Battlefield 3 pre-orders on par with Black Ops; 11m sales expected

Battlefield 3 is to sell 11 million copies in its first 12
months, analyst firm Cowen & Company expects. The year-one estimate
is up from the previously expected 8 million.Furthermore, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] reports (registration required), the group notes that pre-orders of the DICE shooter are on par with last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. “Roughly comparable” is the phrase used.
Not quite the Modern Warfare 3 competitor yet then, sales wise; the new COD has been said to be tracking “[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]” ahead Black Ops’ pre-orders.
Battlefield 3 is out [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Catch the latest multiplayer footage from the title [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (unofficial) and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (official).

Can't wait for this game.