NPD Intelect released the top 20 selling games for August. A very “deserving” add-on takes the #1 spot. The Sims continues to amaze me as three offerings stay in the top 10. (You better believe Sims Online is going to make some major cash!) The boys at Interplay round out the bottom rung at number 20. Guess they did such a good job with the main game, people didnt need the add-on to make it look and play better, unlike our number one contender, which was a necessary update to the outdated engine used in Diablo II. According to NPD Intelect.
| Rank This Month | Rank Last Month | Title | Publisher | ASP |
| 1 | 1 | Diablo 2 Expansion Set: Lord of Destruction | Vivendi Universal Publishing | $34 |
| 2 | 8 | Max Payne | Gathering of Developers | $43 |
| 3 | 2 | The Sims | Electronic Arts | $42 |
| 4 | 6 | MS Flight Simulator 2000 | Microsoft | $29 |
| 5 | 3 | The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack | Electronic Arts | $29 |
| 6 | The Sims: Livin Large Expansion Pack | Electronic Arts | $29 | |
| 7 | 4 | Diablo 2 | Vivendi Universal Publishing | $40 |
| 8 | 5 | MP Roller Coaster Tycoon | Infogrames Entertainment | $27 |
| 9 | MS Age of Empires II: Age Of Kings | Microsoft | $44 | |
| 10 | Kings Quest VIII: Mask Of Eternity | Vivendi Universal Publishing | $18 | |
| 11 | 14 | MP Roller Coaster Tycoon Loopy Landscapes Expansion Pack | Infogrames Entertainment | $28 |
| 12 | 10 | Half-Life: Blue Shift | Vivendi Universal Publishing | $29 |
| 13 | 16 | Sim Theme Park | Electronic Arts | $20 |
| 14 | 11 | Black & White | Electronic Arts | $42 |
| 15 | 15 | Myst 3 Exile | Ubisoft | $43 |
| 16 | 20 | Sim City 3000 | Electronic Arts | $18 |
| 17 | MS MechCommander2 | Microsoft | $43 | |
| 18 | MS Age Of Empires 2: Conquerors Expansion Add-On | Microsoft | $30 | |
| 19 | 12 | MS Train Simulator | Microsoft | $47 |
| 20 | 13 | Baldurs Gate 2: Throne Of Bhaal | Interplay | $29 |