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makingmusic476 on 25 February 2010
Hyruken said:
Is this whole shortage thing still being rolled out?? It has been what a month now?

Just a quick browse
Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+PlayStation+3+(120GB)/9476952.p?id=1218115837227&skuId=9476952

EBgames
http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75780

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-3-120-GB/dp/B002I0J4VQ/ref=pd_ts_zgc_vg_14210671_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=475995051&pf_rd_s=right-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=14210751&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1H5MKRTR2SFS8AH18CQG

All have the 120gb in stock. So is it a question more of the people who want them can't get online to get them? Does that count as a shortage? ;)

Hm, yeah.  Just checked my zip on GameStop.com, and it seems 10/45 storesin the are have them as well.  Including Babbage's, which is surprising.  It's the busiest store inthe whole region.

For in-store stock, totals are updated overnight, so we'll see if they still have them by tomorrow.  For the online stores, they've been generally sold out the past few weeks.  I guess they got some in today or yesterday.  We'll see how long they last.



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Hyruken on 25 February 2010

Which is strange and i still don't understand it.

Seems the total opposite for over here. In UK we will buy our stuff online as we know it is cheaper then going to the stores. Some of the various sites have good deals that in store for some reason they don't offer the same deal.

I just find it really really odd that if people want something so bad that they don't use all of the methods to get it. I mean you can buy from your mobile phone these days! Do people in US really go to the store, see something is not there, then go home and wait a week for it to come back to the store? I thought you guys had like UPS over there??



darthdevidem01 on 25 February 2010
makingmusic476 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
makingmusic476 said:

I'd love to see how high the Wii and ps3 numbers would be if there were no supply issues.

Guess we'll never know, though.

As of yesterday, we had 8 pre-orders for ps3s at my store, and 10 for Wiis.  What's amazing about that Wii figure it that we get Wii stock on a more regular basis than ps3 stock, so we're selling nearly twice as much per week and we still end up with more Wii reserves on hand at the end of the week.

how are GOW3 & FF13 doing in pre-orders at your store?

As of yesterday:

God of War - 72
God of War Ultimate Edition - 12 (we've stopped taking reserves on these, actually)
Final Fantasy PS3 - 33
Final Fantasy 360 - 11

It's funny to see how many people don't pick up games, though.  We still have 10 reserves for MAG lolz.

And yeah, I'm a total numbers whore so I check our pre-order figures like 3-4 times everytime I work.  xD

cool thanks for the numbers!

Big Ps360 gap on the FFXIII numbers, GOW looks like it'll do amazing.

so how many pre-orders do you typically need to be able to do a midnight launch?



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WilliamWatts on 25 February 2010
Xbbjf9s said:
Does the ps3 shortage have anything to do with the two models sony submitted to the fcc?

I was thinking that actually. Perhaps they just got held up by the FCC?



Xbbjf9s on 25 February 2010
WilliamWatts said:
Xbbjf9s said:
Does the ps3 shortage have anything to do with the two models sony submitted to the fcc?

I was thinking that actually. Perhaps they just got held up by the FCC?


Maybe, but what's wrong with the models out now? The new ps3s are selling well...why does sony keep shooting themeselves in the foot?



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makingmusic476 on 25 February 2010
kowenicki said:
makingmusic476 said:
Carl2291 said:
Demotruk said:
Carl2291 said:
I still want to know what caused the boost.

Also, Wii is massivley down YoY despite a pricecut and NSMB Wii.

HAHA!

You're so quick to point out PS3 shortages, yet you ignore the console that's having real shortages.

The only shortages i heard about for Wii were mid January. Have they been sorted?

Wiis are impossible to find, just like ps3s. Nintendo has been sending out more stock than Sony, which helps a bit, but there's still far more demand for the Wii than the ps3, so we end up with more people looking for Wiis than ps3s.


Is this a new definition of impossible that we are all unaware of?

260,000 Wii's and PS3's sold last week.

 

It's called hyperbole.  My gosh.  The fact is, what few ps3s we get at my store are sold directly to those who have reserved systems, and we still have 8 people waiting in line.  Yeah, they're not impossible to find, but it sure is a pain in the ass at the moment. 

Though online stores seemingly have them, so if you want one, I'd pounce.

According to spwolf on gaf, Amazon got in a shipment yesterday, but sold out fairly quickly. Seems they've gotten in more today, and I doubt they'll last long, much like the shipment yesterday:

There was some restock at amazon (out again now) and gamestops (socal), so shipments might arrive before or maybe sony/stores are sending units in from other areas...

Quite interesting to see how this drama/failure unfolds



Demotruk on 25 February 2010
Carl2291 said:
Demotruk said:
Carl2291 said:
I still want to know what caused the boost.

Also, Wii is massivley down YoY despite a pricecut and NSMB Wii.

HAHA!

You're so quick to point out PS3 shortages, yet you ignore the console that's having real shortages.

The only shortages i heard about for Wii were mid January. Have they been sorted?

No, they haven't. Why don't you try the same methods you use for checking on PS3's?

 


"Is this a new definition of impossible that we are all unaware of?

260,000 Wii's and PS3's sold last week."

 

Fucktonnes of Wii's were sold in the weeks of 2007 and 2008. Are you saying Wii wasn't hard to find back then either?



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makingmusic476 on 25 February 2010
darthdevidem01 said:
makingmusic476 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
makingmusic476 said:

I'd love to see how high the Wii and ps3 numbers would be if there were no supply issues.

Guess we'll never know, though.

As of yesterday, we had 8 pre-orders for ps3s at my store, and 10 for Wiis.  What's amazing about that Wii figure it that we get Wii stock on a more regular basis than ps3 stock, so we're selling nearly twice as much per week and we still end up with more Wii reserves on hand at the end of the week.

how are GOW3 & FF13 doing in pre-orders at your store?

As of yesterday:

God of War - 72
God of War Ultimate Edition - 12 (we've stopped taking reserves on these, actually)
Final Fantasy PS3 - 33
Final Fantasy 360 - 11

It's funny to see how many people don't pick up games, though.  We still have 10 reserves for MAG lolz.

And yeah, I'm a total numbers whore so I check our pre-order figures like 3-4 times everytime I work.  xD

cool thanks for the numbers!

Big Ps360 gap on the FFXIII numbers, GOW looks like it'll do amazing.

so how many pre-orders do you typically need to be able to do a midnight launch?

Normally it's ~100, but there's also a policy in place where if you're down the road from a Best Buy that might be doing a midnight launch, your store will be doing a midnight launch.  That's the case for us, so we're doing a midnight for both games.



WilliamWatts on 25 February 2010
Xbbjf9s said:
WilliamWatts said:
Xbbjf9s said:
Does the ps3 shortage have anything to do with the two models sony submitted to the fcc?

I was thinking that actually. Perhaps they just got held up by the FCC?


Maybe, but what's wrong with the models out now? The new ps3s are selling well...why does sony keep shooting themeselves in the foot?

Every time they do a hardware transition they have shortages. They really do make it look hard, so its a good explanation. Perhaps they are giving the PS3 an HDMI 1.4 connection and wireless N?



Nintendogamer on 25 February 2010

Seems that PS3's are in stock on play.com but one bundle is out of stock mind you.



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