USA Preorders Chart, 14 July 2012 - Black Ops 2 Climbs the Charts
by William D'Angelo, posted on 21 July 2012 / 6,522 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, the same as last week, and the top 11 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, down from 12 last week. Two games added 20,000 or more, the same as last week and four added 10,000 or more, down from six 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 21
NCAA Football 13 (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 65,000 in its second week on sale. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 50,000.
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) sales are expected to drop to around 20,000 in its third week. The Xbox 360 version is expected to drop to around 16,000.
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 15,185 pre-orders, down from 22,708 last week, for a total of 469,253. The game is currently 273,000 pre-orders ahead of Halo: Reach during the same number of weeks before release. The game is 17 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 6, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) added 58,841 pre-orders, up from 36,379 last week, for a total of 302,233. The game is 200,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) during the same week before release. The game is 18 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) added 30,738 pre-orders, up from 15,275 last week, for a total of 173,757. The game is 45,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3). The game is 18 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed III (X360) added 12,586 pre-orders for a total of 265,206. Borderlands 2 (X360) added 6,215 pre-orders for a total of 218,845. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) added 8,259 pre-orders for a total of 137,268.
Requests: God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 1,901 pre-orders for a total of 32,811. Medal of Honor: Warfighter (X36) added 1,253 pre-orders for a total of 31,613. The PlayStation 3 version added 885 pre-orders for a total of 25,856. The Last of Us (PS3) added 906 pre-orders for a total of 29,758.
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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