USA Preorders Chart, 19 October 2013 - Batman: Arkham Origins - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 October 2013 / 13,514 Views
Overview
There is one game in the top 40 to be in their final week: Batman: Arkham Origins for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
10 games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, up from seven last week, and the top 16 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, down from 19 last week. 10 games added 20,000 or more pre-orders, up from five last week and 9 added 10,000 or more, up from 14 last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
Batman: Arkham Origins (X360) added 42,590 pre-orders for a final total of 170,099. 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 1.8 million and 2.2 million units.
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (X360, 2009) – 236,485 week one USA, 1,762,631 to date
- Batman: Arkham City (X360, 2011) – 509,370 week one USA, 2,243,076 to date
Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3) added 36,903 pre-orders for a final total of 167,656. 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 1.8 million and 2.2 million units.
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, 2009) – 244,213 week one USA, 1,840,478 to date
- Batman: Arkham City (PS3, 2011) – 456,369 week one USA, 2,012,975 to date
Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending October 19
Pokémon X/Y (3DS) sales are expected to drop to around 400,000 units in its third week on sale.
Skylanders Swap Force (Wii) sales are expected to drop to around 35,000 units in its second week on sale. The Xbox 360 version is expected to drop to around 25,000 units. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 14,000 units. The Wii U version is expected to drop to around 6,000 units. The 3DS version is expected to drop to around 5,000 units.
Hardware and software sales are expected to increase across the board.
Other Hot Games – In Order of Release
Battlefield 4 (X360) added 62,360 pre-orders, up from 10,410 last week, for a total of 412,487. The game is 521,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (X360). This is up from 467,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. The Xbox 360 version of the game is two 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 five weeks before release it is 173,000 pre-orders behind.
Battlefield 4 (PS3) added 26,990 pre-orders, up from 11,885 last week, for a total of 220,697. The game is 252,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (PS3). This is up from 211,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. The PlayStation 3 version of the game is two 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 four weeks before release it is 103,000 pre-orders ahead.
Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360) added 96,723 pre-orders, up from 52,455 last week, for a total of 673,015. The game is 862,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (X360). This is up from 812,000 pre-orders behind of Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) the previous week. The Xbox 360 version is three 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 five weeks before release it is 426,000 pre-orders behind.
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3) added 41,920 pre-orders, up from 16,035 last week, for a total of 326,733. The game is 542,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (PS3). This is up from 484,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) the previous week. The PlayStation 3 is three 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 four weeks before release it is 187,000 pre-orders behind.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (X360) added 79,925 pre-orders for a total of 273,225. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4) added 22,823 pre-orders for a total of 213,354. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3) added 42,963 pre-orders for a total of 174,408. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (XOne) added 12,283 pre-orders for a total of 137,928.
Requests: The Elder Scrolls Online (PC) added 6,773 pre-orders for a total of 46,759. Super Mario 3D World (WiiU) added 8,885 pre-orders for a total of 30,916. Halo 5 (XOne) added 1,785 pre-orders for a total of 6,848.
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 honestly cannot care any less for Pre-order numbers from 10 days ago
I wonder how much digital sales will be on next gen systems.
Request: Assassin's Creed IV for Wii U and Bayonetta 2 for Wii U
Assassin's Creed IV will....oh wait this took so long, that the next update it's still not released yet :-O
Hey 8,888 preorders for Ryse
Requests: Tearaway (PSVita), Call of Duty: Ghosts (Wii U)
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Request: Bravely Default (3DS) - Releases in December
