Top 20 best-selling games for mid-June

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By Star Dingo

Top 20 Best-Selling Games

(IDG) -- Nintendo cleaned up at retail stores in early June thanks to the launch of the Game Boy Advance, with seven of the top 10 best-selling titles belonging to the Game Boy Color or GBA. The popular "Zelda" and "Pokemon" series were among the top titles, with Mario helping along the way. Sega's Dreamcast, despite being discontinued, scored a best-seller with "Crazy Taxi 2." Look for "Gran Turismo 3" to make an appearance on an upcoming list.

Here's the entire Top 20 best-selling games for June 3-16, 2001, courtesy of The NPD Group.

• "Super Mario Advance" (GBA)

• "Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2" (GBA)

• "Zelda: Oracle of Seasons" (GBC)

• "Zelda: Oracle of Ages" (GBC)

• "Castlevania: Circle of the Moon" (GBA)

• "F-Zero: Maximum Velocity" (GBA)

• "Dark Cloud" (PS2)

• "Red Faction" (PS2)

• "Mario Party 3" (N64)

• "Rayman Advance" (GBA)

• "Pokemon Silver" (GBC)

• "Pokemon Gold" (GBC)

• "Namco Museum Vol. 1" (GBA)

• "Mat Hoffman Pro BMX" (PS)

• "Crazy Taxi 2" (DC)

• "GT Advance Racing" (GBA)

• "Spec Ops: Ranger Elite" (PS)

• "Crazy Taxi" (PS2)

• "Pokemon Stadium 2" (N64)

• "Gran Turismo 2" (PS)

Source: The NPD Group, an independent auditing and tracking firm that keeps tabs on all sorts of marketing and sales trends.