America's Preorders Chart, 23 October 2010 - Fable III
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Overview – Four games are in their final week before release as the big holiday releases will be out this week or within the next five to six weeks. Fable III (X360) is this week’s big release as the game adds over 200,000 pre-orders. Eleven games have over 100,000 pre-orders and 23 have over 50,000.
Games in final week before release – Four games are in their final week before release with two of them in the top 10.
Fable III
Fable III (X360) is the top game in its final week before release. The game received 212,000 pre-orders this week more than any other game. The game reaches a final total of 783,000, as it is currently the second most pre-ordered game on the chart. Expect first week sales in America to be in the 1 million to 1.25 million range and worldwide to be in the 1.5 to 1.8 million range.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 adds a combined 30,000 pre-orders this week for a final total of 292,000. Expect first week combined sales inAmerica to be in the 350,000 to 450,000 range.
Rock Band 3 for the X360 and PS3 adds 29,000 pre-orders in its final week for a total of 149,000. Expect combined first week sales in America to be the 200,000 to 250,000 range.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for the X360 and PS3 the fourth and final game in its final week before release adds another 26,000 pre-orders for a grand total of 124,000. Expect first week sales in America to be in the 150,000 to 200,000 range.
Other Hot Games – In order of release.
BO vs MW2
Call of Duty: Black Ops pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions combined have passed the 2 million mark. However having said that the gap between it and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at the same number of weeks before release has shrunk considerably. The gap is now down to 84,000 from 266,000 the previous week.
Epic Mickey
Disney Epic Mickey (Wii) pre-orders are rising as it adds 13,000 this week for a total of 87,000. With six weeks left until release the game is on track to passing the 150,000 mark.
Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) pre-orders have stalled after the game was delayed to an unknown date later this year. The game only added 1,000 pre-order this week for a total of 227,000.
Also in the top 10: World of WarCraft: Cataclysm for the PC adds 20,000 pre-orders as it hits 401,000 pre-orders to date, with seven weeks until release. The game is on track to surpass 500,000 pre-orders in the next four to five weeks.
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood for the X360 and PS3 adds 32,000 combined pre-orders for a total of 378,000. The game has a 50:50 chance of passing 500,000 pre-orders, as it is currently four weeks from its launch.
Kinect Adventures! pre-orders slow to 4,000 this week, for a total of 180,000. The game is currently two weeks from release and it will be difficult for it to pass 200,000 pre-orders by release.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) adds 14,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 92,000. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for the PS3 and X360 adds a combined 19,000 pre-orders for a total of 137,000. God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP) adds 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 55,000.
The Top 30 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.
Pos Name Console Weeks Change Total
1 Call of Duty: Black Ops X360 3 183,371 1,344,196
2 Fable III X360 1 212,046 783,331
3 Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 3 41,482 658,731
4 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm PC 7 20,237 400,973
5 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 N/A 1,832 227,341
6 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood X360 4 27,554 194,330
7 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PS3 4 14,436 183,676
8 Kinect Adventures! X360 2 3,641 180,455
9 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II X360 1 23,474 166,355
10 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II PS3 1 16,578 126,070
11 LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 13 3,426 101,314
12 Rock Band 3 X360 1 21,208 99,183
13 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii 5 14,285 92,206
14 Disney Epic Mickey Wii 6 12,942 87,308
15 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit PS3 4 8,876 69,874
16 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit X360 4 10,474 67,292
17 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 X360 1 16,075 65,654
18 Gears of War 3 X360 N/A 3,514 62,410
19 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 PS3 1 10,123 58,532
20 Diablo III PC N/A 2,636 57,365
21 God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP 2 9,472 55,359
22 Rock Band 3 PS3 1 8,491 55,076
23 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier X360 N/A 2,394 53,898
24 GoldenEye 007 Wii 2 9,660 49,994
25 Pokémon Black / White Version DS N/A 7,971 49,472
26 Call of Duty: Black Ops Wii 3 9,602 49,036
27 Kinect Sports X360 2 5,082 48,858
28 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii N/A 3,241 48,806
29 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! DS 4 7,055 42,054
30 Call of Duty: Black Ops PC 3 2,825 41,487