Overview
There are no games in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch. As a reminder the Pro data is back up, which means that I am taking requests again for games outside the top 20.
The top five games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top nine has 100,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. Five games added 20,000 or more, the same as last week and eight added 10,000 or more, up from seven last week.
Games in Final Week Before Launch
There are no games in the top 20 to be in its final week before launch.
Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending October 20
Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS) sales are expected to drop to around 300,000 units in its second week.
Dishonored (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 100,000 units in its second week. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 55,000 units. The PC version is expected to drop to around 15,000 units.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 25,000 units in its second week on sale. The PC version is expected to drop to around 15,000 units sold. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 12,000 units.
Just Dance 4 (Wii) sales are expected to drop to around 20,000 units in its second week on sale. The Xbox 360 version is expected to drop to around 5,000 units.
Cod of Princess (3DS) sales expected to drop to around 12,000 units in its second week.
Fable: The Journey (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 10,000 units in its second week.
Overall hardware sales are expected to increase slightly in the US.
Other Hot Games
Halo 4 (X360) has added 80,137 pre-orders, up from 60,840 last week, for a total of 879,544. The game has fallen 146,000 units behind Halo: Reach during the same number of weeks before release. The game is four weeks away from launch in the USA, November 6, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) added 75,814 pre-orders, up from 62,266 last week, for a total of 1,014,364. The game has grown to 544,000 pre-orders behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) during the same number of weeks before release. The game is five weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) added 41,863 pre-orders, up from 36,259 last week, for a total of 578,111. The game has fallen 27,000 pre-orders Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3). The game is five weeks away from launch in the USA, November 13, 2012.
Notable mentions: Assassin’s Creed III (X360) added 47,620 pre-orders for a total of 479,384. Assassin’s Creed III (PS3) added 28,424 pre-orders for a total of 308,306. Medal of Honor: Warfighter (X360) added 15,575 pre-orders for a total of 100,816.
Requests: Paper Mario (3DS) added 2,971 pre-orders for a total of 27,890. Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance (PS3) added 1,306 pre-orders for a total of 18,537. The Xbox 360 version added 763 pre-orders for a total of 10,436. ZombiU (WiiU) added 2,273 pre-orders for a total of 12,177.
If your favorite game isn’t in the top 20, leave a comment requesting which game you want to see and the most requested games will be added in next week’s article!
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