USA Preorders Chart, 30 June 2012 - Kingdom Hearts 3D Climbs the Chart
by William D'Angelo, posted on 06 July 2012 / 5,644 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 four games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, up from two last week, and the top 11 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from 10 last week. Three games added 20,000 or more, the same as last week and four added 10,000 or more, down from seven 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 July 7
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 40,000 in its second week. The Wii version is expected to drop to around 35,000 and the PlayStation 3 version around 22,000. The 3DS version is expected to drop to around 6,000 and the DS version around 6,000.
Spec Ops: The Line (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 25,000 in its second week. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 20,000.
The Amazing Spider-Man (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 22,000 in its second week. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 17,000, the Wii version around 6,000 and the DS version around 5,000.
Heroes of Ruin (3DS) sales are expected to drop to around 10,000 in its second week.
Record of Agarest War 2 (PS3) sales are expected to drop to around 8,000 in its second week.
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 23,281 pre-orders, down from 29,996 last week, for a total of 431,360. The game is currently 291,000 pre-orders ahead of Halo: Reach during the same number of weeks before release. The game is 19 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 6, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) added 24,809 pre-orders, up from 22,855 last week, for a total of 207,014. The game has fallen 182,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) during the same week before release. The game is 20 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) added 8,156 pre-orders, down from 10,232 last week, for a total of 127,744. The game has fallen 51,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3). The game is 20 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed III (X360) added 6,280 pre-orders for a total of 245,475. Borderlands 2 (X360) added 8,897 pre-orders for a total of 205,186. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) added 26,522 pre-orders for a total of 113,373.
Requests: God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 3,808 pre-orders for a total of 28,372. The Last of Us (PS3) added 1,669 pre-orders for a total of 27,770. Prey 2 (X360) added 269 pre-orders for a total of 26,049, while the PlayStation 3 version added 222 pre-orders for a total of 18,222. Metro: Last Light (X360) added 183 pre-orders for a total of 25,624, while the PlayStation 3 version added 265 pre-orders for a total of 17,405.
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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