Then how exactly do they know what amounts to give each store? There has to  be some sort of accounting on the stores side so that the business would know how much to send. They could use educated guesses based on trends but surely on a store to store basis there would be anomalies that they wouldn't be able to predict. And surely if a store was so well stocked they wouldn't continue to receive shipments.

Incorrect. Like I posted above, stores have on-hand minimums and maximums for inventory. And shipments are based on those numbers. Once you are at or below your minimum on-hand count you get more on your next load. The exceptions are when you have a special promotion coming up, and you might get more than normal. And some times they do "purging" of products where a new product or an updated product will be coming so they empty the warehouses of a current product.

Which brings me to a point I forgot to mention. Stores do not get shipments direct from manufacturers. Pretty much all retail chains have warehouses, and from those warehouses shipments are made on an individual store basis. This again disproves the idea that Sony is "channel stuffing". It's just ludicrous to think that Gamestop would be forced by Sony to accept more than they want.

Sorry, I had to put down the popcorn because this whole show is ridiculous. Here is how it has played out:

1. OP who works as an assistant manager for a GameStop store does inventory and notices a huge discrepancy in overshipments of Sony PS3, PS3 Move bundles, and Move to his store.

2. He snaps some pictures and sometime after work he logs on here and creates an honest post accusing Sony of overstuffing the channel for whatever reason be it to hit the 15 million mark or whatnot.

3. Another poster comes on and denies to the point of trolling calling the OP a liar and continuing to post regardless of knowing whether he is flaming or not.

4. Possible ulterior motives underlying the OP and the other poster's posts. I don't know but judging from their sigs, one is a heavy Sony user thusforth they may have so much emotion invested in the success of Sony that they post to the point of ban.

5. Obscene language and caps lock are observed on the other poster's part.

Now I could write all this up as a report, but I will not because I prefer my analysis to be a part of public record.

I have no problem denying the OP, but when it comes to the point where one calls him a liar, uses obscene language, and resort to caps locks, then one is past the point of a rational discussion where both can agree to disagree. At this point, one needs to be checked and dragged from the podium.

Back to the popcorn and purple font watching.

Well it isn't like all the sales data and stock are available only to the individual store.  Higher ups in the company have access to those numbers. 

But you are absolutely right that there are anomalies that only the store would know that they wouldn't be able to predict.  That is why sometimes individual stores will get over or under stocked of certain products that defies what the numbers would say to do.  For instance, recently with one of the PSP games (can't remember which one) , we weren't sent a  small amount of copies that reflected sales numbers for PSP at our store, which like most have been rather dismal.  But something numbers can't show, is that we did have a larger, loyal group of PSP owners who did shop regularly there.  Sold out of the title rahter easily due to that.  Now obviously people in the store would have known that and requested more of the product or the buyers themselves could have helped out by reserving more which does help get more stock.  So won't say it is a perfect system, but that is how it works, at least for Gamestop.  I would assume for most other retail chains as well as the manager just isn't required to be of a high enough education to make those decisions.  

And I would disagree with the last point.  Being well stocked doesn't necessarily mean you won't receive more shipments.  One case this year has definitely been with Medal of Honor.  We received a large first shipment, which sold modestly.  Then we received a rather unusually large second shipment of the game as well.  Caused us to have a relatively large amount of the title when early sales didn't represent it.  Why?  My guess has been shared by others I know.  One being EA vastly overshipped and stores over bought, which is reflected by the unanimous Black Friday deals on the title.  Then a part two to that I would suspect is channel stuffing.  EA can have a lot of pull with retailers as it has a few titles under its belt that retailers are going to really want.  Therefore deals are struck for the success of both sides.  It gets a dirty name, but it happens.  So full warehouses are not good for a retailer, which is why they stuff as much stock as possible in individual stores where they can sell.

So yea it just doesn't happen at the individual store level and there are lots of reasons why certain titles are over and under shipped or over and under stocked in individual stores.  Politics of the business world I suppose.  However, I don't think this is the case with the PS3 as being suggested in the topic as I explained in the post, but it does happen.  Hope that kinda helps to describe it.  

Seems like an inefficient system, they might have to have higher standards for managers but I think it would be beneficial as a whole if gamestop were to let individual stores make orders. Thats how some larger chains do it but I guess gamestop stores may be too small in comparison to the bigger retailers for it to be worth it. 

BTW how much are you guys betting the "Stuffing channelz" excuses will continue all the way to next year hek maybe the whole next year specially if sony drops PS3 to $199?

That makes it 2 years of stuffing channelz LOL!!!