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Americas Preorders Chart, 24 July 2010

by William D'Angelo, posted on 27 July 2010 / 2,181 Views

Overview – The games in the top 50 in their last week before releases are StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC), 7 Wonders II (DS), and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3). Halo Reach (X360) saw the biggest increase in pre-orders for the week, while Call of Duty: Black Ops, Medal of Honor, Fallout: New Vegas, and Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) increase at the same rates as the previous week.

 

Games in final week before release

Starcraft II

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) jumps 111,000 for a total of 800,000 pre-orders in its final week before its release. VGChartz estimates that physical retail sales in the Americas alone in week one should be more than one million units. Click here to read the VGChartz full report on StarCraft II.

7 Wonders II (DS) adds only 800 pre-orders in its final week for a total of 32,000. The original only sold a total of 85,000 in America, therefore expect first week to be in the 40,000 range.

BlazBlue Continuum Shift (PS3) reaches a total 17,000 pre-orders with 3,000 additional pre-orders for its final week. First week sales of the original were 50,000. However expect first week sales to be down in the 35,000 range.

Other Hot Games

Halo Reach VS CoDMW2

Halo Reach (X360) for the first time had over 100,000 new pre-orders in a single week. It reached 647,000 total pre-orders closing the gap to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360) during the same week to 65,000. If pre-orders continue at a similar rate expect Halo Reach to surpass Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in 3 weeks.

GT5 americas preorders

Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) pre-orders pick up slightly adding another 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 123,000 with 15 weeks until release. Expect pre-orders to continue to pick up each week as release date draws nearer.

Beyond Gran Turismo, other games in the top 10 are Madden NFL 11 pre-orders are picking up with 3 weeks left until release. 5 versions are now in the top 5 jumping a combined 72,000 pre-orders. Call of Duty: Black Ops adds another 34,000 pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions combined with 16 weeks until release. This adds up for a total of 368,000 pre-orders. Medal of Honor adds another 28,000 pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version combined, for a total of 365,000, with 12 weeks left until release. Fallout: New Vegas adds another 26,000 pre-orders for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC versions combined, for a total of 283,000.

Games outside of the top 10 are Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC) which passes 100,000 pre-orders on 23,000 additional pre-orders. Metroid: Other M (Wii) continues to be the top Wii game, with another 8,000 in pre-orders, for a total of 83,000, with 6 weeks left until release.

The Top 50 can be seen below and the full chart can be seen here

PosNameConsoleWeeksChangeTotal
1 Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty PC 1 111,421 796,187
2 Halo: Reach X360 8 118,699 647,012
3 Madden NFL 11 PS3 3 35,434 272,999
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops X360 16 21,138 233,576
5 Madden NFL 11 X360 3 28,692 217,178
6 Medal of Honor PS3 12 10,340 199,060
7 Medal of Honor X360 12 18,021 165,859
8 Fallout: New Vegas X360 13 15,074 156,525
9 Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 16 13,741 135,919
10 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 15 9,098 123,623
11 Final Fantasy XIV Online PC 10 23,212 103,149
12 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm PC N/A 4,173 93,092
13 Metroid: Other M Wii 6 8,524 83,323
14 Fallout: New Vegas PS3 13 7,247 78,566
15 Fable III X360 14 10,615 78,547
16 Madden NFL 11 Wii 3 5,448 73,129
17 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II X360 14 4,466 53,261
18 Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep PSP 7 4,060 50,455
19 Dead Rising 2 X360 10 4,651 50,207
20 Diablo III PC N/A 835 48,817
21 Fallout: New Vegas PC 13 4,009 48,437
22 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood X360 17 6,079 46,160
23 Mafia II X360 5 3,582 44,646
24 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II PS3 14 2,994 39,020
25 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier X360 N/A 1,596 36,667
26 Medal of Honor PC 12 143 36,325
27 Mafia II PS3 5 3,282 36,277
28 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PS3 N/A 3,526 33,110
29 7 Wonders II DS 1 808 31,968
30 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii N/A 2,364 29,272
31 Gears of War 3 X360 37 1,902 25,830
32 Dead Rising 2 PS3 10 1,841 25,462
33 EyePet PS3 8 216 24,711
34 Madden NFL 11 PS2 3 3,275 24,264
35 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS N/A 265 23,541
36 Dead Space 2 X360 27 514 22,053
37 Brink X360 N/A 353 21,881
38 Disney Epic Mickey Wii N/A 1,048 21,537
39 Max Payne 3 X360 N/A 199 20,623
40 Kinect Adventures! X360 15 7,768 20,406
41 Final Fantasy XIV Online PS3 N/A 2,324 20,331
42 Dead Space 2 PS3 27 795 19,617
43 Kinect Sports X360 15 2,007 19,431
44 The Last Guardian PS3 N/A 144 18,561
45 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 PS3 N/A 227 18,479
46 Madden NFL 11 PSP 3 1,994 18,401
47 SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs PS3 N/A 1,454 18,319
48 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 X360 N/A 488 18,020
49 Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar DS 4 1,587 17,525
50 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift PS3 1 2,841 17,392

9 Comments

ljlrj (on 29 July 2010)

halo blasted


tingyu (on 28 July 2010)

Cant believe there is no DC Universe Online PC or PS3 on the chart after the most epic trailer of the year.


yo_john117 (on 27 July 2010)

I hope Halo Reach doesn't dip below 100k a week now.


Salnax (on 27 July 2010)

Madden: the only franchise that can get a PS2 game on a preorders list nearly a decade after the console's release.


Coca-Cola (on 27 July 2010)

I already own 360, and I will be upgrading to Halo Reach bundle. New buys + Rebuys = huge sales


JWS (on 27 July 2010)

It still amazes me that madden can sell well. Who buys the same game year after year?


Onibaka (on 27 July 2010)

Gran Turismo is lossing by Black Ops. I have no more faith in the World.


Silver-Tiger (on 27 July 2010)

nah, I doubt that Halo: Reach will move much more consoles. Gamers who wait for Halo: Reach most likely already have a Xbox 360.


Coca-Cola (on 27 July 2010)

Halo Reach!!! The jump was probably due to the bundle. Which means september sales for Xbox360 console will be huge. About 1 m?