party 7	Nintendo	Nov-05	$49
10	4	Super Smash Brothers Melee	Nintendo	Dec-01	$30
5	5	Super Mario Sunshine	Nintendo	Aug-02	$20
4	6	Lego Star Wars	Eidos	Oct-05	$30
**	7	Mega Man X Collection	Capcom Usa	Jan-06	$30
3	8	Shadow the Hedgehog	Sega	Nov-05	$48
**	9	Animal Crossing	Nintendo	Sep-02	$20
9	10	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Aug-05	$36

GBA
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx Duel Academy	Konami Digital Ent.	Jan-06	$30
5	2	Pokemon Emerald	Nintendo	Apr-05	$32
8	3	Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Brothers 3	Nintendo	Oct-03	$31
2	4	Donkey Kong Country 3	Nintendo	Nov-05	$29
**	5	Final Fantasy Iv Advance	Nintendo	Dec-05	$30
**	6	Lego Star Wars	Eidos	Mar-05	$27
1	7	Chronicles of Narnia	Buena Vista Games	Nov-05	$30
10	8	Madagascar: Operation Penguin	Activision	Oct-05	$20
**	9	Disney's Kim Possible 3	Buena Vista Games	Jul-05	$20
**	10	That's So Raven 2	Buena Vista Games	Jul-05	$20

DS
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Mario Kart	Nintendo	Nov-05	$34
3	2	Animal Crossing: Wild World	Nintendo	Dec-05	$35
4	3	Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends	Nintendo	Aug-05	$29
2	4	Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time	Nintendo	Dec-05	$35
6	5	Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
5	6	Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends	Nintendo	Aug-05	$30
8	7	Super Mario 64 DS	Nintendo	Nov-04	$30
9	8	Zoo Tycoon	THQ	Oct-05	$30
7	9	Sonic Rush	Sega	Nov-05	$30
10	10	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	Oct-05	$30

PSP
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	Take-Two Interactive	Oct-05	$48
3	2	SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo	Sony	Nov-05	$40
4	3	Need For Speed: Most Wanted	Electronic Arts	Nov-05	$48
2	4	Madden NFL 06	Electronic Arts	Sep-05	$47
5	5	Star Wars: Battlefront II	LucasArts	Nov-05	$47
10	6	WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006	THQ	Dec-05	$46
**	7	King Kong: Peter Jackson's	Ubisoft	Dec-05	$49
6	8	NBA Live 06	Electronic Arts	Oct-05	$50
**	9	Midway Arcade Treasure: Extended Play	Midway	Dec-05	$30
**	10	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	Dec-05	$48