USA Preorders Chart, 23 June 2012 - LEGO Batman 2
by William D'Angelo, posted on 01 July 2012 / 10,836 Views
Overview
There is one game in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes for the Xbox 360 and Wii. The Xbox 360 version added 36,090 pre-orders for a grand total of 84,342. The Wii version added 13,334 pre-orders for a final total of 77,768. 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 ten has 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from nine last week. Three games added 20,000 or more, the same as last week and seven added 10,000 or more, up from five last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) added 36,090 pre-orders for a grand total of 84,342. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 110,000 to 160,000 unit range. Expect it to sell between 1.2 million to 1.4 million units by the time it stops selling.
- LEGO Batman (X360, 2008) – 82,198 week one USA, 1.48 million to date
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS3) added 13,334 pre-orders for a grand total of 77,768. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 80,000 to 130,000 unit range. Expect it to sell between 400 and 500,000 million units by the time it stops selling.
- LEGO Batman (PS3, 2008) – 42,183 week one USA, 461,772 to date
Major Performers – Week Ending June 30
Pokemon + Nobunaga no Yabou (DS) sales are expected to drop to around 45,000 in its second week on sale.
Diablo III (PC) sales are expected to drop to around 40,000.
Lollipop Chainsaw (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 12,000. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 8,000.
Hardware sales overall are expected to drop slightly compared to the previous week.
Other Hot Games
Halo 4 (X360) is at the top of the charts as it added 29,996 pre-orders, down from 4,318 last week, for a total of 408,079. The game is currently 283,000 pre-orders ahead of Halo: Reach during the same number of weeks before release. The game is 20 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 6, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) added 22,855 pre-orders, down from 24,495 last week, for a total of 182,204. The game has fallen 121,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) during the same week before release. The game is 21 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) added 10,232 pre-orders, down from 16,561 last week, for a total of 119,588. The game has fallen 35,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3). The game is 21 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed III (X360) added 7,825 pre-orders for a total of 239,195. Borderlands 2 (X360) added 8,939 pre-orders for a total of 196,289. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) added 14,448 pre-orders for a total of 86,851.
Requests: God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 4,501 pre-orders for a total of 24,564. LittleBigPlanet (PSV) added 490 pre-orders for a total of 15,276. LittleBigPlanet Karting (PS3) added 797 pre-orders for a total of 9,024. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3) added 712 pre-orders for a total of 4,289. Forza Horizon (X360) added 915 pre-orders for a total of 2,737.
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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