USA Preorders Chart, 12 October 2013 - LEGO Marvel, Skylanders Swap Force - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 October 2013 / 11,011 Views
Overview
There are two games in the top 40 to be in their final week: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and Skylanders Swap Force for the Wii and Xbox 360.
Seven games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, down from eight last week, and the top 19 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. Five games added 20,000 or more pre-orders, down from one last week and 14 added 10,000 or more, up from four last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (X360) added 10,620 pre-orders for a final total of 127,704. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 175,000 to 225,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 600,000 and 700,000 units.
- LEGO The Lord of the Rings (X360, 2012) – 69,360 week one USA, 358,513 to date
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (PS3) added 8,795 pre-orders for a final total of 100,009. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 150,000 to 200,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 600,000 and 700,000 units.
- LEGO The Lord of the Rings (PS3, 2012) – 51,380 week one USA, 595,351 to date
Skylanders Swap Force (Wii) added 33,715 pre-orders for a final total of 104,073. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 150,000 to 200,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 800,000 and 1,00,000 units.
- Skylanders Giants (Wii, 2012) – 153,997 week one USA, 1,225,697 to date
Skylanders Swap Force (X360) added 15,223 pre-orders for a final total of 57,343. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 70,000 to 100,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 450,000 and 550,000 units.
- Skylanders Giants (X360, 2012) – 70,328 week one USA, 583,844 to date
Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending October 19
Pokémon X/Y (3DS) sales are expected to drop to around 500,000 units in its second week on sale.
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3) sales are expected to drop to around 50,000 units in its second week on sale.
Hardware and software sales are expected to decrease for the 3DS being the week after Pokémon X / Y. Other platforms are expected to remain relatively flat.
Other Hot Games – In Order of Release
Battlefield 4 (X360) added 10,410 pre-orders, up from 9,063 last week, for a total of 350,128. The game is 467,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (X360). This is up from 388,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. The Xbox 360 version of the game is three 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 six weeks before release it is 127,000 pre-orders behind.
Battlefield 4 (PS3) added 11,885 pre-orders, up from 5,686 last week, for a total of 193,707. The game is 211,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (PS3). This is up from 171,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. The PlayStation 3 version of the game is three 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 five weeks before release it is 121,000 pre-orders ahead.
Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360) added 52,455 pre-orders, up from 13,210 last week, for a total of 576,292. The game is 812,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (X360). This is up from 754,000 pre-orders behind of Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) the previous week. The Xbox 360 version is four 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 six weeks before release it is 382,000 pre-orders behind.
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3) added 16,035 pre-orders, up from 8,141 last week, for a total of 284,813. The game is 484,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (PS3). This is up from 425,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) the previous week. The PlayStation 3 is four 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 five weeks before release it is 143,000 pre-orders behind.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (X360) added 28,438 pre-orders for a total of 193,300. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4) added 9,495 pre-orders for a total of 190,531. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3) added 13,238 pre-orders for a total of 131,445. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (XOne) added 7,103 pre-orders for a total of 125,645.
Requests: Titanfall (XOne) added 5,315 pre-orders for a total of 42,557. Titanfall (PC) added 9,490 pre-orders for a total of 16,729. Titanfall (X360) added 2,933 pre-orders for a total 11,246. Tearaway (PSV) added 735 pre-orders for a total of 11,638.
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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Request: Zoo Tycoon for the Xbox One.
okay new request:
The evil within (all systems)
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Request: Borderlands 2 psvita.
We have not got any release window or information about the version yet. i doubt the pre-order number will be interesting.
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Request NBA Live 14 (PS4, X1), NBA 2K14 (X1), and take off The Last Guardian.
