Call of Duty: Ghosts leading software preorder sales - analyst

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Call of Duty: Ghosts is the most preordered title leading up to the October / November release season, according to research by an analyst firm.


The data comes via analysts Cowen & Co, which compiles data based on NPD sale statistics and Amazon.com bestseller information. Titles are given a score based on patterns observed from these sources over the past five years, with the firm claiming its projections are between 96 and 97 per cent accurate.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is the top ranked title at 73 points, followed by Watch Dogs and Grand Theft Auto 5 at 69.6 and 58.4 respectively. Cowen analyst Doug Creutz notes that Ghosts is currently under-performing when compared to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

Meanwhile, Creutz admits that the ranking for GTA V is "almost certainly" incorrect, as the company's data only accounts for sales made since E3 2013. The title has been available for preorder since November 2012.

Multi-platform games rank the highest, with the first next-gen exclusive title ranking fifth in the form of Killzone Shadow Fall for PlayStation 4. Forza 5 is the highest ranking Xbox One exclusive, ranking seventh.

The list:

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts (73)
2. Watch Dogs (69.6)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (58.4)
4. Battlefield 4 (54.7)
5. Killzone: Shadow Fall (30.3)
6. Assassin's Creed IV (29.2)
7. Forza 5 (18.8)
8. Diablo III (18.2)
9. Batman: Arkham Origins (17.2)
10. Dead Rising 3 (15.0)
11. Ryse (13.2)
12. Saints Row IV (10.1)
13. Knack (7.7)
14. Gran Turismo 6 (5.0)
15. Beyond: Two Souls (3.3)
16. Wolfenstein: The New Order (3.2)
17. Drive Club (3.0)
18. Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2.9)
19. The Bureau: Xcom Declassified (0.4)
20. South Park: The Stick of Truth (0.2)

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LuckyOtterPosted:

Gossip Game of the Year.


CoD hasn't won GoY ever... At least by reputable websites/magazines. Nor will it ever.

mafo5000Posted:

I didn't know people played Battlefield still. LoL

WubsPosted:

I always have to get CoD. No matter how bad it is.

WoobiePosted:

This game better be good, the campaign seems interesting at least.

WageringPosted:

I know I'll be getting it. :)

GregPosted:

Wip
Katsumi
-Mark Hopefully Battlefield 4 jumps up to #2 after gta is released.

I really want to see more people switching over to battlefield 4.


It would be good to see this trend, call of duty is getting a little repetitive. I'm hoping that ghosts doesn't fail to innovate this time around


Agreed, hopefully ghosts will be new and different :D
I think they will encorporate new things. I actually think it may not be as repetitive as before.

WipPosted:

Katsumi
-Mark Hopefully Battlefield 4 jumps up to #2 after gta is released.

I really want to see more people switching over to battlefield 4.


It would be good to see this trend, call of duty is getting a little repetitive. I'm hoping that ghosts doesn't fail to innovate this time around


I think they will encorporate new things. I actually think it may not be as repetitive as before.

KatsumiPosted:

-Mark Hopefully Battlefield 4 jumps up to #2 after gta is released.

I really want to see more people switching over to battlefield 4.


It would be good to see this trend, call of duty is getting a little repetitive. I'm hoping that ghosts doesn't fail to innovate this time around

KatsumiPosted:

darkowl1991 COD players must not be getting next gen consoles then because just last month BF4 was the most pre ordered game on next gen.


Well that's the advantage of releasing your game on many different platforms, more people will end up buying it that way.

GossipPosted:

Game of the Year.


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