America's Preorders Chart, 13 November 2010 - Assassin's Creed
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Overview – Four different games are in there final week before launch, with three of them being for multiple platforms. Thirteen games in the top 30 added 10,000 or more pre-orders this week. The top nine games have 100,000 or more pre-orders and the top 21 games have 50,000 or more.
Games in final week before release – Four different games are in their final week before launch. Three of the games are on multiple platforms with two of them over 100,000 pre-orders.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is this week’s big winner adding 200,000 pre-orders in its final week across two platforms, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Pre-orders are at a grand total of 379,000 for the X360 and 281,000 for the PS3. Expect first week sales for the X360 version in America in the 450,000 to 550,000 range and for the PS3 in the 300,000 to 350,000 range.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit adds 43,000 pre-orders in its final week across two platforms, the X360 and PS3. Pre-orders reached 111,000 for the X360 and 110,000 for the PS3. Expect first week sales in America for both versions in the 125,000 to 200,000 range. Pre-orders in America for both versions are nearly double what the previous version in the series sold opening week in America.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! for the Nintendo DS adds 14,000 pre-orders in its final week for a total of 68,000. Expect first week sales in America in the 75,000 to 125,000 range.
Sonic Colors adds a combined 20,000 pre-orders in its final week across two platforms, the Wii and DS. Pre-orders hit 51,000 for the Wii and 37,000 for the DS. Expect first week sales in America in the 75,000 to 125,000 range for the Wii version and 50,000 to 75,000 range for the DS version.
Other Hot Games – In order of release.
Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) after being delayed gets a release date of the 24th of November, 2 weeks from now. The game adds 10,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 260,000.
Epic Mickey
Disney Epic Mickey (Wii) pre-orders pick up considerably adding 21,000 pre-orders with three week until release. Pre-orders currently stand at 128,000 and is on track to pass 150,000 by launch.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
After the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) is now the most pre-ordered game in America. The game added 32,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 472,000. It is currently four weeks away from launch.
Also in the top 10: Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) adds 48,000 pre-orders, the second most for any game this week. The game currently sits at 160,000 pre-orders with two weeks away from launch.
LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3) adds 4,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 111,000. The game is currently ten weeks from launch.
Gears of War 3 (X360) adds 9,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 76,000. The game is currently scheduled to be released Holiday 2011.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Pokémon Black/White Version adds 14,000 pre-orders for a total of 70,000, with no release yet. Dragon Age II (X360) adds 10,000 pre-orders for a total of 67,000, with 17 weeks from launch. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition adds 44,000 pre-orders for a total of 56,000, with five weeks away from launch. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Wii) adds 19,000 pre-orders for a total of 52,000, with two weeks away from launch.
The Top 30 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.
Pos Name Console Weeks Change Total
1 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm PC 4 31,734 472,482
2 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood X360 1 126,812 378,829
3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PS3 1 72,953 281,112
4 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 2 9,974 260,193
5 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii 2 48,595 159,927
6 Disney Epic Mickey Wii 3 21,112 127,626
7 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit X360 1 22,883 110,933
8 LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 10 3,583 110,879
9 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit PS3 1 20,139 110,266
10 Gears of War 3 X360 N/A 9,109 76,114
11 Pokémon Black / White Version DS N/A 14,228 69,585
12 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! DS 1 14,155 68,412
13 Dragon Age II X360 17 10,346 67,373
14 Dead Space 2 X360 11 8,686 64,160
15 Diablo III PC N/A 3,709 62,369
16 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier X360 N/A 5,129 60,595
17 Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 5 44,283 55,804
18 Dead Space 2 PS3 11 5,154 54,106
19 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii N/A 1,548 53,502
20 Michael Jackson: The Experience Wii 2 18,581 51,788
21 Sonic Colors Wii 1 11,004 51,312
22 LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars DS N/A 3,788 47,088
23 DC Universe Online PS3 N/A 9,006 45,063
24 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS 3 5,758 42,830
25 LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Wii N/A 3,473 39,422
26 Brink X360 N/A 4,280 38,951
27 SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs PS3 N/A 2,307 37,802
28 Two Worlds II X360 N/A 889 37,335
29 Sonic Colors DS 1 9,038 36,914
30 Final Fantasy XIV Online PS3 N/A 601 36,346