- Call of Duty: World at War
- Guitar Hero World Tour
- Gears of War 2
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- Wii Fit
[Via GameDaily]
GameStop holiday sales up 22%, revenue hits $2.85 billion
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jan 8th 2009 2:42PM
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[Via GameDaily]
Reader Comments (36)
Posted: Jan 8th 2009 5:23PM (Unverified) said
@copa: Oh, I get it. You're making fun of PS3 sales. *Votes up comment*
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:00PM (Unverified) said
Tell me - is it the constant liberal brainwashing that makes you think any successful corporation, particularly one on which our industry heavily relies, is 'evil'? Or is it just general stupidity?
Here in LA we have Gamestop and countless mom & pop stores like Gamedude. I've been treated rudely in both, and both have new & used games for roughly the same price. So I definitely don't get the Gamestop hatred. It's just a store.
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Here in LA we have Gamestop and countless mom & pop stores like Gamedude. I've been treated rudely in both, and both have new & used games for roughly the same price. So I definitely don't get the Gamestop hatred. It's just a store.
Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:00PM (Unverified) said
And no, I apparently will never click the right 'reply' button.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:23PM (Unverified) said
If it's one thing I hear prominent liberal politicians repeat over and over again it's that successful corporations are the devil *cough*
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 9:34PM (Unverified) said
Anti-corporatism is the heart of the liberal movement. So while you're trying to be sarcastic, you're really just hitting the nail on the head.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 2:56PM Courtney said
I still remember the first time I stepped foot into a Gamestop (after my local Babbage's folded/morphed). I thought. I thought, "This place sucks, they'll be leasing out this store space to someone else in another six months once it goes down the tubes."
I wonder if that's how all evil empires start. People just don't take them seriously when they're small.
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I wonder if that's how all evil empires start. People just don't take them seriously when they're small.
Posted: Jan 8th 2009 2:57PM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said
I can't fucking wait for the new season to start! Battlestar Galactica FTW!!!
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:02PM (Unverified) said
Understandable that clueless people shop there, but I can never believe how many people bitch about GameSlop but still shop there. BARF
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:17PM KeenCommander said
I feel bad for the people who bought World Tour. My brother got it for Christmas and, while I've liked all Guitar Hero games so far - including 3 (haven't tried Aerosmith), that game is flat out painful to play. When I can't wait for the set to be over so I can stop playing...you know there's something wrong with your game.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:21PM baby sea tuna said
I'm still amazed that it managed to sell better than Rock Band.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 4:55PM KeenCommander said
Perhaps the stupidity surrounding the lateness of Wii and PS2 (still biggest mainstream consoles) of RB2 hurt them...more than a little bit? That's the only reason we're stuck with World Tour (for PS2). Plus Guitar Hero is still a big name...even if Rock Band is a much better game.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:17PM (Unverified) said
Fuck that is a really bad picture of Trisha Helfier.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:18PM (Unverified) said
Well you can find some pretty Cheap shit on gamestop so I don't see the problem, also yes they rip you off when you sell your games but they aren't forcing you to do it.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:38PM anexanhume said
If you take advantage of EDGE and the on-going promotions they have, it's hard TO get screwed by gamestop. Just be a smart shopper.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:49PM AwesomeTown said
Sorry, even the toaster cylons have more personality than a typical CEO.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 4:08PM (Unverified) said
basically, if your game doesn't have the words "World" "War," or both in the title, and isn't a first-party Nintendo Wii title, you aint selling.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 4:10PM Ryudo said
As a former employee/Manager who quit because that corp fucks over the employees far more than the customers but ends up fucking with both.(esp forcing employees to push that reserve shit and shit Mag/card so they can get more hours scheduled for them the next week)
Don't shop there Boycott Gamestop.
Heh working at a grocery store with half the hours and getting twice the pay and uses NORMAL paychecks I play/afford more games now than I ever did working at Gamestop.
Everyone I knew that worked for that corp after leaving that place always end up in happier jobs that treat them better.
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Don't shop there Boycott Gamestop.
Heh working at a grocery store with half the hours and getting twice the pay and uses NORMAL paychecks I play/afford more games now than I ever did working at Gamestop.
Everyone I knew that worked for that corp after leaving that place always end up in happier jobs that treat them better.
Posted: Jan 8th 2009 4:43PM (Unverified) said
I'm about to make my escape from GameStop. After working for a year and getting to know the business model. I just can't make the discount worth the bullshit they make their employees go through.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2009 5:25AM (Unverified) said
Horror stories from Gamestop employees is really widespread. I'm surprised the company keeps on chugging along. I guess it must be like how QA Testing is in the game industry. Lots of young people "love games" and will put up with crappy pay and working conditions.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 7:26PM (Unverified) said
GameStop also observed that having the letter 'W' in your game title boosts sales dramatically.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2009 12:15AM (Unverified) said
Wow. I feel really bad for the PS3. I mean I love my 360 but I like have the competition. When 2 companies compete for your dollars, the consumer wins. When there is only 1, then you take what you are given. And the Wii is a toy. Not a game machine.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2009 12:23AM (Unverified) said
It's probably more to do with GameStop being the ONLY game in town in most places than with GameStop actually being a good game store.
But you know what? I've never been to a good game store. Even the independent ones want to fuck you hard and long. It makes the hobby really, really hard to enjoy because the people who set up these stores just hate gamers, they hate you, and they don't want your business.
It's not GameStop, it's an industry-wide attitude and I don't know how we can fix it as consumers.
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But you know what? I've never been to a good game store. Even the independent ones want to fuck you hard and long. It makes the hobby really, really hard to enjoy because the people who set up these stores just hate gamers, they hate you, and they don't want your business.
It's not GameStop, it's an industry-wide attitude and I don't know how we can fix it as consumers.
Posted: Jan 9th 2009 5:39AM (Unverified) said
Years ago I thought it'd be great to open a game store, but I was told it's a really crappy business to go into. But looking at Gamestop's success makes me wonder..
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Posted: Jan 9th 2009 6:10AM (Unverified) said
hmm i did some number crunching and it appears that Gamestop's net earnings for its previous quarter was 2.7%. So while they sold $2.85 billion during this period, they probably made about $80 million. From what I know, a profit margin of 2.7% is just mediocre/average.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2009 5:56AM (Unverified) said
Dear Gamestop shoppers, please stop buying and selling used games there, and instead use Ebay. Ebay is much cheaper for the buyer, and much more lucrative for the seller as well. It's win-win for gamers no matter how you look at it.
Ebay is not hard to use. Selling is really easy too. Just put up a listing, type in the game title, and Ebay automatically fills in all the important stuff.
When someone wins, they pay you, you print out the postage, slap it onto your game's envelope, then just put it in the mailbox. You don't need to go to the Post office or anything.
I can understand buying stuff from Gamestop if you're making impulse purchases. But otherwise, Ebay is the way to go.
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Ebay is not hard to use. Selling is really easy too. Just put up a listing, type in the game title, and Ebay automatically fills in all the important stuff.
When someone wins, they pay you, you print out the postage, slap it onto your game's envelope, then just put it in the mailbox. You don't need to go to the Post office or anything.
I can understand buying stuff from Gamestop if you're making impulse purchases. But otherwise, Ebay is the way to go.
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