06-21-2019, 12:42 AM
Pokémon Was The Second Most Pre-Ordered Title At GameStop During E3
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<p>Video game retail giant GameStop has <a class="external" href="https://gamestop.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/post-e3-gamestop-reveals-top-10-video-games-based-customer">revealed</a> the most pre-ordered upcoming releases shown during E3 2019. Three Nintendo titles made the cut and one third-party release also coming to the Switch was featured.</p>
<p>Activision’s next entry in the <strong>Call of Duty</strong> series took out the top spot and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></strong> placed second on the list, despite the uproar about Game Freak’s decision to <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/pokemons_junichi_masuda_explains_the_decision_to_limit_sword_and_shields_pokedex">limit</a> the Pokédex.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening">The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening</a></strong> placed sixth and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_maker_2">Super Mario Maker 2</a></strong> was in ninth place. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/crash_team_racing_nitro-fueled">Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled</a></strong> was the only other Switch-bound title mentioned and it’s due out this week. View the top ten most pre-ordered games below:</p>
<ol>
<li>Call of Duty Modern Warfare (10-25-19)</li>
<li>Pokémon Sword and Shield (11-15-19)</li>
<li>Final Fantasy VII Remake (3-3-20)</li>
<li>Cyberpunk 2077 (4-16-20)</li>
<li>Borderlands 3 (9-13-19)</li>
<li>Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch) (9-20-19)</li>
<li>Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (11-15-19)</li>
<li>Gears 5 (9-6-19)</li>
<li>Super Mario Maker 2 (6-28-19)</li>
<li>Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (6-21-19)</li>
</ol>
<p>In the same news release, GameStop revealed there was a 63% increase in pre-orders on newly announced titles during the week of E3 2019.</p>
<p><em>Did you expect Pokémon to place so high on the list? Will you be picking up Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled this week and Super Maker 2 next week? Share your thoughts below.</em></p>
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<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Sword And Shield" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/1050be0da15aa/sword-and-shield.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/1050be0da15aa/sword-and-shield.900x.jpg" alt="Sword And Shield"></a></figure>
<p>Video game retail giant GameStop has <a class="external" href="https://gamestop.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/post-e3-gamestop-reveals-top-10-video-games-based-customer">revealed</a> the most pre-ordered upcoming releases shown during E3 2019. Three Nintendo titles made the cut and one third-party release also coming to the Switch was featured.</p>
<p>Activision’s next entry in the <strong>Call of Duty</strong> series took out the top spot and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></strong> placed second on the list, despite the uproar about Game Freak’s decision to <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/pokemons_junichi_masuda_explains_the_decision_to_limit_sword_and_shields_pokedex">limit</a> the Pokédex.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening">The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening</a></strong> placed sixth and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_maker_2">Super Mario Maker 2</a></strong> was in ninth place. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/crash_team_racing_nitro-fueled">Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled</a></strong> was the only other Switch-bound title mentioned and it’s due out this week. View the top ten most pre-ordered games below:</p>
<ol>
<li>Call of Duty Modern Warfare (10-25-19)</li>
<li>Pokémon Sword and Shield (11-15-19)</li>
<li>Final Fantasy VII Remake (3-3-20)</li>
<li>Cyberpunk 2077 (4-16-20)</li>
<li>Borderlands 3 (9-13-19)</li>
<li>Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch) (9-20-19)</li>
<li>Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (11-15-19)</li>
<li>Gears 5 (9-6-19)</li>
<li>Super Mario Maker 2 (6-28-19)</li>
<li>Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (6-21-19)</li>
</ol>
<p>In the same news release, GameStop revealed there was a 63% increase in pre-orders on newly announced titles during the week of E3 2019.</p>
<p><em>Did you expect Pokémon to place so high on the list? Will you be picking up Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled this week and Super Maker 2 next week? Share your thoughts below.</em></p>
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