Quick question: Nintendo’s spot at GameStop?
Friday, August 10th, 2007 at 2:39pm by Jack
I bought a used copy of Phoenix Wright for my flight out to San Francisco earlier this week, but before I bought it I noticed something: Wii and DS were at the front of the store.
Both of the front columns were filled with Wii peripherals, games, empty console boxes (still sold out), DS stuff and games, and used games for both systems.
Question is, when did this happen? I know it happened over in Japan rather recently, but what about the States?
August 10th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Strangely enough, Wii and DS are at the front of both local Gamestops in my area. Last generation, you were lucky if you could even find their GameCube sections, hidden in the back of the store and given far less shelf space. The Wii and DS demo units are also at the very front of the stores.
Strange how much can change in the span of a year or two.
August 10th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
I used to work in a Game store and it’s really not even funny how much of the placement in a store is bought. I bet you though the chart was based on sales……
August 10th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
My gamestop as soon as you walk in on the left is Wii, DS, and used GC games. Sony owns the whole right side. And XBox is in the back corner
August 10th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
At my GameStop, Wii/DS/GameCube stuff has the right wall, PlayStation has the whole left wall and Xbox/360 has the back wall. Wii/DS are prominently displayed in the front though.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Yup, this happened in November when the Wii kiosks came out.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Over at my GameStop in Phoenix, AZ Wii has the front and left wall, amazing what a large budget and brand can do for you.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
in canada all eb’s have their nintendo’s at the front
August 10th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Wii always had the front right wall since its pre-launch at the GameStops I’ve seen. DS got moved to that wall at about the same time the Wii launched in November…
August 10th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Yup. I noticed that on my local EB when i bought excite truck last year.
August 10th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Nintendo has been in the front of my local GameStop ever since it opened months ago, to my enjoyment, although the GameCube stuff obviously still in the back.
August 10th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Wii was always in front at my gamestop. Even when it just showed off the games and stuff before it’s release, maybe they’re like Ubisoft, they know a winner.
August 10th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
For me, the DS is out in front on the left, but the PSP is displayed front right o_0
August 10th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
u said no wiis gamestop had i was at best buy they had freaking 5! in a matter of 10 minutes two had done away i was impressed
best buy for pete’s sake!!
August 10th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
It happened after january when the wii drought continued (continues?) well past the holidays here in CT
August 11th, 2007 at 8:46 am
For my local stores the switch happened when DS started its never ending climb to ten trillion units sold…at that point DS was in front, and as soon as a Wii kiosk was available it took front right.
August 11th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
My one local Gamestop that opened as a Gamestop has had the Wii and DS (and some used Gamecube stuff) right up front since around xmastime.
On the other hand, at the 3 or 4 Gamestops that used to be EB’s, the Wii and DS stuff are still back where the GBA and Gamecube stuff used to be, and at all but one of them, the DS demo unit is broken. No Wiiosks at all.
August 12th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Don’t know when it happened exactly but it’s the same at my local EB.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:08 am
about 2 months ago, I remember walking in and being soo confused.