Konami's PlayStation thriller stacked up sales of 350,000 its first weekend out. Now, the title has taken charge in the rental charts as well. Metal Gear Solid lands in the number 3 slot among rental for the recent week. It displaces Cruis'n World, and finds itself smack in the middle of four very solid sports titles.
Here's the lineup of top-renting titles (platform, weeks in distribution, rental revenues), courtesy of VSDA.
1. NFL Blitz / N64 / 12 / $258,7502. WWF: Warzone / N64 / 17 / $233,9303. Metal Gear Solid / PS / 2 / $226,5204. Madden NFL '99 / N64 / 12 / $206,4005. WCW/NWO Revenge / N64 / 12 $180,650
Year-to-date revenues are up 9 percent from last year at this time and currently total $6.72 billion.