Bod, tell us how Forza 2 is selling, as Im wondering how a store like yours would do with such a game. Console profits for retailers: It really depends on the retailer. At launch, the Xbox 360 cost retailers $399.98 per unit, a 1 cent profit per console. Fortunately, the games were around $45 each, for a $60 game, so there was tons of cash to be made on games. For the PS3, I assume no different upto this point. Most likely, and I cannot guarentee this, but with the profits Nintendo is making, I would assume the retailers pay around $225 USD or less for a $249 retail price. For the 360, I DO have a feeling that it's rather cheap - probably $349 or even $299 for a premium. If you notice, many US stores are bundling games or offering Gift Cards - a way to move units, as they cannot sell below MSRP (to my knowledge). I ran a sporting goods store for a few years, and whenever you see a place offering free things with a high-priced item, you can typically assume the markup is rather high, but the manufactuer is keeping prices up to prevent a price war.

 I ended up not working in the electronics section today, so I have very little to report besides basics (we were down several people who called in sick in other parts of the store). Tomorrow I WILL work the Electronics section full time, so I'll let you guys know more details.

What I have to report is this: 

1) Still out of Wiis

2) We sold 10 DSs this week

3) We sold 6 PSPs this week

4) We just got a new shipment of 360 Premiums in today. During the week, we sold 2 of our remaining 4 "core" systems, and probably would have sold more if we had Premiums/Elites to sell.

5)  We sold 0 PS3s. We have not sold a system for over 3 weeks. 

I'd guess that we'd currently sell 5-6 360s a week if we had a healthy stock. I have no clue what the limit would be on Wiis if we had unlimited supply, as something like that is very hard to gauge.

I'll look into Forza 2 and other software titles tomorrow guys.

Thanks for the update!

Hey guys, back from my shift!

We didn't sell any PS3/360s today. I sold one PSP, two DS and two GBA. We currently have a bundle going with the PSP: buy the system and get a starter kit + Pirates of the Caribbean for 190 (system's regular price is 170).

Software: We apparently recieved a grand total of 12 copies of Forza 2. That's fairly low, but not amazingly low for a game like that. We sold out of all 12 in three days (meaning, we were sold out well before I worked today). I sold the last copy of Mario Party late this night. I also sold two copies of Nintendogs -- that's not unusual at all. The game still sells, and we're still sold out of it quite frequently.

A guy came in to my store today and talked to me at great length about his console choices. He seemd to want the 360 most, with the Wii a possible secondary console (if the money worked out). It was clear that if he had Halo and Forza 2, everything else was gravy. Those two games, and he was set.

I had someone come in to the store today and ask for a "Wii Playstation." That's not uncommon at all. I've gotten variants such as "Wii Station" as well.  

I recieved 0 questions about the PS3. I got 5 people who asked aobut the Wii, and a few of them talked to me about their search for the console. It seemed like none of them had been searching for long, which peeked my interest: I realized I hadn't heard a "I have been looking for this damn thing for months!" story in some time. Editorial -- I think most if not all of the people who have stalked shipment dates have now gotten their consoles. The people who come to me and ask for a Wii now are more relaxed about it, and seem to be just looking to snap one up whenever they happen to come in one and see it. Generally speaking, that seems to be true. 

If you guys have any more questions, please ask!

 Billy, have you ever seen a grown man naked?

Do you know when the next shipment of Wiis is expected at your store? How much PS3 software do you sell? Do you carry any Blu-ray movies? Have you ever sold an HD-DVD attachment for a 360? Is the apocalypse nigh at hand?

June 10th, very little (4-10 games a week), yes (but only a few), yes (but only a few), no.

 ROFL !

 can we pay for Wii games with snuggles?

Well online stores within the Netherlands still has no stock of the WII. Dimensionplus, Wehkamp, Bart Smit (only as reservation available), etc... all indicates not available. Strangely enough a store in my neighborhood named Gameshop, doesn't even have the WII pictured on their website... how odd...