Gamestop: -3% new hardware 320k Wii U moved worldwide in 9 week period

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Train wreck said:

sethnintendo said:

I like how one analyst stated the Wii U launch as disappointing for Gamestop while this article says successful. Looks like Gamestop's main problem is a decline in retail customers.

I think the analyst was going on the false information gamestop was giving out (or who ever was giving it out) about its pre order numbers ranging from 500k to 1.2m.  Gamestop doesnt have its own comparsions on its site (the actual information I was looking for) its maybe spin on their part.

Yes it was Gamestop claiming they had 500k Wii U preorders and 1.2 million software preorders a few days before launch.  Granted it was pretty obviously false shortly after launch, but if analysts were using that as a benchmark it would certainly explain it being below expectations.