Disturbing Wii trend

[mike_intellivision]

bigjon said:

astrosmash said:

mike_intellivision said:
I have a friend who owns a video game shop in the US.

He does not stock much Wii stuff because it does not sell. More to the point though, there are some games he finds he cannot stock because his distributors don't carry them.

So it can be a problem here too.

Mike from Morgantown

 

This really raises the question are the low sales (in certain wii genres) because consumers won't buy certain games, because stores won't stock certain games, because distributors won't ship certain games, or because developers won't put a real effort into certain games?

 

I think it has more to do with the fact that casuals dont go to game shops to buy games. Right now the Wii is always sold out at my Walmart Target BestBuy, but it takes a day or 2 to sell out at Gamestop. That is actually the circumstance in my town right now. No one has Wiis but GS, and they have them because they have a buttload in the back. The only time I can recall many casuals attacking GS was when the Wii was soldout EVERYwhere, they were calling GS alot then.

Ok so to the point, most of the places people have mentioned are gameshops, not major retail stores. Gamestops would have less interest in carrying, The Cooking Mama/ Game Party/ 3rd Party games(multiplat). Game shops sell to gamers, and most gamers if they have a Wii also have a PS3 or 360.... Why would you buy non hd version unless the Wii controls are done like really well....

 

Actually, I am in a town with FOUR Gamestops, two Super Wal-Marts, a Super K-Mart, a Target, and a Best Buy. Plus in addition to my friend's independent game store, there is a used-only game store. 

And people went to buy Wii consoles was Gamestop. They would almost linterally camp out, waiting for the UPS truck. And the Gamestop does a good job of stocking titles -- everything from first-party hits to third-party shovelware. Those decisions are made corporate and rarely do the buyers not get a title. (One Wii exception would be Williams Pinball).

But my game store owning friend would agree that people shop Wal-Mart for Wii titles. He has had the best luck selling Mario titles and bargain basement games ($20 shovelware).

 

Mike from Morgantown