Americas Preorders Chart, 4 September 2010 - Halo Reach Dominates
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Overview - Halo Reach (X360) is on track to hit 2 million pre-orders to remain ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360) in its final week before release. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP) is in its final week hitting 100,000 total pre-orders. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) remains steady as other games start to pick up.
Games in final week before release - The week’s top game in its last week before release is Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP). It crosses 100,000 as pre-orders rise to 15,000 on the week. Expect first week sales in the 175,000 to 200,000 range.
The other game in its final week before release is Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The X360 version is at 34,000 pre-orders and the PS3 version is at 31,000. Expect first week sales in the 45,000 to 55,000 range for both versions.
Other Hot Games
Halo Reach VS CoDMW2
Halo Reach (X360) adds another 232,000 pre-orders for the week reaching a total of 1.69 million with 3 week until release. The gap between Halo Reach and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360) grows to 59,000 with only 2 weeks left until release. Reach has a shot of hitting 2 million pre-orders next week.
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Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) pre-orders remain steady adding another 7,000 on the week for a total of 165,000. The game is currently 9 weeks from release.
CoD Black Ops VS CoD Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops combined pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version are currently outpacing the combined pre-orders of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by 146,000 for a total of 884,000 with 10 weeks left until release. If this keeps up it will become the biggest opening for a game ever.
Also in the top 10 is Medal of Honor as pre-orders are at 541,000 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version combined, as the game added 21,000 pre-orders on the week. Fallout: New Vegas pre-orders are up on the week adding another 38,000 pre-orders for the X360, PS3, and PC versions combined, for a total of 466,000. Fable 3 (X360) 8 weeks until release adds another 37,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 228,000. Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC) with 5 weeks until release adds 12,000 pre-orders for a total of 164,000 on the PC version; also the PS3 version is at 25,000 total pre-orders.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Kinect Adventures! (X360) adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 107,000 with 9 weeks until release. Sports Champions (PS3) adds 3,000 pre-orders for a total of 29,000 pre-orders with 2 weeks left until release. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 adds 13,000 for both versions combined for a total of 160,000 with 8 weeks left until release. Disney Epic Mickey (Wii) is at 35,000 pre-orders with 4,000 on the week with 9 weeks left until release.
The Top 50 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.
Pos Name Console Weeks Change Total
1 Halo: Reach X360 2 232,354 1,691,344
2 Call of Duty: Black Ops X360 10 83,706 561,804
3 Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 10 50,726 322,299
4 Medal of Honor X360 6 12,616 284,550
5 Fallout: New Vegas X360 7 24,930 266,226
6 Medal of Honor PS3 6 8,895 246,510
7 Fable III X360 8 36,968 227,778
8 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm PC N/A 95,317 209,563
9 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 9 7,383 165,352
10 Final Fantasy XIV Online PC 4 12,008 164,729
11 Fallout: New Vegas PS3 7 7,789 125,295
12 Kinect Adventures! X360 9 7,661 106,933
13 Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep PSP 1 14,997 105,886
14 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II X360 8 8,699 93,424
15 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood X360 11 7,935 88,252
16 Dead Rising 2 X360 4 6,614 87,926
17 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PS3 11 11,238 86,410
18 Fallout: New Vegas PC 7 5,324 74,603
19 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II PS3 8 4,731 66,403
20 LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 11 6,014 59,903
21 Diablo III PC N/A 1,010 54,311
22 Medal of Honor PC 6 14,746 51,807
23 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier X360 N/A 1,052 44,272
24 Dead Rising 2 PS3 4 3,043 41,267
25 Just Dance 2 Wii 6 12,468 38,948
26 Gears of War 3 X360 31 2,471 37,818
27 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii N/A 1,574 36,446
28 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock X360 4 5,397 36,380
29 Disney Epic Mickey Wii 9 4,393 35,111
30 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions X360 1 3,415 33,714
31 Rock Band 3 X360 8 5,803 30,875
32 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions PS3 1 3,057 30,820
33 NBA 2K11 PS3 5 5,657 30,697
34 NBA 2K11 X360 5 3,299 29,890
35 Sports Champions PS3 2 3,142 29,328
36 Kinect Sports X360 9 1,595 28,976
37 EyePet PS3 2 901 27,593
38 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Wii 4 3,931 26,663
39 Brink X360 N/A 1,230 25,854
40 Test Drive Unlimited 2 X360 19 843 25,707
41 Final Fantasy XIV Online PS3 N/A 937 25,628
42 Dead Space 2 X360 21 663 25,516
43 Dead Space 2 PS3 21 1,105 25,486
44 SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs PS3 N/A 986 24,320
45 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS 13 22 24,179
46 FIFA Soccer 11 X360 4 7,839 23,814
47 Batman: Arkham City X360 N/A 718 22,602
48 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow PS3 5 3,915 22,135
49 Batman: Arkham City PS3 N/A 667 21,636
50 Pokémon Black / White Version DS N/A 2,445 21,569