As Zelda falls off the charts, Mario solidifies his hold as the #1 top-renting game in the US (Nintendo's gotta love it).

　　South Park stays put at #2, PlayStation thriller from 989 Studios, Syphon Filter, busts its way through the bottom rungs and lands at position #3, above two pro wrestling titles.

　　Here are the stats for rentals during week ending March 7, 1999 (rank, title, platform, weeks in release, earnings). The list is courtesy of the Video Software Dealers Association's VidTrac system.

　　1. Mario Party / N64 / 4 / US$309,1202. South Park / N64 / 14 / $254,650 3. Syphon Filter / PSX / 9 / $227,5104. WCW/NWO Revenge / N64 / 30 / $223,5505. WCW/NWO Thunder / PSX / 8 / $208,190

　　National Video Rental SpendingFor the week ended March 7, 1999: $151.36 million. For the week ended March 8, 1998 - $137.1 million (change from the prior year: +10.4 percent).

　　National Video Rental SpendingYear-to-Date 1999$1.73 billion(+11.7 percent from $1.55 billion in 1998)

　　For the previous week, which tallied rental revenues through February 28, the rankings looked like this:

　　1. Mario Party / N64 / 3 / US$302,7102. South Park / N64 / 13 / $255,170 3. WCW/NWO Thunder / PSX / 7 / $200,170 4. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / N64 / 17 / $193,740 5. WCW/NWO Revenge / N64 / 29 / $191,180