USA Preorders Chart, 25 January 2014 - Another Slow Week - News

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Overview

There are no games in the top 30 to be in its final week.

Two games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top 14 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, up from 13 last week. No games added 20,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week and one 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 its final week.

Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending January 25

Hardware and software sales are expected to flatten out with most platforms within 5 percent of the previous weeks numbers.

Other Hot Games – In Order of Release

Titanfall (XOne) added 8,889 pre-orders, up from 6,593 last week, for a total of 215,402. The PC version added 1,669 pre-orders, up from 1,244 last week, for a total of 60,263. The Xbox 360 version added 1,418 pre-orders, up from 848 last week, for a total of 53,599. The game is seven weeks away from launch in the USA, March 11, 2014.

inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4) added 6,435 pre-orders, up from 5,706 last week, for a total of 187,401. The game is eight weeks away from launch in the USA, March 21, 2014.

Notable mentions:  Destiny (PS4) 3,538 pre-orders for a total of 220,679. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) added 7,594 pre-orders for a total of 174,604. The Elder Scrolls Online (PC) added 12,431 pre-orders for a total of 87,022.

Requests: Mario Kart Wii U (WiiU) added 2,538 pre-orders for a total of 47,623. Bayonetta 2 (WiiU) added 47 pre-orders for a total of 27,747. Uncharted (PS4) added 906 pre-orders for a total of 7,463.

If your favorite game isn't in the top 30, 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 30 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.

Pos	Game	Weeks to Launch	Weekly Change	Total
1	Destiny (PS4) Activision, Action	N/A	3,538	220,679
2	Titanfall (XOne) Electronic Arts, Shooter	7	8,889	215,402
3	Destiny (XOne) Activision, Action	N/A	3,509	189,793
4	inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	8	6,435	187,401
5	Watch Dogs (PS4) Ubisoft, Action	N/A	3,203	187,063
6	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) Square Enix, Role-Playing	3	7,594	174,604
7	Watch Dogs (XOne) Ubisoft, Action	N/A	2,380	150,678
8	Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (3DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	2	9,909	150,327
9	Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster (PS3) Square Enix, Role-Playing	8	2,395	149,201
10	Dark Souls II (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Action	7	6,963	145,458
11	South Park: The Stick of Truth (X360) Ubisoft, Role-Playing	6	1,883	118,670
12	Tales of Symphonia Chronicles (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Role-Playing	5	2,636	118,353
13	South Park: The Stick of Truth (PS3) Ubisoft, Role-Playing	6	2,339	107,713
14	The Order (PS4) Sony Computer Entertainment, Shooter	N/A	1,748	101,212
15	Dark Souls II (X360) Namco Bandai Games, Action	7	4,898	99,422
16	Watch Dogs (X360) Ubisoft, Action	N/A	1,487	98,019
17	Watch Dogs (PS3) Ubisoft, Action	N/A	859	92,848
18	Destiny (X360) Activision, Action	N/A	1,106	92,834
19	Kinect Sports Rivals (XOne) Microsoft Game Studios, Sports	N/A	890	92,202
20	The Elder Scrolls Online (PC) Bethesda Softworks, Action	10	12,431	87,022
21	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU) Nintendo, Platform	4	3,622	81,875
22	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (X360) Square Enix, Role-Playing	3	3,741	78,634
23	Driveclub (PS4) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	10	1,176	71,296
24	Dying Light (PS4) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action	N/A	1,514	64,748
25	The Sims 4 (PC) Electronic Arts, Action	N/A	924	63,409
26	Titanfall (PC) Electronic Arts, Shooter	7	1,669	60,263
27	Titanfall (X360) Electronic Arts, Shooter	7	1,518	53,599
28	Thief (2014) (XOne) Square Enix, Action	5	2,925	48,109
29	Halo 5 (XOne) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	N/A	688	47,211
30	Thief (2014) (PS4) Square Enix, Action	5	1,973	46,900

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flagstaad (on 05 February 2014)

WAIT!!! "Mario Kart Wii U (WiiU) added 2,538 pre-orders for a total of 47,623", that will put the game on the top 30, what happened?

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shikamaru317 flagstaad (on 05 February 2014)

Probably a typo, it isn't on the Feb 1 charts either. Probably 37,623.

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shikamaru317 flagstaad (on 05 February 2014)

Ok, I think I figured it out. The requests section likely has the preorder data for the week of Feb 1, not Jan 25, if you look at the Feb 1 chart, Halo has 48,262 preorders, more than Mario Kart's 47,623. Mario Kart should be on the Feb 8 charts since Bravely Default will be exiting the preorder charts.

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HylianSwordsman flagstaad (on 05 February 2014)

Maybe it's 46,723, putting it just off the charts?

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Michael-5 flagstaad (on 13 February 2014)

Nope it was at 47,623. It's on February 8th chart at 49k.

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shikamaru317 (on 05 February 2014)

Requests: Fable Legends (Xbox One) and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (Xbox One)

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sasukeuchiha25 (on 05 February 2014)

Request: Danganronpa : Trigger
Happy Havoc and Toukiden: The Age of
Demons for Psvita.

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Michael-5 (on 13 February 2014)

Request: Final Fantasy X/X-2 (Vita)

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drake_tolu (on 06 February 2014)

request: Watchdog for Wii U version.

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cycycychris (on 05 February 2014)

request: Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS)

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bartkuz (on 05 February 2014)

where is castlevania?

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three_33 bartkuz (on 05 February 2014)

I agree. :) Request: Castlevania Lords of shadow.

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three_33 bartkuz (on 05 February 2014)

I agree. :) Request: Castlevania Lords of shadow.

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dovus (on 05 February 2014)

Request: Dragon Age: Inquisition (X360, PS3, XOne, PS4)

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Darkjolly (on 05 February 2014)

Poor theif

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shikamaru317 Darkjolly (on 05 February 2014)

Don't forget that it's also available on PC, 360, and PS3. PS3 and 360 likely have at least 20k preorders each, while PC physical preorders are likely at about 20k as well (plus digital is more popular on PC usually). All in all I think Thief will have at least 200k physical preorders across all platforms by the time it releases, that's not too far behind Eidos Montreal's previous game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which has gone on to sell 3 million physical copies, and who knows how many more digital.

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HylianSwordsman (on 05 February 2014)

How exactly are "notable mentions" decided? What makes them "notable"? Because there are a lot of titles that got more pre-orders than the "notable mentions". It feels like they're just whatever the author happens to be cheering for at the time.

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IndyCrew2 HylianSwordsman (on 07 February 2014)

You make a valid point. It seems like Fable Anniversary which was released on Feb 4th would have made a notable mention. Also, with the beta testing of Elder Scrolls Online it would be interesting to see how many preorders are for the console versions. Even a chart would be interesting to view.

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DemoniOtaku (on 05 February 2014)

I think inFAMOUS is gonna be bigger than titanfall on first week...

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Recon1O1 (on 05 February 2014)

I'm surprised Destiny isn't getting more POs on PS360. I made some predictions that are going to be massively off. :p

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y2jarmyofficial (on 05 February 2014)

Way to go titanfall:)

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NYANKS (on 05 February 2014)

Titanfall will unfortunately sell over Infamous, but I'm surprised the preorders are even close. Not bad?

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Michael-5 NYANKS (on 13 February 2014)

Titanfall will outsell InFamous in North America. Europe & Japan are a different story, so worldwide anything can happen.

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