I'll just repost my comment from the news article.
After GoW3 comes out GT5 might be the #2 most preordered game. How crazy is that? Impressive numbers for Battlefield 360, will probably pass the PS3 version next week or the week after. Come on Heavy Rain. Maybe if preorders pick up steam in the last couple of weeks we can see 175k-200k opening in Americas. Final Fantasy is really starting to speed up on PS3. It's still a bit early to say how GOW3 will play out but I can easily see it ending with 500k-600k preorders depending on how things play out in the final couple weeks leading up to release. Pokemon is looking to have an absolutely spectacular opening. But then again it's Pokemon, what do you expect?
Heavy Rain preorders alone might break 100k depending on how it picks up steam in the final weeks. It would only need to average 14k per week for the last 2 and a half weeks to hit that so I think 175k is within the realm of possibility for Americas first week.
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1. Gran Turismo 5
2. Persona 4 Arena
3. Wipeout HD
4. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
5. Super Street Fighter 4
