America's Preorders Chart, 2 October 2010 - Big Increases in Preorders
Overview – It is a lighter week for releases as only 2 games are in their final week. However the biggest games of the holiday continue to pick up in pre-orders. 15 games are now over 100,000 pre-orders and the top 25 are all over 50,000.
Games in final week before release – After 2 strong weeks for releases only two games are in their final week before release. The games are NBA 2K11 and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
NBA 2K11 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are this week’s top game before release. The PlayStation 3 version adds 11,000 pre-orders in its final week for a final total of 64,000. The Xbox 360 version adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 51,000. Expect first week sales for both versions in the 75,000 to 125,000 range.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PS3) is the only other game in its final week before release. The game adds 6,000 pre-orders for a final total of 40,000. Expect first week sales in the 50,000 to 75,000 range.
Other Hot Games
Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) pre-orders pass 200,000 with five weeks left until release. The game adds 11,000 pre-orders this week and is on pace to pass 250,000 before release.
BO vs MW2
Call of Duty: Black Ops pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions combined continue to outpace the combined pre-orders for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The gap has grown to 338,000. Black Ops is at a total of 1,495,000 with six weeks left until release.
Epic Mickey
Disney Epic Mickey (Wii) adds another 6,000 pre-orders for a total of 61,000 with nine weeks left until release. The game is on track to pass the 100,000 mark in four to five weeks.
Also in the top 10: is Fallout: New Vegas as pre-orders continue to pick up adding another 75,000 pre-orders for the X360, PS3, and PC versions combined, for a total of 695,000. The game is three weeks from release.
Medal of Honor pre-orders also pick up adding 66,000 pre-order for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC version combined, for a total of 768,000. The game is two weeks from release.
Fable 3 (X360) with four weeks until release adds another 37,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 371,000.
World of WarCraft: Cataclysm (PC) adds 18,000 pre-orders as it hits 351,000 pre-orders to date. It is ten weeks away from release.
Just Dance 2 (Wii) crosses into the top 10 pushing Kinect Adventures! (X360) out of the top 10.Just Dance 2 (Wii) has one of the biggest increases this week adding 49,000 pre-orders for a total of 163,000.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Kinect Adventures! (X360) in the eleventh spot adds just 11,000 pre-orders for a total of 148,000. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood for the PS3 and X360 add a combined 24,000 pre-orders for a total of 172,000. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) jumps into the top 25 with 22,000 pre-orders on the week for a total of 54,000. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii) enters the top 30 with 18,000 new pre-orders this week for a total of 46,000.
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 6 81,678 969,907
2 Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 6 49,158 524,774
3 Fallout: New Vegas X360 3 48,102 410,487
4 Medal of Honor X360 2 40,314 394,803
5 Fable III X360 4 37,239 371,319
6 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm PC 10 18,345 350,747
7 Medal of Honor PS3 2 23,915 314,728
8 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 5 10,552 201,702
9 Fallout: New Vegas PS3 3 19,067 182,188
10 Just Dance 2 Wii 2 48,549 162,729
11 Kinect Adventures! X360 5 11,292 147,663
12 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood X360 7 11,397 137,200
13 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PS3 7 13,058 135,936
14 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II X360 4 7,483 121,264
15 Fallout: New Vegas PC 3 8,193 102,516
16 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II PS3 4 6,919 90,324
17 LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 16 7,130 88,113
18 NBA 2K11 PS3 1 10,760 63,994
19 Disney Epic Mickey Wii 9 5,951 60,711
20 Medal of Honor PC 2 2,181 59,049
21 Diablo III PC N/A 1,174 58,819
22 Rock Band 3 X360 4 6,511 56,720
23 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii 8 22,502 53,946
24 Gears of War 3 X360 N/A 5,522 51,391
25 NBA 2K11 X360 1 7,270 51,278
26 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier X360 N/A 1,039 48,890
27 Kirby's Epic Yarn Wii 3 17,849 46,062
28 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii N/A 1,336 42,396
29 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit PS3 7 6,689 41,343
30 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow PS3 1 5,785 40,428