On the same conference call earlier this week in which it talked about its new rewards program, GameStop Executive VP of Merchandising, Tony Bartel, said that stores currently experiencing Wii and PlayStation 3 shortages probably won't find relief very soon. While the retailer is always bugging Sony and Nintendo for more units, Bartel said that GameStop "could sell a lot more hardware than what we have on both the PS3 and Wii platform," and that situation probably won't change until early summer of this year.
He did say that the Wii is due for a re-supply first, but he believes that both Nintendo and Sony are "still scrambling to catch up from the surge" of the last holiday season. But a shortage like this isn't unprecedented -- as we get closer to summer, we'll probably see new inventory appearing on shelves, ready to go home to a caring gamer.
Reader Comments (56)
Posted: Mar 20th 2010 4:18PM (Unverified) said
I'm curious to find a comparative opinion on Modern Warfare 2 on the 360 vs MAG on the PS3. Thanks
Posted: Mar 20th 2010 4:21PM (Unverified) said
Didn't mean to be off topic, I'm considering picking up a PS3.
Posted: Mar 20th 2010 11:53PM (Unverified) said
what a waste!!!! PS3 finally launches the game the game that appeals to any gamer industry wide (GOD 3) and they dont have the ps3's to sell with it. they better come with that GOD 3 GOTY edition by the holidays if they wanna make up for those lost opportunities
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:28AM (Unverified) said
What? There's even a GOTY edition of GOD3?
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