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shams on 29 November 2008

Doesn't surprise me. Every retailer has their own ordering pattern and preferences.



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mike_intellivision on 29 November 2008
bigjon said:
astrosmash said:
mike_intellivision said:
I have a friend who owns a video game shop in the US.

He does not stock much Wii stuff because it does not sell. More to the point though, there are some games he finds he cannot stock because his distributors don't carry them.

So it can be a problem here too.

Mike from Morgantown

 

This really raises the question are the low sales (in certain wii genres) because consumers won't buy certain games, because stores won't stock certain games, because distributors won't ship certain games, or because developers won't put a real effort into certain games?

 

I think it has more to do with the fact that casuals dont go to game shops to buy games. Right now the Wii is always sold out at my Walmart Target BestBuy, but it takes a day or 2 to sell out at Gamestop. That is actually the circumstance in my town right now. No one has Wiis but GS, and they have them because they have a buttload in the back. The only time I can recall many casuals attacking GS was when the Wii was soldout EVERYwhere, they were calling GS alot then.

Ok so to the point, most of the places people have mentioned are gameshops, not major retail stores. Gamestops would have less interest in carrying, The Cooking Mama/ Game Party/ 3rd Party games(multiplat). Game shops sell to gamers, and most gamers if they have a Wii also have a PS3 or 360.... Why would you buy non hd version unless the Wii controls are done like really well....

 

Actually, I am in a town with FOUR Gamestops, two Super Wal-Marts, a Super K-Mart, a Target, and a Best Buy. Plus in addition to my friend's independent game store, there is a used-only game store. 

And people went to buy Wii consoles was Gamestop. They would almost linterally camp out, waiting for the UPS truck. And the Gamestop does a good job of stocking titles -- everything from first-party hits to third-party shovelware. Those decisions are made corporate and rarely do the buyers not get a title. (One Wii exception would be Williams Pinball).

But my game store owning friend would agree that people shop Wal-Mart for Wii titles. He has had the best luck selling Mario titles and bargain basement games ($20 shovelware).

 

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scottie on 29 November 2008

In Australia the PS2 still gets the most shelf space, with the Wii and DS equal second



bigjon on 29 November 2008

@mike

I did say when demand was a peak GS was a place people went to buy Wiis, I am just saying that Gamestop is more "core" than walmart or targert so it would make sense for them to carry less super casual titles.



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Valkyria00 on 29 November 2008
Galaki said:
Faxanadu said:
I dont find this problem over here. Anyone not wanting to make money because of personla opinion might not be surviving long though.

 

They could always blame piracy.

Blaming piracy is a lazy false excuse.

 



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Galaki on 30 November 2008
Valkyria00 said:
Galaki said:
Faxanadu said:
I dont find this problem over here. Anyone not wanting to make money because of personla opinion might not be surviving long though.

They could always blame piracy.

Blaming piracy is a lazy false excuse.

 

Lazy and false, didn't stop the blaming.



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darthdevidem01 on 30 November 2008

in my town in GAME -- PS360 have a huge shelf space which is equal.....Wii is to the back....DS has a big shelf space equal to the wii

PSP is hard to find



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