Opus Angelorum
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I noticed this last week at my local Tesco Extra (flagship store).
There was no Nintendo hardware at all.
There was no Nintendo hardware at all.
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UK: Nintendo Shelf Space Severely reduced in Tesco - Now part of 360 Section
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CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Well, at least they seem to know it better than Nintendo.
Just like people didn't bought a 360 to play Gears, or didn't bought a PS3 to play MGS4, or didn't just bought a WiiU to play Wind Waker? Just as you say, the success of one game doesn't mean all the industry is going up, the failure of one console doesn't mean they're all going down.
That's like saying that the Vita is evidence of the handheld marked is dead, when were're seeing the 3DS sell like hotcakes in Japan, and being top selling in US.
Was that the case here in the UK?
I can't actually remember who won out of the SNES and Mega Drive - all I know is that not a single one of my mates had a Mega Drive. We were all team SNES.
It is cheap and has a lot of great games.
IMHO, still a nice deal.
you mean the same people who care far too much about graphical power and sales?
Gonzo The Great
Banned
That doesn't explain why the 3DS is being treated in the same matter despite the fact that it's the best selling hardware in every region. Something shady is going on.
oh wow your contributions are amazing.... f-ing hate antagonisers.
on topic: ill take a picture next time im in tescos of the whole shelf. its a town sized store so pretty average size. Shame about this negative cycle, think it cuts off a lot of 'mothers and girlfriends' purchasing of games
KennyLinder
Member
Nintendo are fine, we are talking about Wii U.
ridethepiggy
Banned
Good. Quite deserving.
The Wii U is fucking dead in the UK. No amount of forum whining is going to change that, or make it move obvious than it already is.
The 3DS is doing alright though. Luigi's Mansion did very well.
When your argument is that console gaming is dead, how could sales of a new console game possibly not be relevant?
It´s not like the WiiU is shining in other departments either.
I would kill for a new PS2 Slim with HDMI output for £50 or so. It'd be amazing.
Have space for an HDD and access to the PSN for proper PS2 downloads (not just the paltry PS Store selection of currently emulated titles). Yessss.
MikeE21286
Member
Retailers are just continuing to react to the sales trends.
Maybe you can find Vita stuff in the toilets
PotionBleue
Member
Exactly the same in all my local Tesco stores, just relegated to a small corner.
What the hell is that We participate in a Civil Debt Recovery scheme thing?
Breakfast at Noon
Member
i know a lot of fans will disagree with me, and i feel your pain, but, it is time to take old yellow out back.
something fishy
Member
I noticed the same in my local Tesco Extra. They had cut it down to 3ds and a tiny bit of wii. The vita section had gone completely too.
It was all 360, ps3 and a little pc.
It was all 360, ps3 and a little pc.
Go back to the last page and check out the 3DS software figures. It might move hardware, but the software sales are nothing to shout about.
velvet_nitemare
Member
Look at the software sales, it's moving less software than PS360 and PC in the UK.
We'll take you to court and get the cost of the items stolen taken back by any means necessary, even if we have to take shit you own.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Is Nintendo's marketing significantly different in europe than the US? Because the 3DS failing alongside the Wii U in the UK while it does so much better in the other regions of the world is really strange, making me wonder if there's something wrong with the way the entire brand's perceived in the UK.
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
The Saturn analogy is looking closer to the Xbone than the WiiU.
Underpowered, over priced, weird ass architecture.
Just swap the "only one country gives a shit" from Japan to North America.
You must have missed the NPDs where that did not in fact really happen.
I guess I'll take my Burberry hat and shop somewhere else!
Breakfast at Noon
Member
you say that in defence like the wiiu is selling well.
walking fiend
Member
Will be interesting to see if x1/ps4 will do any better
The Nintendo brand has been perceived exactly the same since the N64. The only blip in the timeline (the casual gamer explosion) is unlikely to ever happen again.
The Wii U isn't selling well, but by no means is going to go away this year or the next.
There is no Vita section in my local supermarkets. No hardware, no software. Nothing.
Triggerhappytel
Member
What a fucking stupid comment. What it you don't have a Game or Blockbuster nearby, and thus supermarkets are the only viable choice for games from a retail store? What if you're shopping on a Friday night and decide to shove the new release in your basket? What if they actually do competitive prices?!
Nope, no excuses. Obviously just chavs.
My local tesco has a pretend Vita that's hooked up to the display. Someone drew a cock on the screen last time I saw it
dunno if it's been removed or not
I went to Tesco at 3am the other day to buy some lunch to take to work (I start at 5am), and I could have brought a copy of GTA V along with it.
at 3 in the fucking morning. It's like, the ultimate convenience.
dunno if it's been removed or not
I went to Tesco at 3am the other day to buy some lunch to take to work (I start at 5am), and I could have brought a copy of GTA V along with it.
at 3 in the fucking morning. It's like, the ultimate convenience.
My Tesco Extra has FIFA 13 and some accessories and that is all.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Sure, but what I'm asking is why it's percieved differently in the UK compared to other regions. The 3DS is doing good to great in other locations.
KennyLinder
Member
I lol'd.
I really don't know how Nintendo thought they could get away with the post launch drought. It was devastating to the 3DS, given that the Wii had been dead for two years they had to have a full slate of software ready to follow the launch.
Like Vita, Wii U numbers were OK at launch given the shitty marketplace, but the lack of software was killer. People buy hardware to play games, if Nintendo knew the games weren't ready they shouldn't have launched the console.
Like Vita, Wii U numbers were OK at launch given the shitty marketplace, but the lack of software was killer. People buy hardware to play games, if Nintendo knew the games weren't ready they shouldn't have launched the console.
Pancakes R Us
Member
I can't speak for the state of 3DS here, but Wii U is totally dead, was dead a while ago. Nothing will save it now, the launch of PS4/XBO will be the final nail in the coffin. This thing is dead faster than GameCube.
Well done, Nintendo.
Well done, Nintendo.
Look at the revenue figures posted in the PAL threads: PC sales are due to cheap-ass prices for games, while 3DS titles have much higher average-price, and then, despite selling less last month, in a month where 3DS didn't have relevant releases, while PC had titles like Saints Row 4, the handheld generated a much bigger revenue: something like less than 2 millions v.s. more than 3 millions.
GTA V sales are proof that this industry is far from dead. PS4s amazing pre-order numbers are proof as well.
My local Sainsburys is tiny... But Vita has (roughly) the same shelf space as PS3. Quite surprising to be honest.
Didn't PS3 sales double when MGS4 came out?
A game is a $60 investment. The main investment, the one for the system itself, already happened long ago for most customers. Millions of people buying GTAV for a system they already own doesn't mean the same people will buy millions of consoles to play GTAVI at some point.
GTA V sales are proof that gaming is just going to get crappier when several big wigs try to over budget their own games to get GTA V numbers.
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