Official ELSPA Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 15 May
1 (2)
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
2 (NE)
(Gamecube)
3 (1)
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
4 (NE)
(Xbox)
5 (3)
(PC)
6 (4)
(PS2, Xbox)
7 (5)
(PS2)
8 (6)
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
9 (NE)
(PS2, Xbox)
10 (8)
(PC)
11 (NE)
(PS2, Xbox, GBA)
12 (11)
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
13 (14)
(PS2, PC)
14 (7)
(Xbox, PC)
15 (RE)
(PS2, PC)
16 (10)
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, GBA)
17 (16)
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
18 (13)
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, PSone, GBA)
19 (18)
(PC)
20 (12)
(Xbox, PC, GBA)
Hitman: Contracts relinquishes the top spot as Electronic Arts' timely UEFA Euro 2004 kick-about steps up to number one after entering the charts at number two last week. EA have now published over half of this year's number ones - quite an achievement in anyone's book.
Nintendo's Pokemon Colosseum puts in an impressive performance for a single-format title and debuts at number two. In fact, it's Ninty's best-selling title since last year's rather marvellous Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Two more new entries pepper the top 10 with the excellent, but tough, Xbox-only Ninja Gaiden charting at four and The Suffering causing all kinds of anguish at nine.
Van Helsing debuts at a very respectable 11, while Pro Evolution Soccer re-enters at 15 as a result of the release of the cut-price Platinum version. The software market is actually down in sales but the charts look more competitive than they have for a while. We still can't get rid of Norton Internet Security 2004, mind.
Leisure software charts compiled by ChartTrack
(C) 2004 (UK) Ltd
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