USA Preorders Chart, 28 September 2013 - NBA 2K14, Wind Waker HD - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 October 2013 / 14,255 Views
Overview
There are two games in the top 40 to be in their final week: NBA 2K14 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (WiiU).
Eight games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top 20 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, down from 21 last week. One game added 20,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week and three added 10,000 or more, down from four last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
NBA 2K14 (X360) added 12,505 pre-orders for a final total of 116,449. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 325,000 to 375,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 1.6 million and 2.0 million units.
- NBA 2K13 (X360, 2012) – 372,739 week one USA, 2,164,087 to date
FIFA Soccer 13 (PS3) added 8,040 pre-orders for a final total of 79,295. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 250,000 to 300,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 1.2 million and 1.4 million units.
- NBA 2K14 (PS3, 2012) – 281,978 week one USA, 1,424,116 to date
Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending October 5
Grand Theft Auto V (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 400,000 units in its third week on sale. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 300,000 units.
FIFA Soccer 14 (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 70,000 units in its second week on sale. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 65,000 units.
Hardware and software sales are expected to drop again for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, however by a much smaller percent. Hardware and software sales for the other platforms are expected to remain relatively flat.
Other Hot Games – In Order of Release
Battlefield 4 (X360) added 8,919 pre-orders, up from 6,923 last week, for a total of 320,654. The game is 326,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (X360). This is up from 272,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. The Xbox 360 version of the game is five weeks away from launch in the USA, October 29, 2013.
When you add in the Xbox One version of Battlefield 4 the two versions are much closer to Battlefield 3. At eight weeks before release it is 42,000 pre-orders behind.
Battlefield 4 (PS3) added 5,661 pre-orders, up from 4,643 last week, for a total of 176,136. The game is 143,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (PS3). This is up from 126,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. The PlayStation 3 version of the game is five weeks away from launch in the USA, October 29, 2013.
When you add in the PlayStation 4 version of Battlefield 4 the two versions are way ahead of Battlefield 3. At seven weeks before release it is 146,000 pre-orders ahead.
Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360) added 15,593 pre-orders, up from 12,830 last week, for a total of 510,627. The game is 672,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (X360). This is up from 609,000 pre-orders behind of Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) the previous week. The Xbox 360 version is six weeks away from launch in the USA, November 5, 2013.
When you add in the Xbox One version of Call of Duty: Ghosts the two versions are closer to Call of Duty: Black Ops II. At eight weeks before release it is 293,802,000 pre-orders behind.
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3) added 8,680 pre-orders, up from 8,096 last week, for a total of 260,637. The game is 383,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (PS3). This is up from 348,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) the previous week. The PlayStation 3 is six weeks away from launch in the USA, November 5, 2013.
When you add in the PlayStation 4 version of Call of Duty: Ghosts the two versions are slightly behind Call of Duty: Black Ops II. At seven weeks before release it is 83,000 pre-orders behind.
Notable mentions: Pokémon X/Y (3DS) added 42,109 pre-orders for a total of 347,358. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (X360) added 6,475 pre-orders for a total of 156,542. Beyond: Two Souls (PS3) added 4,763 pre-orders for a total of 121,698.
Requests: Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (PS3) added 1,774 pre-orders for a total of 22,819. Titanfall (XOne) added 1,246 pre-orders for a total of 35,761. Titanfall (X360) added 370 pre-orders for a total of 7,770. Tearaway (PSV) added 298 pre-orders for a total of 10,662.
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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I would love to see how inFamous: Second Son is doing at the moment!!
Request : Super Mario 3D World and Zelda 3DS
Request: Bravery Default (3DS), Ace Attorney 5 (3DS). I didn't even know these games were releasing this fall.
Good to see Tearaway will at least start with about 10000 in retail.
request:
comparison of heavy rain and beyond: two souls pre-orders :)
Heavy Rain had less than 30k, something between 20/30k.
