As a final nail to your coffin on FF13 kantor
check pre order sales for all the major UK gaming retailers: (as UK & american markets are similar this is a valid comparison)
GAME:
pre-order chart:
http://www.game.co.uk/Default.aspx/Games/_/N-1z13fvfZ1z13f85
Basically not counting the jan & feb releases
Battlefield is first & FF13 second
thats is with Battlefield having a beta, a very good one at that & FF13 having nothing but a japanese trailer lately
next
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/new-releases/videogames/ref=pd_nr_zgc_vg_h__video_games_display_on_website_more?pf_rd_p=467646873&pf_rd_s=right-8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=300703&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=09P45NMQTW9SGRG5769F
FF13 (PS3) is the ONLY GAME in the top 10 that releases in march, the rest are dec/jan/feb games. Battle Field Bad COmpany doesn't chart over FF13 here
HMV:
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/comingSoon.do?ctx=-1;6;-1;-1;-1&pGroupID=6&pSubGroupID=-1&pGenreID=-1&pTertiaryID=-1&primaryID=6&subPrimaryID=-1&secondaryID=-1&tertiaryID=-1&WT.ac=highlights_games_111108_comingsoon
FF13 is on the first page....but they are not ranked, but its definetely "popular" in the coming soon category
Gamestation:
http://www.gamestation.co.uk/
FF13 xbox 360 is on the pre orders chart
once again I dunno if they are ranked. the PS3 version can't be too far behind
Play.com:
http://www.play.com/Games/Games/6-/PreOrderChart.html
FF13 is in the top 10 AHEAD of Battlefield Bad COmpany (WTF is GT5 doing so high?)
anyway as the american & UK markets are similar we can conclude FF13 is absolutely fine







