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GameStop: We Don't See Downloadable Games As A Threat [Meet The New Boss]
Kotaku —
... for someone to explain the game," implying that GameStop employees will help you with such matters. Bartel also says it has game "transferability" on its side. That means trade-ins or flipping it on eBay. It's true; some of do like having a box to house our dust. He may be right — the company did just pull in $1.69 billion and that sort of quarter doesn't just happen by accident. But we'll see how well the retailer's Black Friday holds up. Q&A;: GameStop illuminates Black Friday strategy [GameSpot]
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GameStop talks Wii supplies, bulky band games, store exclusives, downloadable games, and more
GoNintendo —
... exactly with what we’re seeing. We actually have slightly over a week’s supply of Wiis, which is great. We haven’t been there ever since the launch, and so we’re excited about being there. And the Wii Fit, we have hours of supply, so as soon as it comes in it really is going out. And it is very much like the Wii of days gone by. The other item that we believe is going to be hard to come by is the band kit, the Guitar Hero World Tour band kits, especially for the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Make sure to check out the full interview for so much more This entry was posted on Thursday, ...
GameStop isn't afraid of digital distribution
Destructoid —
... GameStop vice president Tony Bartel doesn’t see downloadable glames as a “threat” – especially the full games available on consoles. In an interview with Gamespot, Bartel said that 95 percent of games downloaded on PCs are casual games, while only “about 2 percent of the entire console market is downloaded today.” He also added that the digital sales on consoles are growing at a lesser rate than boxed product. ...
