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#1 chainmychomp

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 02:32 PM

Here's a story I found on a blog (a political one, so it's probably out of the interest of this forum):

GameStop lowers its holiday earnings forecast

By Ben Fox Rubin

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) lowered its already soft earnings estimate for the critical holiday quarter, as the videogame retailer continues to struggle with weaker sales and consumer interest in cheaper mobile games.

Shares fell following the news. As of Monday’s close, the stock was down 12% in the past three months.

The company now expects to post quarterly income of $1.85 to $1.95 a share, down from its downbeat November forecast of $1.97 to $2.14 a share. However, same-store sales are expected to reach the high end of its guidance. The retailer had predicted a 2% to 9% rise.

GameStop also trimmed its full-year earnings estimate, now seeing $2.96 to $3.06 a share, down from its November view of $3.08 to $3.25 a share.

With videogame sales continuing to slide, the Grapevine, Texas, company has struggled to contend with consumers increasingly turning toward cheaper mobile games.

 

source here

 

Looks like GameStop having difficulties, I imagine that online sales from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Steam, et al, is beating the crap out of them.

 

 



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Posted 14 January 2014 - 02:44 PM

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 02:45 PM

Amazon all the way! Gamestop is garbage.


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Posted 14 January 2014 - 02:50 PM

This is what happens when you pay so little money on games people sell. We are getting tired of your cheap crap gamestop.



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Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:01 PM

That's what you get for launching 2 "next"(current) gen consoles 2 months before christmas.

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:36 PM

This is what happens when you pay so little money on games people sell. We are getting tired of your cheap crap gamestop.

I remember when they use to give you like $20 on a $60 game then they would sell that use game for $45.

 

Now they give you $2 and sell it for $55 plus your have to buy an online pass.

 

If it was up to me i would make a store where you can trade in the new game and pay a small fee like $10 and get a new game.

Simple do it off of the top games


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Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:37 PM

Boycotted GS since I quit as a manager in 2007. Company is a cesspool.



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Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:52 PM

I never bought anything from there since Skyrim dropped.

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 06:51 PM

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 07:29 PM

Gamestop will got the way of Blockbuster....

 

 

 

Amazon all the way! Gamestop is garbage.



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Posted 20 January 2014 - 02:05 AM

Gamestop will hurt pretty bad if they can get in on a percentage of the e-shop style sales.

It's how I am buying my games more and more.

It helps to see the game I want and download on the spot. And avoiding the heavy breathing, standing in the way, look at you funny, foul smelling creatures that seem to inhabit most gamestops, is a plus.

iTunes started this whole thing. And lots of record stores went under.

GameStop will have to figure a way to become a promotional partner with mas Sony and Nintendo in order to get a retail percentage of the online sales (which are actually priced ridiculously-full price for a game when the companies don't even have to pay for design, packaging, shipping, etc. ).

Of GS cannot find a way in, they can still survive, but they won't be anywhere near as prolific as now.




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