Americas Preorders Chart, 2 July 2011 - Gears 3, Modern Warfare 3 Lead - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 July 2011 / 16,306 Views

Overview

There are no games in their final week before launch this week in the top 20. The top five games include Gears of War 3 (X360), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360), Battlefield 3 (X360), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3), and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360). The top 15 games have 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from ten last week. Three games add 50,000 or more pre-orders, eight add 20,000 or more and 13 add 10,000 or more pre-orders.

Games in final week before launch

There are no games in their final week before launch this week in the top 20. However as an extra to non-pro members here is one game outside the top 20.

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (X360) is at number 39 as it adds 7,000 pre-orders in its final week before launch. The game is at a grand total of 30,000 pre-orders. Expect first week sales in America to be in the 45,000 to 60,000 unit range. The PlayStation 3 version adds just 2,000 pre-orders for a final total of just 8,000. Expect first week sales in America to be in the 10,000 to 16,000 unit range.

Other Hot Games

Gears of War 3 (X360) is at the top as its pre-orders are equivalent to the number two through number five most pre-ordered games. The game adds 68,000 pre-orders down from 84,000 the previous week. The game currently sits at 1.07 million pre-orders. The game is 12 weeks away from launch, on September 20 in America and EMEAA and September 22 in Japan. Gears of War 3 continues to add more pre-orders than Halo: Reach during the same week.

Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3 (X360) is at number three as it adds 34,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 218,000. The PlayStation 3 version is down one spot to number 11 as it adds 15,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 119,000. The game is 17 weeks away from launch, October 25 in America and October 28 in EMEAA.

Modern Warfare 3 vs Black Ops

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) is the second most pre-ordered game, as it again adds more pre-orders than any other game this week. The game adds 82,000 pre-orders, down from 84,000 pre-orders the previous week. The game currently has 471,000 pre-orders and is 19 weeks away from launch, November 8 in both America and EMEAA. Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360) the game with the biggest opening in gaming history, didn’t reach the same number of pre-orders until it was 11 weeks away from launch.

Modern Warfare 3 vs Black Ops

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is at number four as it adds 24,000 pre-orders this week, the same as last week. The game is currently at 203,000 pre-orders and will launch in 19 weeks, November 8 in both America and EMEAA. Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3) the game with the biggest opening for the PlayStation 3, didn’t have at least the same number of pre-orders until it was 12 weeks away from launch.

Also in the top 10: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) is up one spot to number five as it adds 59,000 pre-orders, up from 22,000 last week, for a total of 185,000. The game is 19 weeks away from launch, November 11 in both America and EMEAA.

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360) is up three spots to number six, as it adds 46,000 pre-orders, up from 36,000 last week, for a total of 104,000. The game is 21 weeks away from launch, November 15 in America and EMEAA.

Mass Effect 3 (X360) is at number seven as it adds 18,000 pre-orders, down from 22,000 last week, for a total of 143,000. The game is 36 weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in America and March 9, 2012 in EMEAA.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) is down three spots to number eight as it adds 5,000 pre-orders, the same as last week. The game currently sits at 134,000 pre-orders and currently has no release date in America.

NCAA Football 12 (X360) enters the top 10 at number nine as it adds 42,000 pre-orders for a total of 123,000. The game is two weeks away from launch.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) is down two spots to number ten as it adds 3,000 pre-orders, down from 5,000 last week, for a total of 121,000. The game currently has no release date in America.

Notable mentions outside the top 10: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) adds 15,000 pre-orders for a total of 114,000. Batman: Arkham City (X360) adds 10,000 pre-orders for a total of 105,000.

As an extra to non-pro members here are a few games outside the top 20: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (PS3) adds 13,000 pre-orders for a total of 43,000. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (X360) adds 12,000 pre-orders for a total of 43,000. Twisted Metal (PS3) adds 3,000 pre-orders for a total of 35,000. Halo 4 (X360) adds 5,000 pre-orders for a total of 18,000.

The Top 20 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.

Pos	Name	Console	Weeks	Change	Total
1	Gears of War 3	X360	12	68,308	1,070,922
2	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	X360	19	82,413	471,080
3	Battlefield 3	X360	17	33,688	218,240
4	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	PS3	19	23,520	202,503
5	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	X360	19	58,828	185,379
6	Assassin's Creed: Revelations	X360	20	45,977	149,998
7	Mass Effect 3	X360	36	17,523	142,801
8	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	Wii	N/A	4,745	134,438
9	NCAA Football 12	X360	2	42,389	122,756
10	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	X360	N/A	3,360	120,807
11	Battlefield 3	PS3	17	14,738	118,516
12	Madden NFL 12	X360	9	18,369	114,952
13	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	PS3	18	15,001	114,393
14	Madden NFL 12	PS3	9	15,441	112,278
15	Batman: Arkham City	X360	16	9,942	105,468
16	Diablo III	PC	N/A	1,550	98,460
17	Batman: Arkham City	PS3	16	7,550	96,837
18	NCAA Football 12	PS3	2	26,384	96,719
19	Deus Ex: Human Revolution	X360	8	4,166	83,653
20	Rage	X360	14	5,613	76,689

If your favorite game isn't in the top 20, leave a comment requesting which game you want to see and it may be added in next week's article!

35 Comments

yahoocom1984 (on 08 July 2011)

Haha, PS3 fanboys thumb down every single comment here

elzabbul (on 05 July 2011)

In top 10, 8 games are for x360... wow :)

Etanclan4life (on 04 July 2011)

I dont know if Gears will beat Halos pre orders but hopefully it will top 2 million im Americas alone.

i2zosteven1 (on 06 July 2011)

wow xbox way ahead in games that matter

_mevildan (on 05 July 2011)

Hooray for Rage (again). 14 weeks to go. Hopefully will be a few 100k around release time.

blue7x7 (on 05 July 2011)

Halo 4 I know it recently went up for pre order and it's a year a way if not then Forza 4 numbers would be nice.

tripleb2k (on 05 July 2011)

I thought Uncharted 3 would have gotten more pre-orders! Maybe the Beta will increase interest.

jkudlacz tripleb2k (on 05 July 2011)

I agree, beta started last Tuesday, and apparently 600k unique users played the game in first week. That should generate at least few pre orders. I am having so much fun playing it that I am actually thinking about getting collectors edition now. Hmm what to do?

xinstantnoodlez (on 04 July 2011)

Twisted Metal needs some marketing...seriously

kivi95 xinstantnoodlez (on 05 July 2011)

Yeah sony should start marketing their big games this holiday. Resistance 3,Twisted Metal,R&C all 4 one and Uncharted 3.

ljlrj (on 04 July 2011)

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary :s

xS7SxSNIPER (on 07 July 2011)

i pre order gears of war 3 and battlefield 3 xbox version and dragon ball z ps3 version

Michael-5 (on 07 July 2011)

I'm noticing a lot more pre-orders this year then any prior. Maybe it's because of a larger userbase, or maybe people want to get the last of many great franchises (last Uncharted, Mass Effect, Gears, Modern Warfare, Elder Scrolls, and last Assassin's Creed with Ezio)

WiseOwl (on 07 July 2011)

This is a good year for gaming, there are a lot of good games up there.

dsage01 (on 05 July 2011)

Halo 4 at 18k!!!!!!! Uncharted better make it soon!

ali_manslayer (on 05 July 2011)

i would want to see the bad company 2 pre-orders against BF3

WiseOwl (on 05 July 2011)

I myself am waiting for Gears Of War but I don't have it preordered. That game is at the top of the charts and I did not see that coming.

Arfen (on 05 July 2011)

it's a little bit boring to see duplicate games for PS3 and X360 versions fault.. i want to see something new

Hephaestos (on 05 July 2011)

add xenoblade preorders =) that'd be an interesting stat.... dunno if it's anywhere but amazon though.

osamanobama (on 05 July 2011)

can you tell us resistance's pre-orders... please, pretty please?

Winters (on 06 July 2011)

Diablo III will be huge :)

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think-man (on 07 July 2011)

This is American pre-orders so of course its gunna favor the xbox, they need to give euros pre orders.

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Zakihashi (on 05 July 2011)

Just wonder if this takes PC DD into account? Like gamersgate and such ? As I'm just guessing BF3 PC will have a lot bigger number out of retail compeard to retail. Who buys boxed games anymore anyways? I don't know a single person beside console gamers who buy boxed games anymore.