Atari is #1 Video Game Publisher in May 2003 -- Sweeps Top of the Charts on PS2, Xbox, GameCube and PSone for the Month --.Business Editors/Interactive & Multimedia Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 Global interactive entertainment publisher Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) claimed an 18.4% share of video games See video game console. software sales during May 2003, earning the Company the #1 rank among all video game publishers during the month, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD , Inc. The May 2003 sales performance compared with a 5.4% market share and sixth position among publishers in May 2002. For the month of May 2003, Atari's Enter The Matrix was the top-selling title on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, and the Nintendo GameCube(TM), while its Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ : Ultimate Battle 22 ranked #1 on PSone(R), giving the Company a clean sweep of all consoles. Atari's strong performance in May 2003 enabled the Company to achieve the #4 rank among publishers for the year to date (January through May), up from #13 in the year-earlier comparable period. Among the top-selling video game titles for the year to date, Enter The Matrix (PS2) ranked #7, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (PS2) took the #13 spot, and Enter The Matrix (Xbox) claimed the #20 slot. About Atari New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driver(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman (TM), Test Drive(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2003, and Unreal(R) Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. (TM), Civilization(R), Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com. |
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