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Wal-Mart Talks Next-Gen Console Onslaught

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-gen-meets-middle-america dept.

simoniker writes "Wal-Mart game buyer Steve Perry discusses the U.S retail giant's approach to stocking both current-gen and next-gen consoles, including pricing, launch supply flow, and the availability of demo units for Wii and PlayStation 3. Perry also updates on what's been hot in Wal-Mart stores this summer: 'We've been really successful with Madden, that's been really good. NCAA has been great. Guitar Hero's been on fire. The new DS Lite, the colors came out a few weeks ago, those have done really well.'"

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  1. I Won't Buy A Console At Wal-Mart by kmhebert · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How much money will you save buying them at Wal-Mart? I'll admit, I buy shave cream and razors there but I prefer almost any other store to Wal-Mart.

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  2. Wal-Mart v. E3 by Veetox · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When Steve Perry was asked about E3, he said: "Well, for us it was a big event, it was crowded, it was noisy, and you really couldn't accomplish anything. It was just more of a show in terms of accomplishing anything other than seeing the new game systems." ...And I say, "Hm, just like your stores during Christmas..."

  3. Madden? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I was just at a game store the other day, and their used bin was about half Madden. What a racket.

  4. Re:Interactives by revlayle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Also, even more of an issue of tetherig, is how Wal-Mart (at least around here.... and I live near the birth place of Wal-Mart) arrang their controllers and screen. Generally, the controllers are "tethered" to a divider between two glass door section where they keep the games and consoles. The monitor/tv-screen are above you at the top of the isle. One woul dhave to step back and point the controll at whereever the sensor bar was located (which is another issue) and hope people don't wack passerbys upside the heads accidentally in the aisles. That and the number of of unattended small children that could potentially destroy the controllers. Wal-Mart "could" set up a special kiosk area, but, honestly, I have never seen any special kiosks set up at Wal-Marts to showcase game consoles.

  5. Re:Interactives by IpalindromeI · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Even if they don't get Wii demo units, I'll let you in on how you can demo one. Buy one. Wal-Mart has got to have the most customer friendly return policy ever. They'll take anything back, even without receipts usually. So if you end up not liking it, just return it the next day. Plus, you get to try it out in your own home, without a hundred other people trying to squeeze past you in the aisle, or bugging you to let them try.

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