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: 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 (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.
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
| Pos | Name | Console | Weeks | Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
