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All that won't help in the long run. Three games don't make an industry.
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UK: Nintendo Shelf Space Severely reduced in Tesco - Now part of 360 Section
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All that won't help in the long run. Three games don't make an industry.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Nope. While console gaming is going to contract, its still going to be far more successful than any Nintendo offering. The causal Wii and kinect markets may have been lost however.
Cornbread78
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barely any VITA or Wii-U stuff at many NA Wal-Marts either. 360 dominates here.
MrNyarlathotep
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What? Football Manager, thats how.
Well, bizarrely, The Range store near me has a large PC section. It may only be shovelware and shitty cheap crap, but apparently it sells. Maybe the sales are due to things like that? I dunno.
edit: or football manager. Tesco were hyping that up at launch actually.
peanutbutterlatte
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Sigh. That's all I have to say. One big ol' sigh.
KennyLinder
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Wii U will be gone from all stores within 6 months. It's dead. I would imagine most Nintendo games will get moved to their next console.
LMAO.
MrNyarlathotep
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If only there was some way to purchase videogame hardware and software that wasn't where you buy your food.
Oh well, you had a good innings nintendo.
When will this fucking end
Well, it'll end when brick and mortar retailers in the UK are no longer selling the Wii U or it's games in any way whatsoever. Going by how the last year has been, I predict that'll be in a few months.
Nothing will save it here. Wind Waker, Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong sure as hell wont.
Nintendo disappearing from non-online retail is in no way a good thing, no matter how you try to spin it.
AHA-Lambda
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WOW! I'll need to check my local Tesco just for comparison but man, getting relegated as a platform holder across all your systems to a top 5 in one of the UK's biggest supermarkets? Christ.
Maybe. Maybe not. Shit's going to get really interesting.
The WiiU isn´t doing better in the rest of Europe either.
Nintendo seemingly plans to let the Wii U "die" by March 2016 at latest.
peanutbutterlatte
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Fuck it, Nintendo should put every game on the eShop two weeks early. Retailers aren't helping them in any way, shape, or form. Cut out the middle man. I remember going into Asda on Luigi Mansion 2 launch day, and they didn't have any and had no idea when they'd get it in. And it's not like this is some niche title, it's Luigi. Trying to find Fire Emblem was an even more saddening experience. Ridiculous.
Crimson_Gold
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OMG, the WiiU has been virtual boy'd. So X will be on the next console then? Any news you'd care to share Kenny?
sixteen-bit
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Don't they already do that with their first-party games like Luigi U and Zelda HD?
Fam, no long tingz at Tesco.
X is obviously coming out on the Wii U. As will the other games they've shown.
Those that are still in planning stages? Wouldnt bet against them being moved elsewhere to be honest. 3DS seems most likely.
Prince Vultan
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Yep. Nintendo shelf space got downsized here as well at my Tesco to expand the PC section for some reason.
Also, they recently ditched our PS3 "bargain" section in order to expand the size of the 360 "bargain" section, even though my mates that work there say the cheapo PS3 games seem to sell a bit better/need restocks more than the 360 ones. It's weird.
Also, they recently ditched our PS3 "bargain" section in order to expand the size of the 360 "bargain" section, even though my mates that work there say the cheapo PS3 games seem to sell a bit better/need restocks more than the 360 ones. It's weird.
Dictator93
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People who want access to one of the best game libraries in existance?
Laugh all you want, but the industry as a whole is down. GTAV being a huge success doesn't change that. People won't buy a console for three games - they buy the games because they already have the platforms they run on.
KennyLinder
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Where? Like GAME? They have shelves full of unsellable Nintendo hardware!
dragonflys545
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Seriously lmao... GTA 5 just set the record in 3 days on just 2 consoles. You probably play Nintendo games only I guess.
sadly similar in my local tesco, 3 of 4 titles between 3ds and wiiu, though the games section has shrunk itself and 360 and ps3 are together and occupy 1 kinda unit of shelving.
Might be squeezing stuff together for new consoles, but probably will have a big push for their own new tablet.
Might be squeezing stuff together for new consoles, but probably will have a big push for their own new tablet.
Last year when I went to a Super U near Bordeaux, I noticed they had fucking stacks of brand new PS2 slim consoles and a load of games too.
I was amazed.
Reallink
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Don't think you can blame marketing for this one, the hardware shoulders most of the blame IMO. U pad eats way too much of the BoM, adds little practical value, is a clear downgrade over the OG Wiimote+ (never mind an upgraded variant), and the last gen specs guaranteed next to no "Core" uptake and little third party support as a result. Marketing ain't gonna fix all that.
MrNyarlathotep
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Its not good and its not spin, but in the last 2 years all of the supermarkets near me have dramatically reduced their entire gaming sections.
My local Tescos in particular has reduced its entire 'entertainment' section in favour of clothing and toys instead.
DVDs used to have 2 whole aisles, they now share one with CDs and books.
The only thing that is down is the casual bloat brought into the console industry by the Wii. The core part is doing as fine as ever.
Qrusher14242
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in Gamestop here in California, i almost missed the WiiU section lol It was crammed in the back in the corner. There was more Wii stuff than WiiU. The PC section is just as bad, just a small section left
Neff
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r u avin a giggle, like
That reminds me.
Pretty much all of the Wii U games in CEX are around the £10-£15 mark. Ideal for anyone who wants the select few must haves there.
You know, maybe you should leave the thinking (and guessing) to horses - they have a bigger head after all.
GTAV's sales prove nothing. Millions of people already have PS3s and 360s and buy games for it - that's not really surprising and completely irrelevant. And for the record: I'm mostly a PC gamer, but I also own all consoles. Want my PSN ID or Live Gamertag?
Red Chocobo
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It's been like that for months in my local Tesco Superstore. This isn't really anything new.
velvet_nitemare
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Do you honestly believe that the industry has contracted to the point where all consoles will sell worse than the gamecube? Because that's how badly the Wii U is doing. There will be some contraction, but not nearly as badly as you're hoping to help explain away Wii U's poor sales.
Crimson_Gold
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I wish they would push a true account system as well.
I also wouldn't mind a discount on digital purchases.
You´re a extremely salty Nintendo "fan". Which makes your "predictions" even more funny.
During the summer in Cambridge, the PS2 and PSP sections are dragged out on display. International students apparently buy a lot of PS2 and PSP software.
u wot m8
GTAV sales are ridiculous for a multiplatform game it crushed everything before hand it never been done before
a game being released on both 360 or PS3 does not = better sales
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