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Gamestop To Be Resupplied With PS3, Wii
GameSpot reports that GameStop will be resupplied with Wii and PS3 units within the next few weeks. They have some details on how the two console did in comparison (more games bought with the Wii than the PS3), and point out the best sellers for both systems. From the article: "The executives also recapped the launch performances of the two systems. For the PS3, Sony's Resistance: Fall of Man and Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 07 were the biggest sellers, while Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Ubisoft's Red Steel stood out from the pack of Wii launch titles ... While GameStop and its EB Games brand collectively account for about 25 percent of the US gaming market, the company believes it didn't receive that much of either system's day-one shipments. Executives said that they've never been satisfied with their launch day allocation of any new machine, but added their main concern now is the flow of follow-up shipments — which both Sony and Nintendo have promised will come at a steady pace."
Fuck Xmas. The hard-core would have made for a sell-out on launch day on fucking EARTH DAY so fuck all the manufactureres in the EAR for pandering to the Xmas bullshit. A rumored to be good-guy who gets nailed to a tree's birth is so on-message with consumer electronics. Since the after T-day shoppers are fucked - why bother with this drama at all?
Put them out in the summer and get on with fucking business. Gamers want to play - not be the latest co-stars in My mommy cornholed santa and all I got was a Dreamcast - rated PG-13.
I started buying new consoles when the game I wanted was released, and ya know what? I had no problems finding my PSP at retail price. Granted Zelda fans are fucked, but if you bid on eBay you're part of the problem.