Tuesday, April 24, 2007

"God of War II" tops March U.S. video game chart

A scene from Sony Corp.'s 'God of War II' for PlayStation 2 in an image courtesy of the company. The Greek mythology-inspired action adventure was the best selling video game in the United States in March, market research firm NPD Group said on Monday. (Handout/Reuters) Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) "God of War II" for the PlayStation 2 was the best selling video game in the United States in March, market research firm NPD Group said on Monday.

The Greek mythology-inspired action adventure game sold 833,000 units at retail. That is more than double the unit sales of the second-best selling game, "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter" from Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA).

Activision Inc.'s (Nasdaq:ATVI - news) "Guitar Hero II" came in at No. 3. "Ghost Recon" and "Guitar Hero" are for Microsoft Corp.'s (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Xbox 360.

Rounding out the top five were Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) "Wii Play" for its Wii new console and Sony's "Motorstorm" for its new PlayStation 3.

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