USA Preorders Chart, 19 November 2011 - Skyward Sword, WWE '12
by William D'Angelo, posted on 25 November 2011 / 8,016 Views
Overview
First off, welcome to the new USA Pre-orders Article. This means the data doesn’t include Mexico, Canada, Latin America, etc. There are five games in the top 30 to be in its final week before launch: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii), WWE ’12 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii, The King of Fighters XIII for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Tekken Hybrid (PS3), and Sonic Generations (3DS).
The top five games include Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii), Mass Effect 3 (X360), Diablo III (PC), and Mario Kart 7 (3DS).
The top four games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, down from eight last week, and the top 11 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, down from 18 last week. Two games add 50,000 or more pre-orders, down from six last week and six add 20,000 or more, down from 13 last week.
Games in final week before launch
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) is up one spot to number two, as it adds 173,000 pre-orders, up from 86,000 last week, for a grand total of 774,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 1.0 million to 1.4 million unit range.
WWE ’12 (X360) is at number eight, as it adds 23,000 pre-orders for a final total of 136,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 200,000 to 250,000 unit range. The PlayStation 3 version is at number 10, as it adds 20,000 pre-orders for a grand total of 120,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 180,000 to 210,000 unit range. The Wii version is at number 19, as it adds 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 59,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 90,000 to 110,000 unit range.
The King of Fighters XIII (X360) is at number 15, as it adds 6,000 pre-orders for a grand total of 67,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 90,000 to 110,000 unit range. The PlayStation 3 version is at number 20, as it adds 8,000 pre-orders for a total of 58,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 80,000 to 100,000 unit range.
Tekken Hybrid (PS3) is at number 23, as it adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 54,000. Expect first week sales in the Americas to be in the 70,000 to 90,000 unit range.
Sonic Generations (3DS) is at number 26, as it adds 13,000 pre-orders for a final total of 46,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 60,000 to 75,000 unit range.
Other Hot Games
Mario Kart 7 (3DS) is up seven spots to number five, as it adds 49,000 pre-orders, up from 34,000 last week, for a total of 193,000. The game is three weeks away from launch, December 4 in the USA.
Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) is at the top spot, as it adds 72,000 pre-orders, up from 55,000 last week, for a total of 826,000. The game is five weeks away from launch, December 20 in the USA.
Mass Effect 3 (X360) is up four spots to number three, as it adds 12,000 pre-orders, down from 14,000 last week, for a total of 399,000. The game is 16 weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Also in the top 10: Diablo III (PC) is up five spots to number four, as it adds 28,,000 pre-orders, up from 24,000 last week, for a total of 212,000. The game has no release date yet.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) is up four spots to number six, as it adds 4,000 pre-orders, down from 6,000 last week, for a total of 161,000. The game is 16 weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Kinect Star Wars (X360) is up six spots to number seven, as it adds 9,000 pre-orders, down from 11,000 last week, for a total of 147,000. The game has no release date yet.
Halo 4 (X360) is up six spots to number nine, as it adds 8,000 pre-orders, down from 10,000 last week, for a total of 121,000.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3) adds 19,000 pre-orders for a total of 104,000. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (X360) adds 5,000 pre-orders for a total of 66,000. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 61,000.
Requests are being put on hold for now because the VGC Pro data is still being worked on.
The Top 30 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.
| Pos | Name | Platform | Weeks | Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | PC | 5 | 72,708 | 825,840 |
| 2 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | 1 | 172,744 | 774,403 |
| 3 | Mass Effect 3 | X360 | 16 | 12,191 | 298,553 |
| 4 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 28,342 | 212,448 |
| 5 | Mario Kart 7 | 3DS | 3 | 48,511 | 193,028 |
| 6 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | 16 | 4,112 | 160,962 |
| 7 | Kinect Star Wars | X360 | N/A | 9,307 | 147,168 |
| 8 | WWE '12 | X360 | 1 | 22,829 | 135,725 |
| 9 | Halo 4 | X360 | N/A | 7,881 | 120,874 |
| 10 | WWE '12 | PS3 | 1 | 20,078 | 120,218 |
| 11 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | PS3 | 11 | 19,133 | 103,887 |
| 12 | Twisted Metal | PS3 | 13 | 3,803 | 77,281 |
| 13 | Mass Effect 3 | PS3 | 16 | 2,588 | 70,826 |
| 14 | BioShock Infinite | X360 | N/A | 2,603 | 69,207 |
| 15 | The King of Fighters XIII | X360 | 1 | 5,801 | 67,021 |
| 16 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | X360 | N/A | 5,368 | 65,785 |
| 17 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | PS3 | 16 | 1,987 | 61,166 |
| 18 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | PS3 | N/A | 7,407 | 61,076 |
| 19 | WWE '12 | Wii | 1 | 8,759 | 59,020 |
| 20 | The King of Fighters XIII | PS3 | 1 | 8,221 | 58,336 |
| 21 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PS3 | N/A | 983 | 57,162 |
| 22 | Luigi's Mansion 2 | 3DS | N/A | 5,729 | 54,763 |
| 23 | Tekken Hybrid | PS3 | 1 | 7,351 | 53,719 |
| 24 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | X360 | 12 | 3,836 | 53,490 |
| 25 | Paper Mario | 3DS | N/A | 3,195 | 47,506 |
| 26 | Sonic Generations | 3DS | 1 | 12,595 | 46,195 |
| 27 | Max Payne 3 | X360 | N/A | 1,728 | 46,142 |
| 28 | Metal Gear Solid: Rising | PS3 | N/A | 3,243 | 45,633 |
| 29 | Mario Party 9 | Wii | N/A | 4,430 | 45,186 |
| 30 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | PS3 | 12 | 4,691 | 43,495 |
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