USA Preorders Chart, 21 January 2012 - Preorders Pick Up
by William D'Angelo, posted on 23 January 2012 / 6,008 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 five games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, up from four last week, and the top 12 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from nine last week. Five games add 20,000 or more, up from three last week and eight add 10,000 or more, up from four 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 65,000 pre-orders, up from 47,000 last week, for a total of 354,000. The game has passed its predecessor, Final Fantasy XIII (PS3). The game is two weeks away from launch, January 31, 2012 in the USA.
Mass Effect 3 (X360) is at the top of the USA pre-order charts, as it adds 62,000 pre-orders, down from 79,000 last week, for a total of 598,000. The game is on track of passing one million pre-orders by launch. The game is seven weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) is down one spot to number 13, as it adds 6,000 pre-orders, down from 9,000 last week, for a total of 99,000. The game is 11 weeks away from launch, April 2, 2012 in the USA.
Also in the top 10: Diablo III (PC) is down one spot to number two, as it adds 38,000 pre-orders, up from 37,000 last week, for a total of 559,000. The game has no release date yet.
Kinect Star Wars (X360) is at number four, as it adds 3,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 205,000. The game has no release date yet.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) is at number five, as it adds 4,000 pre-orders, down from 5,000 last week, for a total of 200,000. The game has been pushed back to May 22 in the USA.
Halo 4 (X360) is at number six, as it adds 2,000 pre-orders, down from 3,000 last week, for a total of 175,000. The game has no release date yet.
Mass Effect 3 (PS3) is at number seven, as it adds 10,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 130,000. The game is seven weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Twisted Metal (PS3) is at number eight, as it adds 11,000 pre-orders, up from 7,000 last week, for a total of 130,000. The game is four weeks away from launch, February 14, 2012 in the USA.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (X360) has entered the top 10 at number nine, as it adds 21,000 pre-orders, up from 10,000 last week, for a total of 117,000. The game is three weeks away from launch, February 7, 2012 in the USA.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (X360) has entered the top 10 at number ten, as it adds 24,000 pre-orders, up from last 13,000 week, for a total of 115,000. The game is two weeks away from launch, January 31, 2012 in the USA.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: UFC Undisputed 3 (X360) adds 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 92,000. SoulCalibur V (PS3) adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 88,000. SoulCalibur V (X360) adds 8,000 pre-orders for a total of 83,000. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PS3) adds 11,000 pre-orders for a total of 85,000.
Requests have been 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 USA pre-orders page.
| Pos | Name | Platform | Weeks | Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mass Effect 3 | X360 | 7 | 62,062 | 598,324 |
| 2 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 37,768 | 559,455 |
| 3 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | PS3 | 2 | 65,266 | 354,416 |
| 4 | Kinect Star Wars | X360 | N/A | 2,927 | 205,300 |
| 5 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | 7 | 4,234 | 200,040 |
| 6 | Halo 4 | X360 | N/A | 2,410 | 175,395 |
| 7 | Mass Effect 3 | PS3 | 7 | 10,292 | 129,995 |
| 8 | Twisted Metal | PS3 | 4 | 10,566 | 129,747 |
| 9 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | X360 | 3 | 20,657 | 117,256 |
| 10 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | X360 | 2 | 23,505 | 115,319 |
| 11 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | X360 | 9 | 7,675 | 111,154 |
| 12 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | PS3 | 9 | 4,861 | 102,248 |
| 13 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Wii | 11 | 6,347 | 99,186 |
| 14 | Luigi's Mansion 2 | 3DS | N/A | 1,590 | 94,020 |
| 15 | UFC Undisputed 3 | X360 | 4 | 8,741 | 92,210 |
| 16 | BioShock Infinite | X360 | N/A | 1,098 | 89,873 |
| 17 | SoulCalibur V | PS3 | 2 | 7,396 | 87,539 |
| 18 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | PS3 | 3 | 10,786 | 85,164 |
| 19 | SoulCalibur V | X360 | 2 | 8,616 | 83,257 |
| 20 | UFC Undisputed 3 | PS3 | 4 | 7,570 | 81,911 |
| 21 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | PS3 | 7 | 1,287 | 75,381 |
| 22 | Max Payne 3 | X360 | N/A | 3,039 | 74,987 |
| 23 | Mass Effect 3 | PC | 7 | 591 | 74,139 |
| 24 | Mario Party 9 | Wii | 8 | 1,113 | 72,848 |
| 25 | Resident Evil: Revelations | 3DS | 3 | 5,483 | 72,385 |
| 26 | Paper Mario | 3DS | N/A | 879 | 68,563 |
| 27 | Max Payne 3 | PS3 | N/A | 2,262 | 67,881 |
| 28 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PS3 | N/A | 465 | 67,120 |
| 29 | Rugby World Cup 2011 | X360 | N/A | 1,756 | 64,039 |
| 30 | SSX | PS3 | 4 | 3,593 | 61,312 |
Contact VGChartz at wdangelo@vgchartz.com
