USA Preorders Chart, 4 February 2012 - Kingdoms of Amalur
by William D'Angelo, posted on 06 February 2012 / 7,122 Views
Overview
There are three games in the top 30 to be in its final week before launch, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS), and The Darkness II (X360). The top five games include Mass Effect 3 (X360), Diablo III (PC), Kinect Star Wars (X360), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360), and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (X360).
The top four games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, down from five last week, and the top 13 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, down from 14 last week. Two games add 20,000 or more, down from four last week and five add 10,000 or more, down from eight last week.
Games in final week before launch
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (X360) is this week’s top game in its final week before launch. The game reached number five, as it added 38,000 pre-orders, for a grand total of 188,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 225,000 to 300,000 unit range. The PlayStation version is at number 11, as it adds 14,000 pre-orders for a final total of 113,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 125,000 to 175,000 unit range.
Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS) is at number 17 in its final week, as it adds 9,000 pre-orders, for a final total of 88,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 100,000 to 150,000 unit range.
The Darkness II (X360) is at number 28 in its final week, as it adds 5,000 pre-orders, for a total of 65,000. Expect first week sales in the USA to be in the 75,000 to 110,000 unit range.
Other Hot Games
Mass Effect 3 (X360) is at the top of the USA pre-order charts, as it adds 54,000 pre-orders, up from 43,000 last week, for a total of 695,000. The game is on track to pass one million pre-orders by launch. The game is five weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (X360) is up two spots to number nine, as it adds 7,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of a 125,000. The PlayStation 3 version is up two spots to number ten, as it adds 7,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 117,000. The game is seven weeks away from launch, March 20 in the USA.
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) is up one spot to number 13, as it adds 4,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 107,000. The game is nine weeks away from launch, April 2, 2012 in the USA.
Also in the top 10: Diablo III (PC) is at number two, as it adds 17,000 pre-orders, down from 36,000 last week, for a total of 612,000. The game has no release date yet.
Kinect Star Wars (X360) is up one spot to number three, as it adds 2,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 209,000. The game has no release date yet.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) is up one spot to number four, as it adds 3,000 pre-orders, down from 4,000 last week, for a total of 207,000. 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, the same as last week, for a total of 180,000. The game has no release date yet.
Twisted Metal (PS3) is up one spot to number seven, as it adds 13,000 pre-orders, up from 12,000 last week, for a total of 155,000. The game is two weeks away from launch, February 14, 2012 in the USA.
Mass Effect 3 (PS3) is up one spot to number eight, as it adds 8,000 pre-orders, the same as last week, for a total of 146,000. The game is five weeks away from launch, March 6, 2012 in the USA.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: UFC Undisputed 3 (X360) adds 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 112,000. UFC Undisputed 3 (PS3) adds 9,000 pre-orders for a total of 98,000. SSX (PS3) adds 5,000 pre-orders, for a total of 69,000. SSX (X360) adds 5,000 pre-orders, for a total of 61,000.
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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 | 5 | 54,106 | 695,164 |
| 2 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 16,578 | 611,692 |
| 3 | Kinect Star Wars | X360 | N/A | 1,658 | 209,137 |
| 4 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | 5 | 3,156 | 207,246 |
| 5 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | X360 | 1 | 37,695 | 187,929 |
| 6 | Halo 4 | X360 | N/A | 1,999 | 179,704 |
| 7 | Twisted Metal | PS3 | 2 | 13,178 | 155,214 |
| 8 | Mass Effect 3 | PS3 | 5 | 7,923 | 145,571 |
| 9 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | X360 | 7 | 6,666 | 125,186 |
| 10 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | PS3 | 7 | 7,181 | 116,754 |
| 11 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | PS3 | 1 | 14,349 | 113,000 |
| 12 | UFC Undisputed 3 | X360 | 2 | 8,849 | 111,934 |
| 13 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Wii | 9 | 3,549 | 106,567 |
| 14 | UFC Undisputed 3 | PS3 | 2 | 8,623 | 98,334 |
| 15 | Luigi's Mansion 2 | 3DS | N/A | 1,296 | 96,772 |
| 16 | BioShock Infinite | X360 | N/A | 1,328 | 92,527 |
| 17 | Resident Evil: Revelations | 3DS | 1 | 9,074 | 88,229 |
| 18 | Max Payne 3 | X360 | 15 | 2,231 | 80,374 |
| 19 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | PS3 | 5 | 985 | 77,516 |
| 20 | Mario Party 9 | Wii | 6 | 1,469 | 75,640 |
| 21 | Mass Effect 3 | PC | 5 | 728 | 75,373 |
| 22 | Max Payne 3 | PS3 | 15 | 1,447 | 70,898 |
| 23 | Paper Mario | 3DS | N/A | 699 | 70,133 |
| 24 | SSX | PS3 | 2 | 4,502 | 69,473 |
| 25 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PS3 | N/A | 366 | 68,025 |
| 26 | Street Fighter X Tekken | PS3 | 5 | 3,902 | 67,336 |
| 27 | Rugby World Cup 2011 | X360 | N/A | 1,006 | 66,526 |
| 28 | The Darkness II | X360 | 1 | 5,466 | 65,234 |
| 29 | SSX | X360 | 2 | 5,157 | 61,276 |
| 30 | Animal Crossing | 3DS | N/A | 780 | 60,756 |
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