Settling in for the Summer

Over the last few weeks we've seen all but one of this summer's new games drop out of the top ten. While Diablo II remained strong at number one, the rest of the top five is composed of games that have been hovering at or near number one for the last six months. Unreal Tournament is the new face on the list for the week of July 30 to August 5. The game scratched its way back into the top ten, where it had been a familiar sight at the beginning of the year. It's notable that five of the games on the list have average selling prices of US$26 or less, showing the power that value pricing has for bolstering sales.

Rank / Title / Publisher / Price
1 / Diablo II / Havas Interactive / $51
2 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $43
3 / Roller Coaster Tycoon / Hasbro / $26
4 / Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Ed. / Disney / $19
5 / Roller Coaster Tycoon Corkscrew Follies / Hasbro / $18
6 / Sim City 3000 Unlimited / Electronic Arts / $37
7 / Age Of Empires II: Age of Kings / Microsoft / $45
8 / Starcraft / Havas Interactive / $30
9 / Unreal Tournament / Infogrames / $46
10 / Return Of Krondor / Havas Interactive / $18