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gnawkz
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- Joined on July 6th 2007, last online on 15 April 2011.
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Retail sales plummet, electronics down 27%
in Sales Discussion on 27 December 2008Video games are shown. Consoles and Handheld sales would be filed under electronics. The only difference is that TVs sell for $1000 and a console sell for $300 ... so you would need to sell 3-4 consoles to make up for 1 TV.In addition, massive discounting by retailers also lead to the large decline in sales....
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Take Two reports record revenue, but loses money, shares fall
in Sales Discussion on 18 December 2008Plaupius said: What I find really interesting is the distribution of costs between functions, and also the costs of goods sold. I am under the impression that game development falls under R&D costs, but if that is so then I'm really buffled. They are spending almost 3 times more on General and administrative costs than on R&D, and G&A is more than 10% of their revenue. Morever,...
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Western Publishers are struggling
in Sales Discussion on 16 December 2008The main reason why most publishers are struggling is due to such heavy competition by 1st party publishers to get console acceptance. Originally $20 Billion would be fought over by EA, Take 2, Activision, THQ, UbiSoft and other 3rd party publishers. Maybe $1 - 3 Billion would be for 1st party publishers.Now $7 Billion - $10 Billion is being taken in by 1st Party Publishers. As such, the 3rd...
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