Overview - Halo Reach (X360) hits 2 million pre-orders in its final week before release, as 3 other games are also set to be released. Several games are on the rise as pre-orders increase at a faster rate. Gran Turismo 5 remains steady, as Call of Duty Black Ops is increasing the gap over Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.
Games in final week before release – It is a big week as 4 games are in their final week before release. The amount of releases will continue to increase as the holidays approach.
The biggest game this week is Halo Reach (X360) as it hits 2 million pre-orders passing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360) as the most pre-ordered game on a single platform in America.VGChartz estimates first week sales of 4.25 million worldwide.
The second highest game is Sports Champions (PS3) which comes bundled with most of the Move bundles, accept with the stand-alone controllers. The game is at 33,000 pre-orders in its final week. Expect first week sales in America to be in the 50,000 and 60,000 range.
EyePet (PS3) is also in its final week, as the game requires an eyetoy which Move requires. It is at 28,000 pre-orders, so expect first week sales in America to be in the 45,000 to 55,000 range.
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS) is the only other game in the top 50 to be in its final week before release. It reached 27,000 pre-ordered, therefore expect first week sales in the 40,000 to 50,000 range.
Other Hot Games
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) pre-orders remain steady adding another 7,000 on the week for a total of 173,000. The game is currently 8 weeks from release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops combined pre-orders for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version are currently outpacing the combined pre-orders of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by 201,000 for a total of 1,045,000 with 9 weeks left until release. If this keeps up it will become the biggest opening for a game ever.
Also in the top 10 is Medal of Honor as pre-orders are at 559,000 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version combined, as the game added 29,000 pre-orders on the week. Fallout: New Vegas pre-orders are up on the week adding another 43,000 pre-orders for the X360, PS3, and PC versions combined, for a total of 508,000. Fable 3 (X360) with seven weeks until release adds another 36,000 pre-orders this week for a total of 296,000. World of WarCraft: Cataclysm (PC) adds 47,000 pre-orders as the game shoots into the top 10 with 256,000 pre-orders to date. Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC) with 3 weeks until release adds 17,000 pre-orders for a total of 181,000.
Notable mentions outside the top 10: Kinect Adventures! adds 8,000 pre-orders for a total of 115,000 with 8 weeks until release. Disney Epic Mickey is at 41,000 pre-orders with 6,000 on the week with 8 weeks left until release.
The Top 50 can be seen below or click here to go to the pre-orders page.
| Pos | Name | Console | Weeks | Change | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halo: Reach | X360 | 1 | 300,735 | 1,992,079 |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | X360 | 9 | 107,168 | 668,972 |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | PS3 | 9 | 53,446 | 375,745 |
| 4 | Medal of Honor | X360 | 5 | 17,167 | 301,717 |
| 5 | Fallout: New Vegas | X360 | 6 | 29,558 | 295,784 |
| 6 | Fable III | X360 | 7 | 36,165 | 263,943 |
| 7 | Medal of Honor | PS3 | 5 | 11,751 | 258,261 |
| 8 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | PC | N/A | 46,789 | 256,352 |
| 9 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PC | 3 | 16,828 | 181,557 |
| 10 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 | 8 | 7,557 | 172,909 |
| 11 | Fallout: New Vegas | PS3 | 6 | 8,697 | 133,992 |
| 12 | Kinect Adventures! | X360 | 8 | 8,055 | 114,988 |
| 13 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | X360 | 7 | 6,635 | 100,059 |
| 14 | Dead Rising 2 | X360 | 3 | 10,207 | 98,133 |
| 15 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | PS3 | 10 | 11,722 | 98,132 |
| 16 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | X360 | 10 | 9,644 | 97,896 |
| 17 | Fallout: New Vegas | PC | 6 | 5,871 | 80,474 |
| 18 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | PS3 | 7 | 4,894 | 71,297 |
| 19 | LittleBigPlanet 2 | PS3 | 10 | 6,786 | 66,689 |
| 20 | Just Dance 2 | Wii | 5 | 18,063 | 57,011 |
| 21 | Diablo III | PC | N/A | 972 | 55,283 |
| 22 | Medal of Honor | PC | 5 | 1,335 | 53,142 |
| 23 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | N/A | 1,318 | 45,590 |
| 24 | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | X360 | 3 | 8,887 | 45,267 |
| 25 | Dead Rising 2 | PS3 | 3 | 3,429 | 44,696 |
| 26 | Disney Epic Mickey | Wii | 8 | 6,277 | 41,388 |
| 27 | Gears of War 3 | X360 | 30 | 2,959 | 40,777 |
| 28 | Rock Band 3 | X360 | 7 | 7,613 | 38,488 |
| 29 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | N/A | 1,679 | 38,125 |
| 30 | NBA 2K11 | PS3 | 4 | 6,181 | 36,878 |
| 31 | NBA 2K11 | X360 | 4 | 3,856 | 33,746 |
| 32 | Sports Champions | PS3 | 1 | 4,221 | 33,549 |
| 33 | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | Wii | 3 | 6,303 | 32,966 |
| 34 | FIFA Soccer 11 | X360 | 3 | 8,471 | 32,285 |
| 35 | Kinect Sports | X360 | 8 | 1,907 | 30,883 |
| 36 | EyePet | PS3 | 1 | 889 | 28,482 |
| 37 | Brink | X360 | N/A | 2,458 | 28,312 |
| 38 | Professor Layton and the Unwound Future | DS | 1 | 7,691 | 26,996 |
| 39 | Dead Space 2 | PS3 | 20 | 1,303 | 26,789 |
| 40 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PS3 | N/A | 1,012 | 26,640 |
| 41 | Test Drive Unlimited 2 | X360 | 18 | 931 | 26,638 |
| 42 | Dead Space 2 | X360 | 20 | 576 | 26,092 |
| 43 | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | PS3 | 3 | 4,782 | 25,978 |
| 44 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | PS3 | 4 | 3,714 | 25,849 |
| 45 | FIFA Soccer 11 | PS3 | 3 | 6,410 | 25,722 |
| 46 | SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs | PS3 | N/A | 1,099 | 25,419 |
| 47 | Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | DS | 12 | 227 | 24,406 |
| 48 | Pokémon Black / White Version | DS | N/A | 2,698 | 24,267 |
| 49 | Rock Band 3 | PS3 | 7 | 4,440 | 24,158 |
| 50 | God of War: Ghost of Sparta | PSP | 8 | 3,881 | 23,558 |
