"No Kinect stock in UK on launch day" says GAME

[Euphoria14]

kowenicki said:

Pipedream24 said:

Euphoria14 said:

Also remember guys, just like I was told in the PSMove thread, this could be just GAME telling people this so that they would go there and preorder it. Remember that these are the only guys claiming all this stuff.

This is also the same chain that is closing 85 stores in the UK within the next couple of years.

 

This could be a ploy to increase preorders for the Kinect and get people to go into their stores.

This was my thought when I read the OP.  If Microsoft plans on selling 3 Million Kinect units this holiday they can't afford to have retail shelves bare for any period of time.  It is possible they may undership units at release to continue the pre-holiday hype and then release a boat load of units on Black Friday to satisfy demand.  I wouldn't count on that though.

this is about the UK... Black Friday doesnt exist in the UK.

You're 100% correct, but it is still highly possible that this is just talk from GAME to get people to come into their stores and preorder. They are losing business after all and have been praising Kinect for a while now.

I say this and GAME's praising of Kinect is one of two things.

1.) Creating the illusion of low stock at launch to increase walk in preorders.

2.) Marketing funded by Microsoft.

 

You will probably say that I am wrong, but it is odd that every time we get something like this or some claim about how people will change their perception of Kinect once they try it while them being completely mum about the other products they sell tells us something. The store that is closing many stores is selling out like crazy and a place like HMV is having no stock issues what so ever and expect plenty of stock by launch?

 

 

If I am wrong I will fully admit it, but this is what I am sensing right now.