EA's latest press release featured new information concerning Battlefield 3's pre-order count.
Analysts predict 9 - 11 million copies of BF3 will be sold. Here's a piece from the origin press release:
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EA's Internationally Award-Winning Battlefield 3 Begins Its Assault on Retail Worldwide.
Pre-Sales Nearly 3 Million for the Only Shooter in the Marketplace Built on Proprietary Frostbite 2 Engine Technology. Over 9.5M Downloaded the September Beta, Setting New Social Records Online The entertainment event of the year has arrived. DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Battlefield 3, winner of over 60 industry awards worldwide, is now available at retail stores in North America. With close to 3 million pre-sales, Battlefield 3 is the biggest first-person shooter launch in EA history.