THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 08:38:47 PM

Title: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 08:38:47 PM

:shh

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While industry and corporate sales were up - all genre sales were down except for casual, social and family gaming genres.  Need to focus more on Wii and that demographic, as well as satisfy the R6V2 demo.  Evilbore make sad face. :(

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:shh :shh

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Possible new trade-in value system in the works - percentage based  on the retail price from the date of purchase.  Nothing concrete, but folks want it to happen.  Folks that can make it happen!

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Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: demi on March 17, 2008, 08:40:10 PM

R6V2 demo? evilbore exclusivo!

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: y2kev on March 17, 2008, 08:40:57 PM

demographic?

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 08:43:50 PM

Demo = demographic.

The biggest news is the possible new trade-in value system.  It might be rolled out as an offer to see if it works.  But basically, you'd get a percentage of what you paid for a game that would decrease the longer you kept it.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: MoxManiac on March 17, 2008, 08:47:50 PM

Quote from: Willco on March 17, 2008, 08:43:50 PM

Demo = demographic.

The biggest news is the possible new trade-in value system.  It might be rolled out as an offer to see if it works.  But basically, you'd get a percentage of what you paid for a game that would decrease the longer you kept it.

Would that only apply if you bought the game from gamestop? That sounds interesting.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 08:48:43 PM

Quote from: MoxManiac on March 17, 2008, 08:47:50 PM

Quote from: Willco on March 17, 2008, 08:43:50 PM

Demo = demographic.

The biggest news is the possible new trade-in value system.  It might be rolled out as an offer to see if it works.  But basically, you'd get a percentage of what you paid for a game that would decrease the longer you kept it.

Would that only apply if you bought the game from gamestop? That sounds interesting.

Of course.  Nothing official, nor it is going to happen in the immediate future.  It's in the works - heard from higher ups.  I think it'd be awesome.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: pilonv1 on March 17, 2008, 08:51:57 PM

Hardly surprising re: genres, casual gamers don't buy enough games which in turn means they don't trade in as much.

The new trade thing is interesting, obviously the plan is to get people trading in regularly. Whilst you might lose $5-10 trade on some customers, if you get a good group trading in every few weeks you can make up for it.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: MoxManiac on March 17, 2008, 08:56:59 PM

So does this mean that if you buy a $60 game 3 months after release, and try to trade it in after a month, you'll get more trade-in value then the guy that bought it when it first came out, and tries to trade it in at the same time?

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 09:07:12 PM

No, it'd be like, if you bought it for $60 at the date of purchase, you'd get 80% of that cost in store credit if you traded it within seven days, 70% within fourteen days, 60% within thirty days, etc.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 17, 2008, 09:11:38 PM

this is what happens when you shit your pants for waggle

thanks, ennui-ridden faux-hardcore assholes and ninthings who opted out of the psone/ps2 era

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 09:16:21 PM

I'm not kidding, they're talking about facing out Go Pets: Island Vacation, Diary Girl and SingStar 90s just as much as RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2.  Thanks, Wii owners and mascot fegs!

GameStop is banking on Wii Fit to be bigger than Jesus!

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: pilonv1 on March 17, 2008, 09:19:20 PM

Singstar/Eye Toy/Buzz are already massive in Yurop and Australia. Those Ubisoft Petz games are huge on DS.

It was only a matter of time.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: MoxManiac on March 17, 2008, 09:20:22 PM

80%? holy shit

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 09:25:52 PM

Those are just arbitrary numbers thrown around - I have no idea what the actual percentage will be.  But the goal is that you'd get more for your game in store credit, so that folks can turn around and trade in those new retail games.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: pilonv1 on March 17, 2008, 09:26:43 PM

Also you'd end up with new release titles traded in within weeks, so they can push those over new versions with lower margins.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 17, 2008, 09:26:58 PM

Bingo.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: pilonv1 on March 17, 2008, 09:32:10 PM

But if you're targeting casual gamers, they don't pick things up on new release, they don't usually buy at full price and they don't trade them in after they're done since games like Singstar/Wii Sports/whatever are party games that don't age. This trade policy isn't for them.

Basically the hardcore are going to fund the casual :gloomy

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: demi on March 17, 2008, 09:33:02 PM

Works for me, I can trade in these games I beat in 3 days and get the most without the hassle of eBay

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Sceneman on March 17, 2008, 09:34:33 PM

when the fuck does Dog Island come out

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: pilonv1 on March 17, 2008, 09:37:51 PM

Dog Island was out in Australia last week

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Sceneman on March 17, 2008, 09:46:52 PM

fuuuuucucckccck

DOG ISLAND GET

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Sceneman on March 17, 2008, 09:49:22 PM

http://www.dvdcrave.com.au/products/product.jsp?pid=40275

hot price, only 45 clams

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: pilonv1 on March 17, 2008, 09:52:33 PM

Quote from: Scenester on March 17, 2008, 09:49:22 PM

http://www.dvdcrave.com.au/products/product.jsp?pid=40275

hot price, only 45 clams

It's only $30 on PS2.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Sceneman on March 17, 2008, 10:01:15 PM

I want waggle

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: Rman on March 17, 2008, 10:06:25 PM

I would expect traditional video game revenue to increase.  Both HD consoles launched at historically high price points and as such mainstream success of either has been stifled.  We forgot how much traction the PS2 gained when it started dropping under $199.  It doesn't have to be zero sum game, regarding casual games either. 

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 17, 2008, 10:28:26 PM

Quote from: Willco on March 17, 2008, 09:16:21 PM

I'm not kidding, they're talking about facing out Go Pets: Island Vacation, Diary Girl and SingStar 90s just as much as RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2.  Thanks, Wii owners and mascot fegs!

GameStop is banking on Wii Fit to be bigger than Jesus!

You should be thanking Sony for screwing the pooch and letting Nintendo right back in the drivers seat. I do.  :lol

BTW, Jesus only sold 3,000 copies on his release date, but his LTD is huge.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: Ichirou on March 17, 2008, 10:33:20 PM

Gaming has reached the masses.  There's no stopping it now.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Sceneman on March 17, 2008, 11:02:56 PM

cant wait for Wii Fit

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 17, 2008, 11:19:48 PM

So you need to keep your receipt if you want to trade shit in? Or is there going to be a dated sticker on the case?

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: y2kev on March 17, 2008, 11:51:51 PM

This doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. Trade in values now are determined by demand, no? I mean I traded in an extra copy of Zelda: TP last month and got 20 or 25 for it + extra because of some promotion (I traded in a shitton). If you start giving out values based on time held, there will be no incentive to trade in older games that (often) have larger trade in values because of supply...

It seems like bitch slapping the invisible hand.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 18, 2008, 12:03:32 AM

y2kev... You're overthinking it.  Outside of 30 days or if you did not purchase the game at GameStop, it'll be the same as normal.  It's just folks buying crap within 30 days.

Title: Re: gamestop seeeeecrreeetttssss
Post by: tiesto on March 18, 2008, 09:10:39 AM

Quote from: Willco on March 17, 2008, 09:16:21 PM

I'm not kidding, they're talking about facing out Go Pets: Island Vacation, Diary Girl and SingStar 90s just as much as RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2.  Thanks, Wii owners and mascot fegs!

GameStop is banking on Wii Fit to be bigger than Jesus!

I'm not sure whether or not I'd rather play Go Pets or Rainbow Six Vegas 2, personally. Probably Go Pets. :yuck Tom Clancy games :yuck