USA Preorders Chart, 3 November 2012 - Halo 4 Releases
by William D'Angelo, posted on 08 November 2012 / 9,921 Views
Overview
There is one game in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch, Halo 4 (X360). 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 three games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, down from five last week, and the top eight has 100,000 or more pre-orders, down from nine last week. Three games added 20,000 or more, down from five last week and eight added 10,000 or more, down from 10 last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
Halo 4 (X360) added 297,742 pre-orders for a grand total of 1,823,316. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 2.2 million to 2.5 million unit range. Expect the game to sell between 6.5 million and 7.5 million units lifetime.
- Halo: Reach (X360, 2010) – 2,399,908 week one USA, 6.05 million to date
- Halo 3 (X360, 2007) – 2,420,125 week one USA, 7.02 million to date
Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending November 10
Assassin’s Creed III (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 300,000 units in its second week on sales. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 225,000 units.
WWE ’13 (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 45,000 units in its second week. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 35,000 units. The Wii version is expected to drop to around 7,000 units.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 35,000 units in its second week on sale. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 30,000 units.
Assassin’s Creed: Liberation (PSV) sales are expected to drop to around 20,000 units in its second week on sale.
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (3DS) sales are expected to drop to around 18,000 units in its second week on sale.
Ragnarok Odyssey (PSV) sales are expected to drop to around 12,000 units in its second week on sale.
Overall hardware sales are expected to increase by anywhere from 25 percent to 35 percent in the US.
Other Hot Games
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) added 263,305 pre-orders, up from 145,507 last week, for a total of 1,797,016. The game is 589,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) during the same number of weeks before release. The game is two weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) added 147,540 pre-orders, up from 99,651 last week, for a total of 1,016,330. The game is 47,000 pre-orders ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3). The game is two weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Notable mentions: BioShock Infinite (X360) added 14,225 pre-orders for a total of 170,335. BioShock Infinite (PS3) added 8,720 pre-orders for a total of 102,845. Hitman: Absolution (X360) added 12,223 pre-orders for a total of 141,583.
Requests: Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) added 11,291 pre-orders for a total of 50,805. Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified (PSV) added 7,093 pre-orders for a total of 30,827. Assassin’s Creed III (WiiU) added 3,282 pre-orders for a total of 16,409.
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 75 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.
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