Activision Tops Charts To Number One

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Activision, Inc. ranked as the #1 console software publisher for the month of April, according to NPD Funworld's April 2002 Video Games Software Summary. The company increased its market share in the U.S. console business to 15.3%, for the month, as compared to 6.1% for the same period last year. The company's dollar sales increased 179% over last year's comparable period. During the month, Activision was the only publisher to have a top-five title on each of the next-generation console platforms.

"Activision's strong franchises continue to fuel the company's record performance," states Ron Doornink, President, Activision, Inc. "We are pleased with the success of our key brands across all of the console systems and continue to benefit from our strategy of leveraging franchise titles across multiple platforms."

---TeamXbox

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