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TOP 10 PLAYSTATION VIDEO GAME SOFTWARE GENRES

By: TDmonthly Staff
May 2, 2005

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TOP 10 PLAYSTATION VIDEO GAME SOFTWARE GENRES
RANKED BY TOTAL U.S. UNITS
MARCH, 2005


Rank Genre


1 RPG
2 PLATFORM/SCROLLING CHARACTER
3 OTHER GAMES
4 FIGHT/HEAD TO HEAD
5 ACTION ORIENTED RACING
6 GENERAL ACTION
7 ACTION/DRIVING HYBRID
8 CLASSIC ARCADE
9 EXTREME SPORTS
10 COMBAT ORIENTED RACING

Source: The NPD Group/NPD Funworld®/Point-of-Sale
David Riley 516-625-2277 Copyright 2005.

The NPD Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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