CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
The question is HOW MANY will they stock? 2 per store like Revelations?
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UK Retailer GAME is dead | Brera's Lament
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The question is HOW MANY will they stock? 2 per store like Revelations?
bigtroyjon
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Doesn't sound like a company with a ton of cash on hand, so I would guess it will be low and probably depend a lot on pre orders.
Zeouterlimits
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Welp, this is terrible.
MarshMellow96
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Shit I pre-ordered FF XIII-2 from them a few days ago for the bonuses and to maybe get Amalur for £5.
No wonder it's still 'unshipped'.
No wonder it's still 'unshipped'.
twisteddeeds
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I remember the days before trade ins became the main focus with Game.. You could walk in and pretty much be able to get what you wanted Brand new...
Trade ins do hurt the publisher.. because someone else who would normally buy the game at full price, puts the money squarely into Games pocket which is usually only £1 less (on brand new titles)...
Even when you trade in say 2 games to get another.. those 2 games that you trade in still get sold to consumers pre owned, "money in Games pocket".. whereas it used to be if you wanted a game you bought it new.. game got a cut of the price and the rest went to the publisher etc...
killer_clank
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If Game goes tits up I'd imagine the supermarkets will take up some of the slack. My local Sainsbury's has vastly increased the size of its gaming section.
Still bad news though, even if Game are shitty.
Still bad news though, even if Game are shitty.
I'd expect a very large group of customers shop online, but it's very difficult to know the proportion. Online is much, much cheaper.
I guess the US equivalent would be "On main street"? It boils down to "In the commercial centre of a small town", anyhow.
A street where drugs are exchanged for money.
xxczx
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So if GAME goes down, Gamestation will go down with it? Shiiit.
Aside from a few non-gaming specialist shops (CeX, HMV) there's nothing else but to order from Amazon.
ASDAs prices are looking good though £33 for Final Fantasy XIII-2. No idea what Game and Gamestation are pricing it as, as they have taken down FFXIII-2 page (I'm assuming £40, maybe £45) but as my pre-order is at Gamestation, I have nowhere else to go ;-;
Aside from a few non-gaming specialist shops (CeX, HMV) there's nothing else but to order from Amazon.
ASDAs prices are looking good though £33 for Final Fantasy XIII-2. No idea what Game and Gamestation are pricing it as, as they have taken down FFXIII-2 page (I'm assuming £40, maybe £45) but as my pre-order is at Gamestation, I have nowhere else to go ;-;
More Fun To Compute
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They are worse than supermarkets in that they make the game buying experience so slow and painful but they do stock more than just the current best sellers on the main consoles. Good luck finding an indie in most shopping centres.
Foliorum Viridum
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The day GAME dies is the day I'm a happier man.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
bigtroyjon
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Sadly, American Gaffers under the age of 20 probably don't even know what you are talking about, "main street" doesn't exist anymore in most American cities. Shopping has moved to suburbian box stores and mini-malls.
Nah, it's more like a mall, except outside.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Eurogamer have updated their article:
The Emperor
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I just hope they get me FFXIII-2 all fine and well on Friday!
It's pretty worrying though, I wonder if Gamestation is affected by this because as far as I remember GAME own them too.
It's pretty worrying though, I wonder if Gamestation is affected by this because as far as I remember GAME own them too.
I know prices online are very cheap...sometimes even too much, and this is awesome from a certain point of view (ours, absolutely!
) But I was thinking for the mass customer the main place for buying games, at this point, should be supermarkets. But effectively, it's possible a large portion of mass customers ( I mean, not informed gamers, not tech people, but everyone else..."normal people" XD ) is also buying online indeed.bigtroyjon
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Anecdotal obviously - but our local GS had a 6 page stock recall a couple of weeks ago - all brand new titles, hardware, Skylanders - I'd imagine this effects GS as well.
The Emperor
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Should we be expecting the game to be "shipped" by now? I dunno I might just cancel the pre-order now and go into a shop on the day to get the game. I'd rather play the game Day 1 and miss out on the pre-order bonuses!!
Oh dear...
That just leaves Blockbusters as my nearest videogaming store and even they haven't been doing well in recent years. Well there's HMV too...
twisteddeeds
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Yeah unfortunately they do, and if it gets worse.. I can see them wanting to Keep the GAME brand over Gamestation..
jump_button
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GAME don't really help them self being asshole's
grimshawish
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Fine lets not debate the economics of the games market - but how exactly has it hurt Game??
Update from Eurogamer:
I honestly can't see Game surviving very long AT ALL - in the end they can't pay their credit bills, and are now cutting back on what they stock. How do Game get out of this?
Its basically Woollies all over again - Game knew they were in trouble but have had NO strategy to get out, they shouldn't have rebranded a few years ago. The looks out-of-date; their website is very very poor (good online sales from a good website are really helping a number of retailers atm - Next/John Lewis etc.) and they have no marketing strategy. When I want to buy a game I don't see Game shouting at me to come to them, so I go to Amazon even if am in town the next day.
Foliorum Viridum
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I know prices online are very cheap...sometimes even too much, and this is awesome from a certain point of view (ours, absolutely!
I imagine most people go to Tesco.
I don't get fucking harassed there like I'm only buying the game and don't even have anything to play it on.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Everyone does trade-ins now. If anything, this collapse of GAME just shows how fucked up the economics of selling games is.
I know prices online are very cheap...sometimes even too much, and this is awesome from a certain point of view (ours, absolutely!
Even my gran who is over 80 years old has managed to do some online shopping. I think it's pretty common for the majority of the UK now.
If these fucks contribute to me not getting my Mass Effect 3 CE...
Just enrages me all the more that they spend so much on getting exclusive deals for collectors editions and such, as opposed to letting the whole market do so.
bobs...onGaf
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Game shot themselves in the foot a long time back. They overprice and just generally aren't an attractive option when it comes to actually buying games. If they priced more competitively I would use them, as it stands Amazon sells everything they sell, but cheaper.
I will miss them, but only because I think less competition in the marketplace will lead to higher prices elsewhere. I wont miss them in terms of actually using them though.
I will miss them, but only because I think less competition in the marketplace will lead to higher prices elsewhere.
I wont miss them in terms of actually using them though.Game shot themselves in the foot a long time back. They overprice and just generally aren't an attractive option when it comes to actually buying games. If they priced more competitively I would use them, as it stands Amazon sells everything they sell, but cheaper.
I will miss them, but only because I think less competition in the marketplace will lead to higher prices elsewhere.
I do it quietly when my Manager is around - but I rarely encourage people to pick up new releases from us. Pre-owned prices are great though, and hardware is usually fairly priced - but I cannot fathom why people come to us for new releases.
milanbaros
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Grainger Games to move in? All that demand doesn't disappear and things should start looking up when the new consoles are release.
GarthVaderUK
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Exactly, I haven't bought from a GAME shop in years. It's cheaper and more convenient for me to buy my games online or from my local supermarket.
MarshMellow96
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Not sure really. I haven't ordered from GAME in a long time. I'm used to
ShopTo
Hmm, it's not going to affect me in Liverpool as we've got a Grainger, HMV and a pretty decent Tesco as well as GAME/GS, but back home in North Wales? The nearest place to me has a Game, a GS and an indie store called Games Exchange (who charge full price).
I suppose I usually ordering online, but still it sucks for the local community.
Grainger do very well in Liverpool. Their prices are tremendously competitive. Just recently I got MW3: Hardened for £50. It was £70 used in GAME.
Well, "main street" has never really existed in major cities "downtown" is still vibrant here in Chicago even with the major suburban malls.
Also, if you are GAME why would you even think about trying to come up with the cash for a new hardware launch? Can they "force" people into bundle deals?
WTF happened to EBGames who used to compete with GAME?
.. oh right GAME bought them up and are now going under... :/
However most game purchases are probably happening in Supermarkets or online nowadays. With Supermarkets having price wars with new releases and GAME who consistently overprice new releases, it was only a matter of time.
.. oh right GAME bought them up and are now going under... :/
However most game purchases are probably happening in Supermarkets or online nowadays. With Supermarkets having price wars with new releases and GAME who consistently overprice new releases, it was only a matter of time.
Palette Swap
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Well, one less retailer with exclusives, that's something I'm looking forward to.
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