ChartSpot: October 2004

When NPD released the October charts to the public, it came as little or no surprise that the top game was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Even though it wasn't released until October 26, Take-Two's gangsta adventure was one of the most preordered games of the year, and remains atop the best-seller charts today.

However, San Andreas wasn't the only sequel making a splash last month. ESPN NBA 2K5, Mortal Kombat: Deception, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door all debuted in the top 10 console titles, with NBA Live 2005 not far behind at number 12. On the flip side, Pokemon FireRed fell 10 points from the top slot, followed by Fable, which slid from 2nd to 15th.

During the month before Half-Life 2's long-awaited release, The Sims 2 ruled the PC charts. The regular version of the game got the gold for the second month in a row, while the Special Edition took home the bronze. Sandwiched between the two in second place was the month's biggest-selling newcomer, Star Wars Galaxies: Jump To Lightspeed. The PC edition of Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude debuted surprisingly strong at number seven, even though its PlayStation 2 and Xbox cousins didn't crack their individual console top 10 best-seller lists.

ALL CONSOLES
Last Month	Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	PS2	Take-Two	Oct'04	$49
8	2	NBA Live 2005	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$39
**	3	Mortal Kombat: Deception	PS2	Midway	Oct'04	$51
**	4	ESPN NBA 2K5	PS2	Take-Two	Sep'04	$19
**	5	Tony Hawk's Underground 2	PS2	Activision	Oct'04	$47
**	6	Mortal Kombat: Deception	Xbox	Midway	Oct'04	$52
**	7	ESPN NBA 2K5	Xbox	Take-Two	Sep'04	$19
**	8	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	GC	Nintendo	Oct'04	$47
4	9	Madden NFL 2005	PS2	Electronic Arts	Aug'04	$44
**	10	X-Men: Legends	PS2	Activision	Sep'04	$47
1	11	Pokemon FireRed	GBA	Nintendo	Sep'04	$33
**	12	NBA Live 2005	Xbox	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$39
3	13	Pokemon LeafGreen	GBA	Nintendo	Sep'04	$32
6	14	Star Wars: Battlefront	PS2	LucasArts	Sep'04	$48
2	15	Fable	Xbox	Microsoft	Sep'04	$48
5	16	Star Wars: Battlefront	Xbox	LucasArts	Sep'04	$49
**	17	Tony Hawk's Underground 2	Xbox	Activision	Oct'04	$48
**	18	X-Men: Legends	Xbox	Activision	Sep'04	$48
10	19	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005	PS2	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$48
9	20	ESPN NFL 2K5	PS2	Take-Two	Jul'04	$20

PC
Last Month	Current Rank	Title	Publisher	Average Price
1	1	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	$48
**	2	Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed	LucasArts	$29
2	3	The Sims 2 Special Edition	Electronic Arts	$50
5	4	Rome: Total War	Activision	$46
4	5	Star Wars: Battlefront	LucasArts	$48
3	6	Call of Duty: United Offensive	Activision	$29
**	7	Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude	VU Games	$29
8	8	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War	THQ	$47
6	9	Doom 3	Activision	$46
11	10	Call of Duty	Activision	$27
9	11	The Sims Deluxe	Electronic Arts	$20
92	12	Myst IV: Revelation	Ubisoft	$36
**	13	Tribes: Vengeance	VU Games	$46
14	14	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	LucasArts	$19
13	15	World Poker Championship	Valusoft (THQ)	$19
17	16	Tournament Poker: No Limit Texas Hold'em	Eagle Games	$18
23	17	Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight	Microsoft	$35
20	18	Halo: Combat Evolved	Microsoft	$33
15	19	The Sims: Makin' Magic	Electronic Arts	$19
**	20	Roller Coaster Tycoon 3	Atari	$39

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PLAYSTATION 2
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Take-Two	Oct'04	$49
4	2	NBA Live 2005	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$39
**	3	Mortal Kombat: Deception	Midway	Oct'04	$51
**	4	ESPN NBA 2K5	Take-Two	Sep'04	$19
**	5	Tony Hawk's Underground 2	Activision	Oct'04	$47
1	6	Madden NFL 2005	Electronic Arts	Aug'04	$44
**	7	X-Men: Legends	Activision	Sep'04	$47
2	8	Star Wars: Battlefront	LucasArts	Sep'04	$48
6	9	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$48
5	10	ESPN NFL 2K5	Take-Two	Jul'04	$20

XBOX
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Mortal Kombat: Deception	Midway	Oct'04	$52
10	2	ESPN NBA 2K5	Take-Two	Sep'04	$19
9	3	NBA Live 2005	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$39
1	4	Fable	Microsoft	Sep'04	$48
2	5	Star Wars: Battlefront	LucasArts	Sep'04	$49
**	6	Tony Hawk's Underground 2	Activision	Oct'04	$48
**	7	X-Men: Legends	Activision	Sep'04	$48
8	8	Halo: Combat Evolved	Microsoft	Nov'01	$30
5	9	Madden NFL 2005	Electronic Arts	Aug'04	$45
6	10	ESPN NFL 2K5	Take-Two	Jul'04	$19

GAMECUBE
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
**	1	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Nintendo	Oct'04	$47
3	2	Donkey Konga	Nintendo	Sep'04	$46
**	3	Tony Hawk's Underground 2	Activision	Oct'04	$47
8	4	X-Men: Legends	Activision	Sep'04	$47
**	5	Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	Mar'03	$20
**	6	NBA Live 2005	Electronic Arts	Sep'04	$38
**	7	Finding Nemo	THQ	May'03	$15
1	8	Pikmin 2	Nintendo	Sep'04	$45
4	9	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Nintendo	Dec'01	$28
**	10	Shark Tale	Activision	Sep'04	$44

GAME BOY ADVANCE
Last Month	Rank	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Average Price
1	1	Pokemon FireRed	Nintendo	Sep'04	$33
2	2	Pokemon LeafGreen	Nintendo	Sep'04	$32
**	3	Shark Tale	Activision	Sep'04	$25
**	4	Mario Pinball Land	Nintendo	Oct'04	$30
**	5	Kirby and the Amazing Mirror	Nintendo	Oct'04	$30
3	6	Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury	Atari	Sep'04	$29
**	7	Namco Museum	Namco	Jun'01	$13
**	8	Beyblade: Ultimate Blader Jam	Atari	Nov'03	$13
**	9	Duel Masters: Sempai	Atari	Jun'04	$20
6	10	Mario Bros 3: Mario 4	Nintendo	Oct'03	$30