gebx said: TO SUMMARIZE KING OF WALE!!
working at a retailer myself, my company makes almost no money (in fact at a loss) selling console hardwares. my retailer (biggest in US when it comes to electronics) makes no profit in games either. The Biggest U.S. Electronic Retailer makes NO money on Games or Consoles
Remember, retailers have to pay for shipping fees, and then they have to ship them to every store individually? not to mention packaging. labeling, and high shrink number (people stealing them). Retailers have special delivery trucks that ship only video games. Labels and Shrink Wrap are Very Expensive!!
Big retailers like bestbuy or Targets frankly have the whole gaming department in the red. BestBuy and Target have a gaming departments for shits and giggles |
feel free to twist all my words, but the truth remains, retails don't make profit from console and game alone.
Now you have two choices... 1. Listen to everyone who has experience at retail and their stories. or 2. Choose to believe what you want and live in ignorance.
When it comes to cold-hard facts, it's not something you can win by debating it.
Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.
KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
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