Activision’s Xbox games take Top Spots in Germany

Activision, Inc. 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 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 PlayStation2 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.”