It looks like UK video game retailer GAME is in trouble once again as share prices have plunged after the company announced disappointing holiday sales. The company strangely blames the switch from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as impacting on profitability. That’s rather odd as both consoles have been performing extremely well in the UK. MCV says that over a third of the value of retailer GAME has been wiped this morning, so it will be interesting to see what happens.
Share Prices In UK Retailer GAME Tumble After Disappointing Holiday Sales
I’ve always wondered if GAME was the UK version of Gamestop?
Nope, different chains.
Finally they’re learning it can’t always cater to the xbox ans ps3. there are more consoles besides them plus most of them have no knowldege of the other franchises so really it serves them right looks like im getting my copy of fire emblem fates from amazon. (good ridence if you ask me)
Your overpriced games and bs is why. More and more people go elsewhere now.
Other places like argos price games at a loss, they make money off people on other products to make the loss back up, its hard for a game only shop to do this given they don’t sell anything else
I agree with you there triforcesuperhero
GAME put everything behind Xbox one and ps4 so much so you go in GAME and it’s basically half xbox1 half ps4 and tiny sections for Nintendo and tablets……it’s there own fault.
Alienating Nintendo may not be cool, but that’s not why they are failing.
That’s the same way that Gamestop has always been. More than 2/3 of their store is Xbox One and PS4, and only a few tiny racks of 3DS, Wii U and Wii games.
Ha ha shitty
They are already dead in Sweden. Nobody likes paying 20% extra.
There are so many other quality websites to buy games cheaper from these days. The prices in Game are ridiculous, £50 for a new game? No chance, not when I know I can buy the same thing for £35 somewhere else.
I understand that profit margins are difficult for shops, especially for videogames, but to charge as much as they do is ridiculous.
Well… They sound like Gamestop!
they pretty much are Jaded i was an employee there so glad i left