| BrainBoxLtd said: This is a really interesting thread. I got a theory. Seems like a lot of times when popular ninche games come out for the Wii we get some threads here about people having no trouble finding any copies at local retailers. With such of abundance of games being released on the Wii, maybe retailers just buy a small bit of everything and the better games tend to always end up being understocked untill the retailer realizes there's a real demand there. Games like Pool Party and the lot wind up unsold, while games with good word of mouth sell out their meager stock and lead to more restock orders. For anyone wondering, Monster Lab is an obsecure RPG where you build your own Monsters to fight. IGN gave it an 8, Gamespot and Nintendo Power gave it a 6.5. |
Well an interesting theory indeed but its doubtful that's what happens. Remember preorders by retailers are based off of hype not assumption. This is probably why these titles that you call niche but I call mainstream don't sell well early on. Because there is no hype surrounding these titles. So they take a modest preorder and do so for a few weeks and eventually it catches on with the mainstream. Thus they start making weekly preorders which is what legs is. The ability to keep a constant pace of preorders within the retailer such that supply is always there.
So I personally think its the exact opposite. The hyped games or core ones get the big stocks to start off with and will always have that while the mainstream ones have to earn it. Game Party had to earn it and now a store wouldn't want to be without it. Nerf-N Strike seems to be something similar.
