Nintendo dominated post-E3 pre-orders and Twitter discussion

Metroid Dread
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Metroid Dread and Breath of the Wild 2 dominatꦜed post-E3 purchases and on💖line discussion.

GameStop has released its list of the most pre-ordered games followi💮ng the biggest gaming event of the year, and it shows Nintendo had a hell of a show. The top 5 pre-orders are all from the Japanese gaming giant, with , beating out Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD. 

The full list reads:

  • Metroid Dread
  • Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD
  • Mario Golf Switch
  • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shiny Pearl
  • Mario Party Superstars
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Far Cry 6
  • Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance
  • Madden NFL 22
  • Pokémon Legends: Arceus

There are 🔯some caveats here. Many of the biggest g🐼ames shown at E3 are not on this list because they are not close to being out or don't have a release date. Games like Elden Ring and Starfield are not shown here, because their pre-orders are not open yet. 

Also, many of these games didn't have a huge presence at E3 itself. Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance may have appeared on the list due to its 💖imminent release, while hype around Madden 22 might have been fuelled by both the series' perennial popularity and the recent announcement of its cover stars. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl appear along💯side Pokemon Legends: Arceus, likely due to the franchise's long history, and in spite of its lack of presence during Nintendo's Direct.

However, even with that in mind, Nintendo is also dominating the war of words. has also released metrics around E3 and revealed the top 5 games talked about during the event. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wꦺild 2 came out on top here, beating out 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring to the title of most talked-about game. 

It's a less dominant command by Nintendo here despite having the top pick, with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft being the only company with two games in the most tweeted about list. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Halo Infinite and Forza Horiz💞on 5 are collectively 4th and 5th, while Battlefield 2042 also appeared 3rd.

Still, Nintendo has had an undeniably huge spla✃sh at E🃏3, winning out the minds and wallets of gamers. The company's slate of upcoming games looks very impressive indeed.

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