Amazon: Wii U game pre-orders up following Gamescom

With all the news that surfaced last week during Gamescom, it makes sense that video game pre-orders would increase at retailers like Amazon. As it turns out, the biggest winner coming away from the show is Nintendo, as Wii U games saw the biggest boost in pre-orders on Amazon (8.67 percent). By comparison, pre-orders for PS4 games rose 5.16 percent and Xbox One games increased 2.81 percent.

The largest increase for a single game was 42.3 percent for Slightly Mad Studios' Project Cars. Bandai Namco announced a limited edition version of the game last week, which likely spurred new pre-orders. Rounding out the top five are Rise of the Tomb Raider (30.25 percent), Bloodborne (16.08 percent), Hyrule Warriors (11.77 percent) and Quantum Break (10.77 percent). You'll find the full list of the top ten games whose pre-orders increased on Amazon after the break, courtesy of MCV.

1. Project Cars (Slightly Mad Studios) 42.3 percent

2. Rise of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix) 30.25 percent

3. Bloodborne (Sony) 16.08 percent

4. Hyrule Warriors (Nintendo) 11.77 percent

5. Quantum Break (Microsoft) 10.77 percent

6. Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) 9.53 percent

7. Assassin's Creed Unity (Ubisoft) 9.44 percent

8. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros) 9.03 percent

9. Battlefield: Hardline (EA) 8.81 percent

10. Super Smash Bros (3DS version, Nintendo) 7.56 percent

[Image: Bandai Namco]