NEWS - Monday, April 1, 2002
Activision Takes Top Spots In Germany
Santa Monica, CA - April 1, 2002 -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 were the #1 and #2 best-selling third-party titles by units for the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft in Germany for the week of March 18 - 24, 2002, according to Media Control. These results followed the successful European launch of Xbox on March 14, 2002. Additionally, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 was the #4 third-party title for the PlayStation® video game console and the #5 third-party title for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, according to Media Control. "The success of WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 reinforce Activision's position as a brand leader on Xbox," said Ron Doornink, President and COO, Activision Inc. "Activision is poised to continue its leadership position on both the Xbox and PlayStation 2 with upcoming launches of Spider-Man the movie game, Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 and Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer."Source: http://www.activision.com/
