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Americas Preorder Charts - 01st Nov 09
By Brett Walton 03rd Nov 2009
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Dragon Age: Origins looks set for a strong launch next week as preorder attention moves to the big games of 2010
With only eight weeks left of 2009 and many of the big holiday games already released, nearly half of the top 40 preorders this week are for 2010 titles. Leading the way at this stage are MAG, Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Bioshock 2, God of War III and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - all should do launches of over 250,000 in Q1 2010.
The full top 40 can be seen below:
Pos Game Platform Preorders Weekly Change Weeks to Release
1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 X360 1,714,204 100,759 2
2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PS3 650,396 52,920 2
3 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 403,276 58,369 3
4 Assassin's Creed II X360 249,305 17,405 3
5 Assassin's Creed II PS3 172,946 12,753 3
6 Left 4 Dead 2 X360 160,027 30,161 3
7 Dragon Age: Origins X360 135,215 23,399 1
8 MAG: Massive Action Game PS3 78,342 7,474 12
9 Dragon Age: Origins PS3 73,536 7,129 1
10 Mass Effect 2 X360 52,781 5,555 12
11 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction X360 49,501 494 18
12 Tony Hawk: Ride Wii 41,527 5,982 3
13 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS 38,180 4,825 5
14 God of War Collection PS3 37,620 6,375 2
15 Alpha Protocol X360 37,481 683 N/A
16 BioShock 2 X360 36,676 919 16
17 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Wii 36,629 2,718 3
18 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 X360 35,573 683 18
19 God of War III PS3 34,667 2,058 N/A
20 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3 31,455 807 18
21 Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution III Wii 27,619 2,637 3
22 Darksiders: Wrath of War X360 25,824 2,201 N/A
23 Pokémon Heart Gold / Soul Silver DS 25,521 2,280 N/A
24 Tony Hawk: Ride X360 25,083 1,956 3
25 Band Hero Wii 23,432 3,315 1
26 Darksiders: Wrath of War PS3 22,722 2,188 N/A
27 Tony Hawk: Ride PS3 22,365 1,619 3
28 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 22,318 735 N/A
29 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 22,199 1,146 N/A
30 Alpha Protocol PS3 21,317 321 N/A
31 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Wii 20,987 1,130 1
32 Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands DS 19,820 2,597 2
33 Dante's Inferno PS3 19,324 703 15
34 Harvest Moon: Animal Parade Wii 19,247 2,828 1
35 Dante's Inferno X360 19,243 792 15
36 Final Fantasy XIII PS3 18,872 1,004 N/A
37 Rogue Warrior X360 18,731 397 5
38 Army of Two: The 40th Day X360 16,356 988 11
39 BioShock 2 PS3 16,342 419 16
40 NBA 2K10 Wii 14,839 3,771 2
Dragon Age: Origins looks like being the strongest launch next week - over 200,000 preorders coupled with strong reviews means that this could actually be a larger hit than many expected. I expect a week one of around 300,000 units (360/PS3) and strong sales through the holidays.
Modern Warfare 2 preorders close in on 2.4 million across Xbox360 and PS3 with another week to go, final preorders should hit 2.6 million with a week one of 3.5-4 million in the Americas, and another 2-2.5m in Europe and other regions. With such a high average retail price, week one revenue predictions of over $500m and the title becoming the biggest entertainment launch of all-time seem likely to become true.
You can see last weeks chart here, and be sure to check back next week for the latest movers and shakers.
