The 800-Pound Gorilla Gets Bigger

Electronic Gaming Business, Jan 28, 2004

It is no illusion. Electronic Arts' domination of the bestseller lists in 2003 was only becoming more convincing. According to Smith Barney's count, the number of EA titles to crack the top 10 and 20 slots in NPD's lists for the final quarter increased substantially over same period last year.

Top Games Momentum for EA
        # Titles in Top 10  # Titles in Top 20
Sep-02  3                   6
Oct-02  4                   5
Nov-02  3                   5
Dec-02  3                   5
Total   13                  21
Sep-03  4                   7
Oct-03  5                   5
Nov-03  3                   6
Dec-03  4                   7
Total   16                  25
Source: NPD\Funworld and Smith Barney

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