USA Preorders Chart, 20 July 2013 - GTA V Preorders Jump - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 July 2013 / 24,506 Views

Overview

Grand Theft Auto V pre-orders continue to jump since the first gameplay reveal earlier this month. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game added a combined 66,503 pre-orders this week.

There are no games in the top 40 to be in their final week.

Two games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same last week, and the top five has 100,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. Two games added 20,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week and three added 10,000 or more, the same as last week.

Games in Final Week Before Launch

There are no games in the top 40 to be in their final week.

Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending July 27

Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS) sales are expected to drop to around 25,000 units in its second week on sale.

Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (3DS) sales are expected to drop to around 8,000 units in its second week on sale.

Time and Eternity (PS3) sales are expected to drop to around 6,000 units in its second week on sale.

Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3) sales are expected to drop to around 6,000 units in its second week on sale. The Xbox 360 version is expected to drop to around 5,000 units.

Overall hardware and software sales are decrease week-on-week.

Other Hot Games – In Order of Release

Grand Theft Auto V (X360) added 39,907 pre-orders, up from 26,422 last week, for a total of 420,388. The PlayStation 3 version added 26,596 down from 27,254 pre-orders for a total of 362,719. Both versions of the game are also the most pre-ordered game in the US. The game is nine weeks away from launch in the USA, September 17, 2013.

Battlefield 4 Pre-orders vs Battlefield 3 Pre-orders

Battlefield 4 (X360) added 3,323 pre-orders, down from 3,406 last week, for a total of 182,113. The game is 41,000 pre-orders behind of Battlefield 3 (X360). This is down from 28,000 pre-orders behind the previous week. Battlefield 4 (PS3) added 2,620 pre-orders, down from 2,705 last week, for a total of 91,504. The game is 15 weeks away from launch in the USA, October 29, 2013.

Call of Duty Ghosts Pre-orders vs Call of Duty Black Ops II Pre-orders

Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360) added 11,750 pre-orders, down from 13,189 last week, for a total of 168,523. The game is 373,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (X360). This is down from 294,000 pre-orders behind of Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) the previous week. The game is 16 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 5, 2013.

Call of Duty Ghosts Pre-orders vs Call of Duty Black Ops II Pre-orders

Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3) added 5,495 pre-orders, down from 5,630 last week, for a total of 96,320. The game is 203,000 pre-orders behind Black Ops II (PS3). This is down from 155,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) the previous week. The game is 16 weeks away from launch in the USA, November 5, 2013.

Notable mentions: Pokémon X/Y (3DS) added 7,051 pre-orders for a total of 95,432. Madden NFL 25 (X360) added 4,701 pre-orders for a total of 54,735. Call of Duty: Ghosts (XOne) added 5,580 pre-orders for a total of 40,321.

Requests: Killzone: Mercenary (PSV) added 227 pre-orders for a total of 6,602. Tearway (PSV) added 321 pre-orders for a total of 4,545. Dark Souls II (PS3) added 386 pre-orders for a total of 3,115. Dark Souls II (X360) added 134 pre-orders for a total of 2,077.

If your favorite game isn't in the top 40, leave a comment requesting which game you want to see and the most requested games will be added in next week's article!

The Top 40 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.