USA Preorders Chart, 16 June 2012 - Halo 4 Greatest Gainer
by William D'Angelo, posted on 20 June 2012 / 11,727 Views
Overview
There are no games in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch. As a reminder the Pro data is back up, which means that I am taking requests again for games outside the top 20.
The top two games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top nine has 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from eight last week. Three games added 20,000 or more, up from two last week and five added 10,000 or more, the same as last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
There are no games in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch.
Major Performers – Week Ending June 23
Lollipop Chainsaw (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 28,000 in its second week on sale. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 22,000.
Gravity Rush (PSV) sales are expected to drop to around 12,000 in its second week on sale.
Hardware sales overall are expected to remain relatively flat compared to the previous week.
Other Hot Games
Halo 4 (X360) is at the top of the charts as it added 42,318 pre-orders, down from 44,762 last week, for a total of 378,083. The game is currently 279,000 pre-orders ahead of Halo: Reach during the same number of weeks before release. The game is 21 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 6, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) added 24,495 pre-orders, down from 25,429 last week, for a total of 159,349. The game has fallen 65,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) during the same week before release. The game is 22 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) added 16,561 pre-orders, up from 14,491 last week, for a total of 109,356. The game has fallen 23,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3). The game is 22 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed III (X360) added 9,043 pre-orders for a total of 231,370. Borderlands 2 (X360) added 12,686 pre-orders for a total of 187,350. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) added 21,899 pre-orders for a total of 64,434.
Requests: God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 4,860 pre-orders for a total of 20,063. Sleeping Dogs (X360) added 958 pre-orders for a total of 9,604. Sleeping Dogs (PS3) added 1,050 pre-orders for a total of 8,870.
If your favorite game isn't in the top 20, leave a comment requesting which game you want to see and the most requested games will be added in next week's article!
The Top 50 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.
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