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On top of that, the places that are supposedly selling early are "Mom and Pop" stores. How many people honestly go into places like that to buy their games regularly? And with that in mind, how much revenue is Gamestop really losing? #gamestop
11/15/09
In Orlando (nobody released early here BTW) the store I was at for CODMW2 had 12 cancels from that day alone. People wanted to go to another store or walmart with a friend so they canceled. This IS getting out of hand. First with COD which I can understand. If a region of the nation hears of early release then they will go to where they can and cancel their game stop reserve. But for a few stores in Jersey? It may be business as you said... but, it seems to me like the are taking advantage of the system now. #gamestop
11/15/09
Shotgun, meet foot.
If they were smart, they'd report places breaking street date to the publishers instead of breaking it themselves. #gamestop
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So either :) or :[ for you! #gamestop
11/15/09
To address your question about "how much revenue is Gamestop really losing?" I would say quite a bit. But on the same hand, I will also say any amount is too much. I don't know whether it's from my experience working in a very competitive field, but if you stand to lose any amount of money and you have the recourse to remedy the fact, then you have to take it. You owe it to your investors not to lose any profit or the loyalty of repeat customers. Judging from the situation here in Canada, retail gaming has become an incredibly competitive businesses. An example of this is the pricing war set between Futureshop, Bestbuy, Walmart and EB games (Gamestop)- with Walmart releasing games at $39.99 to undercut sales and Bestbuy matching used game prices for new games ect. Gamestop has to do all it can to get ahead.
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I know. I'm usually on the side of Mom and Pop stores too but in the end, this is capitalism. I would expect no different. #gamestop
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.....I'm sorry, but I can't draw a tenth of a ounce of rage over this. #gamestop
11/14/09
Great job there, GameStop. Providing developers and publishers a very concrete reason to do business with console manufacturers and service suppliers directly by way of digital downloads, cutting retail out entirely.
What a bunch of brain scientists. I mean rocket surgeons. I... fuck this. #gamestop
11/14/09
I don't see what the big deal is, the developer and publisher still get their money and why not sell the game? Its just sitting in a warehouse doing nothing after all. #gamestop
11/17/09
Yes, it will cut out retail if retail thinks it's too big for it's britches and developers and publishers see it as more feasible to sell through online stores.
Don't you think for a second that if publishers thought that they could sell you product with less overhead, with their full control over release and permissions and is not a physical product that you can resell as used that they wouldn't do it. It's getting there, GS needs to be playing smarter so that they don't become "that place where you can get consoles and accessories, but not games". #gamestop
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And I, for one, actually give half a shit that game developers stay in business. #gamestop
11/14/09
Sorry, that's one thing that I wish to keep completely profitable and legal. A channel that will only go away if this garbage of breaking street dates continues. #gamestop
11/14/09
They broke the MW2 date then said because the independents did first it was an excuse, and they've done it again.
Publisher need to put their heel down for all the stores or come up with a better distribution system to limit this happening again. #gamestop
11/14/09
Today at work i held assasins creed 2, and the new mario, but i work at a future shop in the game department, and as long as it doesn't leave the back of the store, i can hold it all i want (and i do, infact i take my breaks with them... syke). #gamestop
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I'd like to have some proof that GameStop isn't just using a fabricated store as a justification for breaking street date, but I don't think we'll ever get that proof.
It also seems odd that corporate would authorize this on a Saturday.
But what do I know? #gamestop
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How many copies did I sell the actual day of release...about 5.....Because you can pick it up everywhere else. Plus all the crappy exclusive pre-order bonuses that they get too....why would you buy from someone else if you can get more for your money? Other than actually talking to someone who isn't a pimply faced kid at Gamestop who has always thought that the Nintendo 64 was the first video system ever.
If Gamestop now releases games early, What is the point?
Again, I was supposed to have AC2 and L4D2 on Thursday, now I don't get it till Monday morning...Why? Because my distributors are all scared of getting fined and whatnot because all the publishers are cracking down and in turn I pay the price because of Gamestop's crap. #gamestop
11/14/09
I really, honestly, miss those stores around here. We used to have some great, relaxing game stores. I've only really happened upon one around Atlanta recently, and it was terrible. Elitist, smug clerks. And boy, did they ever gouge worse than Gamestop on used sales... But then it seems incredibly difficult to stay in business, so what can you do? #gamestop
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