Americas Preorders Chart, 8 October 2011 - Forza Motorsport 4 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 October 2011 / 10,784 Views
Overview
There is one game in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch, Forza Motorsport 4 (X360). The top five games include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360), Battlefield 3 (X360), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3), and Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC). The top five games have 500,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top 14 has 200,000 or more pre-orders, down from 15 last week. Seven games add 50,000 or more pre-orders, up from five last week and 12 add 20,000 or more, down from 13 last week.
Games in final week before launch
Forza Motorsport 4 (X360) is the lone game to be in its final week before launch. The game added 19,000 pre-orders this week, for a grand total of 182,000. Expect first week sales in the Americas to be in the 275,000 to 350,000 unit range. This is up slightly from the previous game in the series, Forza Motorsport 3 (X360) which sold 224,000 in its opening week in the Americas back in October 2009.
Other Hot Games
Battlefield 3 (X360) is at number two as it adds 114,000 pre-orders, up from 82,000 last week, for a total of 940,000. The PlayStation 3 version is at number 10 as it adds 50,000 pre-orders, up from 32,000 last week, for a total of 385,000. The game is three weeks away from launch, October 25 in the Americas and October 28 in EMEAA.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) is at the top as it adds 136,000 pre-orders, up from 126,000 pre-orders the previous week. The game currently has 1.56 million pre-orders and is five weeks away from launch, November 8 in both the Americas and EMEAA. The game is currently two 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 at number four as it adds 72,000 pre-orders up from 47,000 last week. The game is currently at 605,000 pre-orders and will launch in five weeks, November 8 in both the Americas and EMEAA. The gap between it and Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3), the game with the biggest opening for the PlayStation 3, has grown this week from 8,000 to 30,000.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) is down one spot to number eight, as it adds 23,000 pre-orders, up from 21,000 last week, for a total of 391,000. The game is seven 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 at number three as it adds 58,000 pre-orders, up from 46,000 last week, for a total of 637,000. The game is five weeks away from launch, November 11 in both the Americas and EMEAA.
Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) is at number five as it adds 63,000 pre-orders, up from 43,000 last week, for a total of 533,000. The game is 11 weeks away from launch, December 20 in the Americas and December 22 in EMEAA.
Batman: Arkham City (X360) is up two spots to number six as it adds 69,000 pre-orders, up from 53,000 last week, for a total of 434,000. The game is two weeks away from launch, October 18 in the Americas and October 21 in EMEAA.
Batman: Arkham City (PS3) is up two spots to number seven as it adds 55,000 pre-orders, up from 52,000 last week, for a total of 402,000. The game is three weeks away from launch, October 18 in the Americas and October 21 in EMEAA.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (X360) is down three spots to number nine, as it adds 21,000 pre-orders, up from 18,000 last week, for a total of 390,000. The game is six weeks away from launch, November 15 in the Americas and EMEAA.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (X360) adds 29,000 pre-orders for a total of 342,000. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) adds 18,000 pre-orders for a total of 284,000. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PS3) adds 24,000 pre-orders for a total of 227,000.
Requests from last week’s article for games that are not in the top 20: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC) adds 10,000 pre-orders for a total of 123,000. Mario Kart 7 (3DS) adds 5,000 pre-orders for a total of 71,000. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (X360) adds 4,000 pre-orders for a total of 59,000. The PlayStation 3 version adds 3,000 pre-orders for a total of 37,000.
If your favorite game isn't in the top 20, leave a comment requesting which game you want to see and the three most thumbed up requested games will be added in next week's article!
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 | 5 | 135,807 | 1,557,511 |
| 2 | Battlefield 3 | X360 | 3 | 114,279 | 939,864 |
| 3 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | X360 | 5 | 57,517 | 637,408 |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | PS3 | 5 | 72,285 | 605,380 |
| 5 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | PC | 11 | 62,884 | 595,657 |
| 6 | Batman: Arkham City | X360 | 2 | 69,198 | 434,291 |
| 7 | Batman: Arkham City | PS3 | 2 | 55,084 | 401,694 |
| 8 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | 7 | 23,198 | 391,374 |
| 9 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | X360 | 6 | 21,012 | 389,521 |
| 10 | Battlefield 3 | PS3 | 3 | 49,869 | 384,678 |
| 11 | Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | X360 | 6 | 29,228 | 342,177 |
| 12 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | PS3 | 4 | 18,166 | 284,482 |
| 13 | Mass Effect 3 | X360 | 22 | 8,030 | 255,011 |
| 14 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | PS3 | 5 | 23,643 | 226,594 |
| 15 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | PS3 | 6 | 13,902 | 185,216 |
| 16 | Forza Motorsport 4 | X360 | 1 | 19,094 | 182,446 |
| 17 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | 22 | 2,752 | 154,575 |
| 18 | Saints Row: The Third | X360 | 6 | 11,186 | 133,243 |
| 19 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 3,454 | 132,226 |
| 20 | Battlefield 3 | PC | 3 | 8,324 | 124,805 |
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