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Tyrannical on 23 November 2009

How big is Amazon as video game retailers go?

I buy most of my video games online, and most of that has been through Amazon lately. People used to bitch about the $60 price point of new games, but Amazon has had some great promotions lately offering a $10 - $20 coupon on future game purchases which makes it all the more tempting. Saving the sales tax is also nice, and I pick the free shipping since I don't need it release day.



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Avinash_Tyagi on 23 November 2009

Probably pretty big, not the largest, but I'd probably guess WW they'd be in the top 5, at worst in the top 10



 

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dsgrue3 on 23 November 2009

I support Amazon.com's video game sales singlehandedly.



Avinash_Tyagi on 23 November 2009
ioi said:
Amazon has about 3 percent marketshare


   Is that WW or just NA?  And how is that relative to other companies?



 

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sully1311 on 23 November 2009

i dont know why its so small. in the uk, 9 times out of 10 they are the cheapest



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Gilgamesh on 23 November 2009

I'd like to know how big Wal-Mart is, they must get a big chunk of the marketshare



dolemit3 on 23 November 2009

Gamestop has the biggest share overall, followed by BestBuy, Walmart, Target, etc. Amazon is definitely only a few percent, just by looking at the discrepancy between Amazon.com and NPD/VGC sales.



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nordlead on 23 November 2009
dolemit3 said:
Gamestop has the biggest share overall, followed by BestBuy, Walmart, Target, etc. Amazon is definitely only a few percent, just by looking at the discrepancy between Amazon.com and NPD/VGC sales.

Walmart may be bigger than anyone (maybe ioi can clarify), but they definitely are the biggest retailer in the US for general goods. You left out ToysRus too which is a huge portion of Nintendo sales. Back when Wii/DS were sold out all the time they were the place to go to find a system as they got the largest shipments.




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llewdebkram on 23 November 2009
sully1311 said:
i dont know why its so small. in the uk, 9 times out of 10 they are the cheapest

It's because people can't wait and want instant gratification.

Meaning they will go into Game or Gamestation and pay £50 rather than waiting an extra couple of days for it to arrive in the post from Amazon and only have to pay £32.

^My son being one of these (when it's his money...if it's mine I insist he gets it from Amazon and waits)



silicon on 23 November 2009

I just bought Afro Samurai from amazon for $12.