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The early indications are very positive for Wii U. Retailer GameStop is one of five – the others being Best Buy, Toys R Us, Sears and Walmart – to have already sold out of their launch allocation of the Deluxe Wii U bundle. And the number of retailers offering stock …
Read More »Disc demand dwindles, duplicators dying out
Manufacturers predict a steady decline in the use of game discs as digital gains a tighter grip on the market. The firms responsible for duplicating physical games report that a number of their competitors are on the verge of going out of business. We believe the European market for replication …
Read More »EA downplays Old Republic shortage fears
Gamers shouldn’t be too worried about struggling to get their hands on a copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic at launch, EA has said. Despite saying it will ration” sales of Star Wars: The Old Republic upon its release to ensure it can maintain a working online service, the …
Read More »GAME hikes Dead Island price
Hungry consumers have caused Dead Island to sell out – with GAME raising its price to 47.99 – but more stock is on the way. The first-person zombie action game supplied by Koch Media and published by its Deep Silver label is in strong demand. So much so that GAME …
Read More »UK iPad 2 launch could be delayed
Rumours are building that next week’s planned UK launch of the Apple iPad 2 could be delayed. A report from iSuppli estimates that at least five key components of the device (including the battery and compass) are manufactured in Japan. And with the country still suffering severe disruption following last …
Read More »Sony warns of Move shortages
PlayStation move stock is likely to be hard to come by until 2011, platform holder Sony has warned. SCEA’s senior VP or marketing Peter Dille told VentureBeat that Sony misjudged the demand for the stand-alone Move controllers” and that stores are running low across Europe, America and Japan. That bodes …
Read More »Move has exceeded Sonys expectations
The boss of SCEA’s Latin America division has said that PlayStation Move has exceeded the company’s expectations and that it’s struggling to keep up with demand in some key regions. Calling Move ‘a tremendous success’, Latin America general manager Mark Stanley told Industry Gamers: We’re actually continuing to catch up …
Read More »Move off to a good start
Sony has not released any sales data for the recently launched PlayStation Move, but one analyst reckons that everything’s got off to a good start on the far side of the pond. A new survey from US analyst Lazard Capital Markets has suggested that consumer hunger for both Sony’s Move …
Read More »Red Dead hit by stock shortages?
Wild West action adventure Red Dead Redemption has been hit by stock shortages according to reports from a number of retailers. MCV understands the game – released today – is suffering supply problems across the channel, with the PS3 version being the worst affected. Reps at Blockbuster, GAME and HMV …
Read More »Sony working on Heavy Rain shortages
Having shot straight to number one in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, Sony has revealed that landmark PS3 release Heavy Rain is suffering shortages on the UK High Street. However, Sony hopes to have got extra stock into the channel by next week. We have …
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