USA Preorders Chart, 5 January 2013 - Anarchy Reigns - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 January 2013 / 6,733 ViewsOverview
There are is one game in the top 40 to be in its final week before launch, Anarchy Reigns for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. As a reminder the Pro data is back up, which means that I am taking requests again for games outside the top 20.
Two games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, up from one last week, and the top 10 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. No games added 20,000 or more, the same as last week and two added 10,000 or more, down from three last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
There are is one game in the top 40 to be in its final week before launch, Anarchy Reigns for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 version added 4,503 pre-orders for a grand total of 49,457. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 75,000 to 100,000 units range unit range. Expect the game to sell between 250,000 and 350,000 units lifetime in the US.
The Xbox 360 version added 3,537 pre-orders for a final total of 47,406. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 75,000 to 100,000 units range unit range. Expect the game to sell between 250,000 and 350,000 units lifetime in the US.
Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending January 12
Overall software sales are expected to decrease by around 20 percent.
Overall hardware sales are expected to decrease by around 20 percent.
Other Hot Games – In Order of Release
God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 4,149 pre-orders, down from last week, for a total of 149,357. The game is 116,000 pre-orders behind God of War III. The game is 10 weeks away from launch in the USA, March 12, 2013.
Gears of War: Judgment (X360) added 2,231 pre-orders, down from last week, for a total of 65,619. The game is 825,000 pre-orders behind Gears of War III. The game is 11 weeks away from launch in the USA, March 12, 2013.
Bioshock Infinite (X360) added 4,336 pre-orders, down from 9,643 last week, for a total of 252,006. Bioshock Infinite (PS3) added 2,753 pre-orders, down from 5,389 last week, for a total of 154,711. The game is 12 weeks away from launch in the USA, March 26, 2013.
Notable mentions: Grand Theft Auto V (X360) added 14,513 pre-orders for a total of 207,928. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) added 10,853 pre-orders for a total of 178,026. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) added 5,727 pre-orders for a total of 153,769.
Requests: Fire Emblem: Kakusei (3DS) added 6,679 pre-orders for a total of 34,935. Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) added 1,550 pre-orders for a total of 33,243. Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3) added 751 pre-orders for a total of 19,879. Monster Hunter Tri (WiiU) added 640 pre-orders for a total of 11,469. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PSV) added 573 pre-orders for a total of 8,426.
If your favorite game isn't in the top 40, 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 40 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.
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So everything was adjusted down again? Make up your mind Vgchartz, last week God of War: Ascension was at about 220K (If I remember correctly) which was barely behind God of War III and now it's far behind.
Request: Rayman Legends WiiU
Fire Emblem Kakusei, is not a game releasing in USA. It's called Fire Emblem Awakening, and it releases on February 4th, which is in 5 weeks from this update.
change the fire emblem name and request: Pokemon X and Y
request: Killzone mercenary
lol gears is getting no love, looks like it cant hold its own when up against big titles. also vgc need to make up their minds with these numbers. they seem to change randomly as stated earlier
Request: Puppeteer (PS3)
Hmmmm, isn't Fire Emblem: Awakening going to be released in February 4? It's still N/A here.
Request Pokemon ans Sly Vita version.