NPD Intelect has released its list of best-selling games for the month of March 2001. Although several popular games were released in March, such as Lionhead's Black and White, The Sims: House Party virtual-life game expansion, and Sierra's team-based shooter Tribes 2, most of them were released at the end of the month and didn't have a full month to rack up sales. As a result, the top three spots on the March list look just like the top spots from the month before--The Sims in first place, The Sims: Livin' Large in second, and Roller Coaster Tycoon in third. Black and White managed to grab fourth place, despite having less than a week of sales count toward the monthly total. House Party managed to take 10th place, and Tribes 2 came in at 11th.

　　Top-selling games for the month of March

　　Rank this month / Rank last month / Title / Publisher / Average price

　　1 / 1 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $40

　　2 / 2 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $28

　　3 / 3 / Roller Coaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $26

　　4 / * / Black and White / Electronic Arts / $45

　　5 / 6 / NASCAR Racing 4 / Vivendi Universal / $43

　　6 / 5 / Diablo II / Vivendi Universal / $38

　　7 / 4 / Hoyle Casino 2001 / Vivendi Universal / $27

　　8 / 7 / Age of Empires II: Age of Kings / Microsoft / $44

　　9 / 9 / Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 / Electronic Arts / $39

　　10 / * / The Sims: House Party / Electronic Arts / $30

　　11 / * / Tribes 2 / Vivendi Universal / $49

　　12 / 8 / Roller Coaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes / Infogrames / $27

　　13 / 10 / Sim Theme Park / Electronic Arts / $20

　　14 / 12 / Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion / Microsoft / $30

　　15 / 18 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike / Vivendi Universal / $26

　　16 / 13 / Combat Flight Simulator 2 / Microsoft / $47

　　17 / 15 / EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark / Sony / $29

　　18 / 16 / Sim City 3000 Unlimited / Electronic Arts / $37

　　19 / 11 / Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition / Disney / $19

　　20 / 19 / Half-Life: Game of the Year Edition / Vivendi Universal / $26

　　NPD also released its latest weekly sales list, covering the week of April 8-14. In this list, House Party hung on to first place, which it had taken the week before, while Black and White remained in second place for the second straight week, after debuting at number one. The Sims came in at third, followed by Tribes 2 and The Sims: Livin' Large to round out the top five.

　　Top-selling games for the week of April 8-14, 2001

　　Rank / Title / Publisher / Average price

　　1 / The Sims: House Party / Electronic Arts / $24

　　2 / Black and White / Electronic Arts / $38

　　3 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $42

　　4 / Tribes 2 / Vivendi Universal / $41

　　5 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $28

　　6 / Roller Coaster Tycoon / Infogrames / $27

　　7 / Lego Island 2 / Lego Media / $23

　　8 / Age of Empires II: Age of Kings / Microsoft / $44

　　9 / Road Thrills / Infogrames / $20

　　10 / Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 / Electronic Arts / $38

　　The lists above rank games according to recent sales figures. To see a list of games ranked by GameSpot review score, head over to our 6013054Top Games page .