Robot Monkey Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Bryan@Mar 23 2004, 07:47 AM I saw a TV ad last night that said the same thing - 3/27/04. Why pick a Saturday? Would be interesting to find the answer... I still think it might be shipped today, but advertised as a Saturday release to account for big retailers. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Why is it that big box retailers, whom I assume would account for a large portion of videogame sales, get their games so late? If I were a publisher, I would want to get my product earlier to the retailer who could move the most units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I'll wager that publishers get games to BB and other chains on time / early. The variance on how fast games hit the shelf is probably due to each company's distribution method. Game stores only sell games and get them out the day after they are released. Best Buy trucks are filled with vacuum cleaners, microwaves and tons of other junk that slow the games down. Any BB employees who can provide some insight here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce B Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Do they really get them later or is there a delay from them being shipped to the retailer and the employees actually getting them on the shelves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce B Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 :roll: Bryan- oops we must have posted at the same time. Great minds............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Great minds indeed! I would also be interested to know if Sony gets priority over other systems in terms of making new merchandise available after it hits the retail distribution chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I can only speak from my time working at TRU,but most of their bigger games do arrive on Wedensdays. Then it's up to whoever is supposed to receive them into the store's comp system to do so. Sometimes that doesn't happen right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Why is it that big box retailers, whom I assume would account for a large portion of videogame sales, get their games so late? If I were a publisher, I would want to get my product earlier to the retailer who could move the most units. I'll wager that publishers get games to BB and other chains on time / early. The variance on how fast games hit the shelf is probably due to each company's distribution method. Game stores only sell games and get them out the day after they are released. Best Buy trucks are filled with vacuum cleaners, microwaves and tons of other junk that slow the games down. Notice that when the game is featured in the Sunday flyer, the game shows up on the scheduled date (usually Tuesday). If the game isn't in the flyer, it often shows up a few days late, and smaller games may show up even later. They can get everything there on release date, but they are only willing to pay for expedited shipping for the games that are featured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Beer Monkey@Mar 23 2004, 12:24 PM They can get everything there on release date, but they are only willing to pay for expedited shipping for the games that are featured. That makes sense. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Interesting to note that even though Splinter Cell:PT was slightly delayed (it only went gold a week ago), it is showing up at EB here tomorrow. Yet they aren't expecting the non-delayed Trivial Pursuit until late this week. Maybe Trivial Pursuit is too much of a 'b-list' title for even EB to expedite ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 You're probably right. I can't imagine that Trivial Pursuit, sadly, is much of an in-demand title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I concur with what's been said already and can only add that the big stores (Wal-Mart, TRU for example) don't put priority on getting games first (or even on time). These chains make their money on the masses -not hard core enthusiasts who want games on release dates. The "gamer" image purchased by spending extra for shipping isn't necessarily re-couped in enthusiast sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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