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)

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/421440/call-of-duty-ghosts-leading-software-preorder-sales-analyst/

Watch Dogs ahead or close to GTA V makes me think next-gen pre-orders are going well.

Surprised by Killzone:SF and Diablo 3.

There is absolutely no Pokemon X/Y in this list at all? Nowhere to be seen?

That... is confusing. Especially since the game fits the criteria. (It seems.)

well, like he said, gta preorder ranking should be wrong. it's only for the time after e3 and not really a wonder that the next gen titles got some preorders then.

The Beyond: Two Souls number makes me a little sad. Killzone is excellent considering 3 out of 4 of the above games are launching on 6 platforms and GTA V is the biggest release of all time.

Expected considering HR numbers.

Sony made a mistake not making GT6 for PS4.

No WiiU game?

HR sold 2.5 mil, and was very well received. Though I guess the numbers aren't actually terrible.

1.5m for BY2S would be good enough.