Mass Effect 3 pre-orders smash targets

EA’sspace-age campaign has already had an astronomical effect, with pre-orders placing ‘well ahead’ of where the publisher was at the same point with Mass Effect 2.

The publisher has been sending weather balloons into space with copies of the new game and GPS devices attached to them.Consumers can track their movements on the Mass Effect website and try to find them when they land.

On top of this, Electronic Arts is building a ‘triple-A campaign’ to supportthe game, the publishertold MCV.

TV, cinema, online, print and outdoor activity will help capture the mainstream audience,” said EA product manager Will Graham.

For the core Mass Effect fan, we’ve been building on the immersive nature of the game with a host of trailers, social media activity and fan site activation.

Currently our pre-orders have broken the targets set, we are well ahead of where we were at the same point with Mass Effect 2 and we have all of the platforms aligned for launch, which is a first for the Mass Effect franchise,” Graham added.

Mass Effect 3 follows on from a 96 Metacritic-rated game and everything suggests that the third iteration in the franchise is going to have the same, if not better, quality.”