USA Preorders Chart, 14 January 2012 - Mass Effect 3 Passes 500,000
by William D'Angelo, posted on 18 January 2012 / 5,231 Views
Overview
There are no games in the top 30 to be in its final week before launch. The top five games include Mass Effect 3 (X360), Diablo III (PC), Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3), Kinect Star Wars (X360), and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360).
The top four games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, up from three last week, and the top nine has 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from eight last week. Three games add 20,000 or more, the same as last week and four add 10,000 or more, up from three last week.
Games in final week before launch
There are no games in the top 30 to be in its final week before launch.
Other Hot Games
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3) is at number three, as it adds 47,000 pre-orders, up from 43,000 last week, for a total of 289,000. It is on track to pass Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) next week. The game is three weeks away from launch, January 31, 2012 in the USA.
Mass Effect 3 (X360) is up one spot to number one, as it adds 79,000 pre-orders, up from 56,000 last week, for a total of 536,000. The game is on track of passing one million pre-orders by launch. The game is eight weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) is up two spots to number 12, as it adds 9,000 pre-orders, up from 7,000 last week, for a total of 93,000. The game is 12 weeks away from launch, April 2, 2012 in the USA.
Also in the top 10: Diablo III (PC) is down one spot t number two, as it adds 37,000 pre-orders, down from 79,000 last week, for a total of 522,000. The game has no release date yet.
Kinect Star Wars (X360) is at number four, as it adds 3,000 pre-orders, down from 4,000 last week, for a total of 202,000. The game has no release date yet.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) is at number five, as it adds 5,000 pre-orders, up from 4,000 last week, for a total of 196,000. The game has been pushed back to May 22 in the USA.
Halo 4 (X360) is at number six, as it adds 3,000 pre-orders, down from 5,000 last week, for a total of 173,000. The game has no release date yet.
Mass Effect 3 (PS3) is up one spot number seven, as it adds 10,000 pre-orders, up from 7,000 last week, for a total of 120,000. The game is eight weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Twisted Metal (PS3) is down one spot to number eight, as it adds 7,000 pre-orders, down from 8,000 last week, for a total of 119,000. The game is five weeks away from launch, February 14, 2012 in the USA.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (X360) is at number nine, as it adds 5,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 103,000. The game is 10 weeks away from launch, March 20, 2012 in the USA.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3) rounds out the top 10, as it adds 4,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 97,000. The game is 10 weeks away from launch, March 20, 2012 in the USA.
Notable mentions outside the top 10:
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (X360) adds 10,000 pre-orders for a total of 97,000. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (X360) adds 13,000 pre-orders for a total of 92,000. SoulCalibur V (PS3) adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 80,000. SoulCalibur V (X360) adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 75,000.
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The Top 30 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.
| Pos | Name | Platform | Weeks | Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mass Effect 3 | X360 | 8 | 78,888 | 536,262 |
| 2 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 37,348 | 521,687 |
| 3 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | PS3 | 3 | 46,764 | 289,150 |
| 4 | Kinect Star Wars | X360 | N/A | 3,139 | 202,373 |
| 5 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | 8 | 5,348 | 195,806 |
| 6 | Halo 4 | X360 | N/A | 2,633 | 172,985 |
| 7 | Mass Effect 3 | PS3 | 8 | 9,644 | 119,703 |
| 8 | Twisted Metal | PS3 | 5 | 6,655 | 119,181 |
| 9 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | X360 | 10 | 5,100 | 103,479 |
| 10 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | PS3 | 10 | 4,006 | 97,387 |
| 11 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | X360 | 4 | 9,517 | 96,599 |
| 12 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Wii | 12 | 9,455 | 92,839 |
| 13 | Luigi's Mansion 2 | 3DS | N/A | 1,610 | 92,430 |
| 14 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | X360 | 3 | 13,332 | 91,814 |
| 15 | BioShock Infinite | X360 | N/A | 1,255 | 88,775 |
| 16 | UFC Undisputed 3 | X360 | 5 | 6,895 | 83,469 |
| 17 | SoulCalibur V | PS3 | 3 | 7,138 | 80,143 |
| 18 | SoulCalibur V | X360 | 3 | 6,762 | 74,641 |
| 19 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | PS3 | 4 | 5,798 | 74,378 |
| 20 | UFC Undisputed 3 | PS3 | 5 | 6,930 | 74,341 |
| 21 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | PS3 | 8 | 1,367 | 74,094 |
| 22 | Mass Effect 3 | PC | 8 | 589 | 73,548 |
| 23 | Max Payne 3 | X360 | N/A | 2,244 | 71,948 |
| 24 | Mario Party 9 | Wii | 9 | 1,239 | 71,735 |
| 25 | Paper Mario | 3DS | N/A | 956 | 67,684 |
| 26 | Resident Evil: Revelations | 3DS | 4 | 4,608 | 66,902 |
| 27 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PS3 | N/A | 396 | 66,655 |
| 28 | Max Payne 3 | PS3 | N/A | 2,426 | 65,619 |
| 29 | Rugby World Cup 2011 | X360 | N/A | 2,674 | 62,283 |
| 30 | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | PS3 | N/A | 522 | 58,406 |
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