Americas Preorder Charts - 05th Dec 09
By Brett Walton 08th Dec 2009
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God of War III, Mass Effect 2 and MAG top the latest preorder chart as the final preorders for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks are in
PS3 exclusive God of War III continues to pull away at the top of the Americas preorder chart with around 18,000 new preorders this week alone. With the game expected sometime in March 2010 and preorders likely to increase by around 75,000 units per month at the current rate then week one figures could end up as high as 450,000 (this obviously depends heavily on whether the current preorder rate can be sustained - I'd guess it will slow in the next couple of months and increase again just prior to release).
The full top 40 can be seen below:
Pos Game Platform Preorders Weekly Change Weeks to Release
1 God of War III PS3 143,761 18,028 N/A
2 Mass Effect 2 X360 109,422 10,401 7
3 MAG: Massive Action Game PS3 109,257 5,035 7
4 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3 75,557 4,310 13
5 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS 75,085 10,737 1
6 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 X360 74,524 2,304 13
7 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction X360 69,088 2,157 13
8 BioShock 2 X360 47,837 2,918 12
9 Darksiders: Wrath of War X360 44,779 2,424 N/A
10 Pokémon Heart Gold / Soul Silver DS 40,545 1,512 N/A
11 Darksiders: Wrath of War PS3 39,119 2,694 N/A
12 Alpha Protocol X360 38,575 318 N/A
13 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Wii 28,578 1,658 1
14 Final Fantasy XIII PS3 28,458 1,911 13
15 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 27,702 784 N/A
16 Dante's Inferno PS3 27,032 1,364 10
17 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 26,665 687 N/A
18 Dante's Inferno X360 26,440 1,458 10
19 Army of Two: The 40th Day X360 22,296 1,004 6
20 Alpha Protocol PS3 21,785 347 N/A
21 The Saboteur X360 20,546 1,463 1
22 Mx vs. ATV Reflex X360 19,389 2,841 9
23 Final Fantasy XIII X360 18,767 1,078 13
24 Mx vs. ATV Reflex PS3 18,383 2,379 9
25 BioShock 2 PS3 18,280 308 12
26 Bayonetta PS3 17,387 979 4
27 Dark Void X360 15,567 452 6
28 Bayonetta X360 15,298 1,002 4
29 Army of Two: The 40th Day PS3 14,221 518 6
30 White Knight Chronicles PS3 13,971 399 N/A
31 Lost Planet 2 X360 13,645 1,045 N/A
32 Heavy Rain PS3 13,413 380 N/A
33 The Saboteur PS3 13,410 862 1
34 Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Wii 13,187 364 N/A
35 Aliens vs. Predator X360 12,017 831 6
36 Halo: Reach X360 11,925 451 N/A
37 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Wii 11,768 864 3
38 Dead Rising 2 X360 11,719 197 N/A
39 Guitar Hero: Van Halen Wii 11,485 1,423 3
40 Red Dead Redemption X360 11,305 118 6
Other strong performers are Mass Effect 2 and MAG, both with over 100,000 preorders and 7 weeks to go to release. MAG preorders have slowed a lot from a few weeks ago, but the title could still hit close to 200,000 units in the week one. Mass Effect 2 on the other hand has seen preorders increasing over recent weeks and could hit close to 300,000 units in week one if the current preorder rate continues.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks hits 75,000 final preorders - a week one of around 150,000 looks likely. Phantom Hourglass sold 235,000 units in week one back in 2007, but with Spirirt Tracks releasing closer to Christmas it should see good holiday sales and therefore despite looking a little disappointing still has a shot at getting close to the 1.8 million that Phantom Hourglass has sold in the Americas to date.
You can see last weeks chart here, and be sure to check back next week for the latest movers and shakers