Overview
There are two games in the top 40 to be in their final week, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and Crysis 3 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As a reminder the Pro data is back up, which means that I am taking requests again for games outside the top 20.
Five games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top 12 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. Two games added 20,000 or more, up from one last week and seven added 10,000 or more, up from six last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3) added 28,383 pre-orders for a grand total of 161,888. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 200,000 to 275,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 600,000 and 700,000 units lifetime in the US.
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, 2008) – 618,605 week one USA, 2,333,725 to date
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (X360) added 5,800 pre-orders for a grand total of 69,235. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 90,000 to 120,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 300,000 and 400,000 units lifetime in the US.
Crysis 3 (X360) added 31,079 pre-orders for a grand total of 119,808. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 150,000 to 200,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 400,000 and 500,000 units lifetime in the US.
- Crysis 2 (X360, 2011) – 202,459 week one USA, 563,083 to date
Crysis 3 (PS3) added 9,487 pre-orders for a grand total of 65,226. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 75,000 to 125,000 unit range. Expect the game to sell between 200,000 and 250,000 units lifetime in the US.
- Crysis 2 (PS3, 2011) – 102,811 week one USA, 336,202 to date
Other Hot Games – In Order of Release
God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 17,843 pre-orders, up from 15,339 last week, for a total of 229,045. The game is 112,000 pre-orders behind God of War III. The game is four weeks away from launch in the USA, March 12, 2013.
Gears of War: Judgment (X360) added 16,295 pre-orders, up from 9,610 last week, for a total of 102,041. The game has fallen 990,000 pre-orders behind Gears of War III. The game is five weeks away from launch in the USA, March 12, 2013.
Bioshock Infinite (X360) added 17,785 pre-orders, up from 9,450 last week, for a total of 313,250. Bioshock Infinite (PS3) added 7,796 pre-orders, up from 5,230 last week, for a total of 186,824. The game is six weeks away from launch in the USA, March 26, 2013.
Notable mentions: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) added 13,520 pre-orders for a total of 221,766. The Last of Us (PS3) added 18,819 pre-orders for a total of 178,222. Tomb Raider (X360) added 6,163 pre-orders for a total of 97,821.
Requests: Monster Hunter Tri (WiiU) added 1,367 pre-orders for a total of 17,998. Pandora’s Tower (Wii) added 1,939 pre-orders for a total of 9,706. Cstlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate (3DS) added 1,547 pre-orders for a total of 6,982.
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.
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