Americas Preorders Chart, 21 August 2010 - Halo Reach at the Top - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 August 2010 / 16,409 Views
Overview – Halo: Reach (X360) continues to outshine every other game, Call of Duty: Black Ops passes a combined 600,000 pre-orders and Kinect Adventures! jumps up the chart with a big increase in pre-orders. Mafia II is the only game in its final week before release.
Games in final week before release – Mafia II for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are the only game in its final week before release. The X360 version adds 12,000 new pre-orders for a total of 70,000 and the PS3 version adds 8,000 pre-orders for a total of 57,000. Expect first week sales in the 150,000 to 175,000 range for the X360 version and in the 100,000 to 125,000 range for the PS3 version.
Other Hot Games
Halo: Reach (X360) adds another 183,000 pre-orders for the week reaching a total of 1.25 million with 4 weeks until release. The gap between Halo: Reach (X360) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360) has grown for a third straight to 112,000. Next week will be interesting as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360) saw its biggest jump that week with 300,000 new pre-orders.
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) remains steady adding another 6,000 pre-orders for a total of 150,000 pre-orders to date. With 11 weeks until release expect pre-orders to start picking up in the next three to four weeks.
Metroid: Other M (Wii) adds another 13,000 pre-orders for a total of 123,000 pre-orders. With 2 weeks until release and 1 week left of pre-orders expect total pre-orders to be in the 140,000 to 150,000 range.
Also in the top 10 is Call of Duty: Black Ops that reaches a combined 618,000 pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions with 12 weeks until release. Medal of Honor pre-orders are down compared to last week with 8 week left until release. However it does add another 20,000 pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version combined, for a total of 489,000. Fallout: New Vegas pre-orders are up on the week adding another 30,000 pre-orders for the X360, PS3, and PC versions combined, for a total of 390,000. Fable 3 (X360) jumps to the seventh spot with 10 weeks until release. It had 28,000 new pre-orders this week for a total of 156,000. Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC) with 6 weeks until release adds 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 142,000 on the PC version, also the PS3 hits 23,000 total pre-orders.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Kinect Adventures! (X360) jumps 26,000 pre-orders up from 15,000 the previous week. A close eye will be kept on this game as it comes bundled with Kinect and is an indicator as to how well Kinect will sell. Sports Champions (PS3) which has a bundle with the PlayStation Move adds 2,000 pre-orders for a total of 23,000 pre-orders with 3 weeks left until release. A close eye will also be kept on this game for the next couple of weeks as it is also an indicator of how the PS Move may sell when it is released in a few weeks.
The Top 50 can be seen below and the full chart can be seen here
| Pos | Name | Console | Weeks | Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halo: Reach | X360 | 4 | 183,640 | 1,255,006 |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | X360 | 12 | 75,791 | 393,940 |
| 3 | Medal of Honor | X360 | 8 | 12,752 | 260,467 |
| 4 | Medal of Honor | PS3 | 8 | 7,614 | 229,754 |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | PS3 | 12 | 39,497 | 225,375 |
| 6 | Fallout: New Vegas | X360 | 9 | 17,835 | 219,863 |
| 7 | Fable III | X360 | 10 | 28,341 | 156,500 |
| 8 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 | 11 | 6,596 | 150,494 |
| 9 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PC | 6 | 9,262 | 142,174 |
| 10 | Metroid: Other M | Wii | 2 | 13,083 | 123,372 |
| 11 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | PC | N/A | 3,820 | 108,549 |
| 12 | Fallout: New Vegas | PS3 | 9 | 9,347 | 108,293 |
| 13 | Kinect Adventures! | X360 | 11 | 26,264 | 91,519 |
| 14 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | PSP | 3 | 9,160 | 80,574 |
| 15 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | X360 | 10 | 6,720 | 77,358 |
| 16 | Dead Rising 2 | X360 | 6 | 5,481 | 75,493 |
| 17 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | X360 | 13 | 7,212 | 73,209 |
| 18 | Mafia II | X360 | 1 | 11,967 | 70,316 |
| 19 | Fallout: New Vegas | PC | 9 | 4,559 | 63,881 |
| 20 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | PS3 | N/A | 12,925 | 62,923 |
| 21 | Mafia II | PS3 | 1 | 8,566 | 56,893 |
| 22 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | PS3 | 10 | 4,806 | 56,839 |
| 23 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 772 | 52,290 |
| 24 | LittleBigPlanet 2 | PS3 | 13 | 6,512 | 48,296 |
| 25 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | N/A | 1,262 | 41,733 |
| 26 | Medal of Honor | PC | 8 | 128 | 36,913 |
| 27 | Dead Rising 2 | PS3 | 6 | 2,592 | 35,507 |
| 28 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | N/A | 1,048 | 33,749 |
| 29 | Gears of War 3 | X360 | 33 | 2,038 | 33,200 |
| 30 | Disney Epic Mickey | Wii | N/A | 1,777 | 28,662 |
| 31 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | X360 | 3 | 3,671 | 27,229 |
| 32 | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | X360 | 6 | 3,351 | 26,151 |
| 33 | EyePet | PS3 | 3 | 405 | 26,080 |
| 34 | Kinect Sports | X360 | 11 | 1,268 | 25,976 |
| 35 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | PS3 | 3 | 2,499 | 25,204 |
| 36 | Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | DS | N/A | -274 | 24,306 |
| 37 | Dead Space 2 | X360 | 23 | 555 | 24,125 |
| 38 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PS3 | N/A | 924 | 23,569 |
| 39 | Sports Champions | PS3 | 3 | 2,218 | 23,505 |
| 40 | Brink | X360 | N/A | 536 | 23,493 |
| 41 | Dead Space 2 | PS3 | 23 | 959 | 23,310 |
| 42 | Test Drive Unlimited 2 | X360 | N/A | 2,523 | 23,292 |
| 43 | NBA 2K11 | X360 | 7 | 3,865 | 23,204 |
| 44 | SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs | PS3 | N/A | 865 | 22,558 |
| 45 | Valkyria Chronicles II | PSP | 2 | 2,405 | 21,412 |
| 46 | Max Payne 3 | X360 | N/A | 119 | 21,261 |
| 47 | Batman: Arkham City | X360 | N/A | 1,525 | 21,112 |
| 48 | Batman: Arkham City | PS3 | N/A | 1,012 | 20,372 |
| 49 | NBA 2K11 | PS3 | 7 | 4,067 | 19,972 |
| 50 | Rock Band 3 | X360 | 10 | 3,092 | 19,871 |
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And I thought I'd add some extra clarification to my last comment: I am somewhat more interested in Kinect than Move myself with the current software available, but I'm not ready to drop money on either of these peripherals, that's what I meant when I said "I don't care for either Move or Kinect."
That didn't even make any sense. But if you're going to dodge my original point, then that just goes to show you have no argument, which means we're just beating a dead horse at this point.
I still don't remember you hua and I don't know what I would be debating you about MGS4 either? LOL I must have made quite an impact for not being taken seriously...LOL
I meant "Reviewers. PS biased." *
Opinions have no place for a claim as ludicrous as yours. PS reviewers. Biased. That's the most lol-worthy statement I've seen in a long time. Get real.
And for the record, I personally don't care for either Move or Kinect, because the software for both is unappealing or has already been done before.
hua
chill man don't get a heart attack it's just my humble opinion...LMAO!!! Honestly though Kinect will be more exciting than a Wii- Rip off that is PS Move. Also, I don't remember the MGS4 crap that you are talking about...Sorry!!!
Actually, who am I kidding, I stopped taking you seriously on that MGS4 topic a long time ago. But this takes the cake.
oni-link: EPIC FACEPALM. Seriously, how do you expect me to take you seriously when you say "Reviewers are PS biased"? Never mind the fact that the whole rip-off logic also applies to Kinect and the Eyetoy. PS Biased reviewers? Are you out of your mind? Or just desperate for an argument?
LMAO @ the fanatics.
Psmove is a Wii clone and kinect is not eyetoy rip-off?
If anything the biggest joke here is kinect with it's bullshit PR promises from the day it was revealed up till now it still is a laggy ass device that is full of shovelwares.
"Kinectimals" is enough to prove that kinect is no different than a "me too" device.
@hua
Those critics are known for favoring Sony since the days of PS1, but for everyone else it's just a Wii rip-off and always will. Kinect, on the other hand will not be in the shadow of anyone!
And who is "everyone"? Last time I checked, critics were actually praising Move. If you think it's a joke, that's fine, but you don't speak for "everyone".
@primo
that's why I'll be Kinecting on day one while I won't be Moving to Sony anytime soon!!!
I think sony move is probably the biggest joke of the generation. Kinect looks pretty cool, but everyone laughs at sony move.
@yo
Chill man you sound like a whinny anti-Wii fanboy!!! I will be getting Other M as it is another evolution of Metroid; and it looks well polished from all the previews so far!!! The Wii being a fad is such an HD fanboy cliche (along with my Wii gathering dust) that's so old I and many Wii and Nintendo fans actually find it funny!!! I have Sony fanboys as friends and they often visit Nintendo and non-Nintendo sites and posts the same thing you do to enrage Nintendo fans. For a time it worked but now it's getting old. I'm sorry you and your many, many friends gave up on the Wii and I'm sure you really gave it a chance. Now enjoy your Wii clone like the Sony Move and Move on with your life. Hey I heard Sony might have problems with software sales pretty soon as it's PS3 has finally been hacked!!! Looks like Sony is looking at another PSP situation IMHO!
@oni-link
I bought the Corruption and Trilogy, but I wont be getting Other M. I gave up on my Wii and so did pretty much all my friends. The Wii was just a fad and people dont like it much. I am pretty sure Other M wont have nearly as many sales as Prime.
A decent pre-orders # for Metroid: Other M. probably due mostly to the $20 pre-orders bonus that many retailers are giving out in order to promote retail sales instead of illegal downloads. Prime 3 was robbed of retail sales from illegal downloads that vastly outnumbered sales. Nintendo should have really secured their system a lot more and is now facing an uphill battle on piracy! Here's hoping to a 200K-300K , 4 week opener for Other M in the Americas!!!
@ trunkswd
Only the most hardcore of the hardcore Halo fans are doing that. The vast majority of purchases will be singles.
got 2 halo reach reserves.
WHAT!!!??? -274 for golden sun: dark dawn....GRRRRRRR!!!!
I have 2 copies of Reach on reserve. I reserved and fully paid for the legendary edition and I also reserved the Reach Edition 360S.
Just pre-ordered my Reach Legendary Editon, DAMN! I can't wait for Sept 14th!
The casual games coming out for the move are terrible. Sony is the only company putting out casual games for the device. On the otherhand Kinect has a great lineup of casual games with mass appeal like Dance Central (Harmonix), Kinect Sports (Rare), Your Shape Fitness Evolved (Ubi), Kinectimals, Deca Sports (Hudson), Harry Potter (EA), Sonic (Sega), etc. These types of games will get thumbs up from kids, girls, mothers, and families.
Sony on the otherhand just has a bunch of lame repurposed Eyetoy games where they put video of you in the game and you swat at things. And the strategy of trying to replace the dualshock controller in hardcore games with the Move wand is a total failure when you realize how much lag the wand has. Motion controls are only appropriate for casual games which is why Kinect is in so much better of a position than Move. Hardcore gamers don't want to throw out their dualshock controllers for a silly glowing wand, so the appeal for Move is extremely limited.
@GuiltySpartan: I think you're going to be really surprised with Kinect.
Here's why: It appears like Kinect will considerably beat out Move right away, and I would have to completely agree with this. Here's the thing though, I truly believe Move will be just like a Gran Turismo game, it will have massive legs that will in the end, make it above, at least a little, if not by quite a sum, Kinect.
The reason I say this is it seems to me as if Move is getting way more support than Kinect. Kinect seems to focus on games that are coming out specifically for Kinect (my opinion). Move, on the other hand (also my opinion), seems to focus on just being a sweet add-on to a lot of games, but also having games specifically for it. It seems like Move is getting a lot more titles that will be compatible with it right away.
@theFlyingdutchman
I cannot wait to see you cry when you realize just how wrong you are lol
O and Fable3 is also popular in Europe you know, So dont underestimate it
HALO:REACH wil be an Epic game, So it deserves these sales
heck yeah, look at Halo Reach- easily outclassing even both the ps3 and 360 version of that garbage cod put together
Everyone knows Kinect will outsell move and to the guy that said move will out sell kinect in EMEAA what a moron i mean really maybe japan but not Europe or America Move looks like a flop
@theFlyingdutchman
Damn u will eat ur own word november 10 mate.
@ welshbloke: only in America. Worldwide it will be much different.
Here in Europe's mainland people aren't that excited about MS's stuff anymore.
Move will sell a lot more in Japan and in EMEAA, Kinect will sell more in America (if it doesn't get burned after the release).
GT5 could actually be overhauled by Kinect Adventures! Never saw that coming.
11 weeks to go and 91,000 preorders for "Kinect Adventures!". 3 weeks to go and 23,000 preorders for "Sports Champions". These are both bundled games, and currently, we can see that Kinect, by the numbers, should sell way more than Move.
@ Ping
Um, these preorder charts are for America only.
GT4: 770k
Fable II: 720k
NOT big difference. Of course GT5 will obliterate Fable III worldwide but in America it will be close.
@TheFlyingDutchman
I like my RTSs Command and Conquery and my FPSs Haloy.
Starcraft 2 is that Korean thing right? ;)
@ kain_kusanagi: Reach is the most anticipated game of 2010 for the 360, Starcraft 2 is THE most anticipated game of 2010.
@ Falcon204: Those 37 million includes almost all the people who bought the rest of the GT's.
Another shooter trying to break a record on the 360, what a surprise ...
Kinect is failing all over the world (unless you coun't small presentations in trucks) and still America is pre-ordering ...
idk why i'm excited that halo reach can pass cod preorders :D but anyways i want it to pass it first week sales
Kinect is actually on the preorder chartz, i gotta be honest i didn't see that coming lol
Halo Reach is doing incredible. Easily the most anticipated game of the year. I can't wait. I preordered the Legendary Edition.
Golden Sun lost sales?
Who the hell would do that?
You cant expect GT5 to have anywhere near as many sales as the previous titles. Yes GT 3 and 4 sold incredibly well because there was over 100 million potential buyers. GT 5 only has 37 million potential buyers at this stage and i dont think the ps3 will sell as many consoles as the ps2 at the end of the generation so expectations shouldn't be as high.
Wow...Kinect is pre-ordered near 100K...hmm...I think some of the 360 haters are AGAIN going to be disappointed when it is reelased. As it currently stands, it looks like Halo Reach will surpass COD2 on 360, as I expected last year...
I'd say start worrying about GT5's potential to reach past GT sales in USA if we keep seeing pre-orders at this level within the last 6-8 weeks before launch (when advertising should really get going). At the moment it's coasting. Regardless, GT5 is going to have the biggest launch week of any "serious" racer this gen. Probably only beaten by MK Wii if all racing games are considered (and beaten by a large margin too). remember this is ONLY America.
Well done Fable III.
Mafia 2 looking to have a rather modest opening, I wonder how the legs will go.
@Okey
GT4 = 2.5m first week
fable 2 = 1m first week
difference is big.........
anyways thats not my point, my point is WHERE IS THE MARKETING PUSH FOR GT5??????!! hell even kinect is already being advertised ffs. =(
Halo Reach is going to break records this year!
@ Ping
Fable II had similar first week sales to past GT games. Not sure why you seem to think GT5 should be blowing its sequel away.
GT5 is suffering from a diseas called "Last min advertising", its said to be a common diseas that plegs ps3 games....=.=
seriously Sony WTF.............fable 3 higher pre-order than PS3's highest selling IP? MARKET YOUR GAMES FOR ONCE!
Kinect pre-orders seem promising, which is surprising to me at least.
I'm extremely excited for Halo Reach. It is the first game I've ever pre-ordered, thats how much I want it.
Why is Black Ops doing so good?!?!
Oh well Halo Reach may not get its deserved sales but it will still do really good (and i will have an absolute blast playing it)
