Nintendo 23% of GameStop's non-used business

[LordTheNightKnight]

Kasz216 said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Kasz216 said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Kasz216 said:
Hm... this feels like it should be surprising... considering Wii's are cheaper... despite their huge sales and that Nintendo games never drop in price, I'd think the used versions of Nintendo games would be flying off the shelves.

Then again maybe few people trade in their Nintendo games.

What would the Wii's price have to do with whether people buy games new or used?

50 bucks is a lot for a new game.  I would expect them to sell more Used copies of a game that's $50 new 6 months later then a wii game that's $30 new 6th months later.

I've always thought that Nintendo sales were higher outside of gamestops because of this.

You wrote "Wii's are cheaper", not "Wii games are cheaper". But even then, retail price does not relate to resale price. Any look at the variety of prices for games that sold at the same price should tell you that.

Well that's kinda my dual point.

Wii's are cheaper hence you need to sell more of them for more revnue.

And Nintendo games i'd expect to be caniblized by used sales more then other games.  Including other Wii games that drop in price.

Like I said, just what I thought.  Doesn't actually mean I was right.

1. Revenue is not what matters unless it's to puff up a portfolio. Profit matters, and selling systems at a profit will always make more money.

2. In order for there to be loads of used games being bought, there have to be loads of new games being resold. Some of the most commonly resold games are those with huge openings and then quick drops afterwards. This shows that some game sell due to hype and are then resold. Since this is more an HD phenomenon, logically they should have the most resales, and that is the case.