Americas Preorders Chart, 24 September 2011 - FIFA Soccer 12
by William D'Angelo, posted on 26 September 2011 / 6,097 Views
Overview
There is one game in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch, FIFA Soccer 12 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The top five games include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360), Battlefield 3 (X360), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360), Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC), and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360). The top three games have 500,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top 14 has 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. Five games add 50,000 or more pre-orders, down from six last week and 13 add 20,000 or more, up from 12 last week.
Games in final week before launch
FIFA Soccer 12 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is the one game to be in its final week before launch. The PlayStation 3 version is at number 12 as it adds 28,000 pre-orders for a grand total of 227,000. Last year’s version only had 44,000 pre-orders with first week sales in the Americas at 97,000. Expect this year’s version to sell in the 250,000 to 300,000 unit range in the Americas.
The Xbox 360 version is at number 15 as it adds 47,000 pre-orders for a final total of 194,000. Last year’s version only had 59,000 pre-orders with first week sales in the Americas at 101,000. Expect this year’s version to sell in the 225,000 to 275,000 unit range in the Americas.
Other Hot Games
Battlefield 3 (X360) is up one spot to number two as it adds 71,000 pre-orders, up from 62,000 last week, for a total of 743,000. The PlayStation 3 version is at number nine as it adds 21,000 pre-orders, up from 18,000 last week, for a total of 2264,000. The game is five weeks away from launch, October 25 in America and October 28 in EMEAA.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) is now the most pre-ordered game as it adds 120,000 pre-orders, up from 106,000 pre-orders the previous week. The game currently has 1.30 million pre-orders and is seven weeks away from launch, November 8 in both America and EMEAA. The game is currently three weeks ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360) the game with the biggest opening in gaming history for any single platform.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) is up one spot to number five as it adds 36,000 pre-orders down from 55,000 last week. The game is currently at 487,000 pre-orders and will launch in seven weeks, November 8 in both America and EMEAA. It is currently just 11,000 pre-orders ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3), the game with the biggest opening for the PlayStation 3.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) is up one spot to number seven, as it adds 30,000 pre-orders, down from 52,000 last week, for a total of 347,000. The game is nine weeks away from launch, November 18 in EMEAA and November 20 in the Americas.
Also in the top 10: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) is up one spot to number three as it adds 51,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 534,000. The game is seven weeks away from launch, November 11 in both the Americas and EMEAA.
Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) is up one spot to number four as it adds 27,000 pre-orders, up from 19,000 last week, for a total of 490,000. The game is 13 weeks away from launch, November 22 in the Americas.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360) is up one spot to number six, as it adds 16,000 pre-orders, down from 20,000 last week, for a total of 351,000. The game is eight weeks away from launch, November 15 in the Americas and EMEAA.
Batman: Arkham City (X360) is up two spots to number eight as it adds 57,000 pre-orders, up from 25,000 last week, for a total of 312,000. The game is four weeks away from launch, October 18 in the Americas and October 21 in EMEAA.
Batman: Arkham City (PS3) is at number ten as it adds 54,000 pre-orders, up from 28,000 last week, for a total of 294,000. The game is four weeks away from launch, October 18 in the Americas and October 21 in EMEAA.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (X360) adds 37,000 pre-orders for a total of 259,000. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) adds 15,000 pre-orders for a total of 249,000. Rage (X360) adds 16,000 pre-orders for a total of 176,000.
Requests from last week’s article for games that are not in the top 20: Halo 4 (X360) adds 6,000 pre-orders for a total of 72,000. Mario 3D Land (3DS) adds 10,000 pre-orders for a total of 53,000. Max Payne 3 (X360) adds 2,000 pre-orders for a total of 41,000. The PlayStation 3 version adds 1,000 pre-orders for a total of 28,000.
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The Top 20 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.
| Pos | Name | Console | Weeks to Launch | Weekly Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | X360 | 7 | 119,999 | 1,295,493 |
| 2 | Battlefield 3 | X360 | 5 | 71,468 | 743,227 |
| 3 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | X360 | 7 | 50,639 | 534,322 |
| 4 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | PC | 13 | 26,690 | 489,811 |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | PS3 | 7 | 36,265 | 486,501 |
| 6 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | X360 | 8 | 16,131 | 350,670 |
| 7 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | 9 | 30,470 | 347,238 |
| 8 | Batman: Arkham City | X360 | 4 | 57,040 | 312,435 |
| 9 | Battlefield 3 | PS3 | 5 | 21,039 | 303,031 |
| 10 | Batman: Arkham City | PS3 | 4 | 54,287 | 294,114 |
| 11 | Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | X360 | 8 | 37,234 | 259,419 |
| 12 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | PS3 | 6 | 14,847 | 248,658 |
| 13 | Mass Effect 3 | X360 | 24 | 10,137 | 238,477 |
| 14 | FIFA Soccer 12 | PS3 | 1 | 28,394 | 227,145 |
| 15 | FIFA Soccer 12 | X360 | 1 | 46,533 | 193,524 |
| 16 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | PS3 | 7 | 20,672 | 180,217 |
| 17 | Rage | X360 | 2 | 15,933 | 175,928 |
| 18 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | PS3 | 8 | 12,465 | 159,556 |
| 19 | Forza Motorsport 4 | X360 | 3 | 12,029 | 150,587 |
| 20 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | N/A | 3,611 | 148,817 |
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