Sales clerks will try to sell the other two consoles to people as the commission on those will be higher...
Ummm, no, not quite.
At least, not in Australia. Don't know if it's the case where you live.
The company I work for makes (quite literally) about six dollars off a console sale. They are absolutely terrible for margin - the fact that the Revolution is using cheaper hardware could very well mean that the margin is a great deal higher on these consoles.
More margin DOES mean more commission.
More sales, in most cases, does not mean more commission.
This is why salespeople will try to encourage you to pick up that extra controller, or that extended warranty. That's where the margin is.
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Winning Eleven and Pro Evolution Soccer are exactly the same series, just given different names in different locales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer
That'd be "We have snakes on a montherf***ing flying citadel!". :)
Blaming software piracy for falling profits is *so* 1990's.
Remember kids: Blaming the second hand games market is the in thing to do now.
You don't need a credit card to preorder if you're preordering in the store itself, as opposed to online - a cash deposit is usually adequate.
At least, not in Australia. Don't know if it's the case where you live.
The company I work for makes (quite literally) about six dollars off a console sale. They are absolutely terrible for margin - the fact that the Revolution is using cheaper hardware could very well mean that the margin is a great deal higher on these consoles.
More margin DOES mean more commission.
More sales, in most cases, does not mean more commission.
This is why salespeople will try to encourage you to pick up that extra controller, or that extended warranty. That's where the margin is.