Gamestop: Pokémon 2016's biggest sellers, most pre-ordered games in past 5 years
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Here are some of the takeaways from GameStop's earnings call, based on comments made by management:
- Pokemon Sun and Moon are the best-performing games for GameStop all year; preorders for the game were the highest for any game at GameStop in five years.
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare underperformed, though specifics were not shared
- PS4 Pro is off to a "strong" start, while PSVR units are selling well, as they only stay on shelves for an average of 10 days.
- 27 percent of GameStop's PowerUp Rewards members who are aware of the Nintendo Switch plan to buy the console. This pre-launch purchase intent metric is in line with that of the Xbox One at a similar point in time. The figure could go higher after Nintendo's Switch news event in January.
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