GameStop/EB Games Talk About PS3/Wii Pre-Orders
As many of you likely know, you still can’t pre-order a PlayStation3 or a Wii at EB Games or GameStop. However, that just might change. We have two quotes by high-ranking officials at GameStop on the situation.
WeÂ’re looking at around a million units of PS3 in the US, which is somewhere around half or less than what Sony has said [would ship worldwide]. With the Wii, weÂ’re looking at around 750,000 in the US. We believe at this point, that could be a light number. ItÂ’s hard to say, though. We remain conservative until they actually show up at our warehouse. – David Carlson, executive VP and CFO, GameStop
WeÂ’re not going to take pre-orders until we have some more and clearer information from both Nintendo and Sony in terms of likely launch quantities for GameStop. We donÂ’t want to do what we did last year, which was to take way too many [pre-orders] on the 360, and then under-deliver. We want to get closer to keeping a promise to the consumer. WeÂ’ll know NintendoÂ’s [Wii launch numbers] before SonyÂ’s. – Dan DeMatteo, Vice chairman and COO, GameStop
They basically want to avoid the fiasco that happened with the Xbox 360 launch in which some who pre-ordered didn’t get their systems until February. We really can’t blame them. However, if you just can’t wait, other stores have been taking pre-orders. Toys ‘R Us Canada for example started PS3 and Wii pre-orders back in February. However, they might have too many people on their lists for you to feel comfortable. Remember, only about two million PS3s and Wiis will be shipped worldwide by Christmas Day. And that’s when most people will want their systems.
As many of you likely know, you still can’t pre-order a PlayStation3 or a Wii at EB Games or GameStop. However, that just might change. We have two quotes by high-ranking officials at GameStop on the situation.
WeÂ’re looking at around a million units of PS3 in the US, which is somewhere around half or less than what Sony has said [would ship worldwide]. With the Wii, weÂ’re looking at around 750,000 in the US. We believe at this point, that could be a light number. ItÂ’s hard to say, though. We remain conservative until they actually show up at our warehouse. – David Carlson, executive VP and CFO, GameStop
WeÂ’re not going to take pre-orders until we have some more and clearer information from both Nintendo and Sony in terms of likely launch quantities for GameStop. We donÂ’t want to do what we did last year, which was to take way too many [pre-orders] on the 360, and then under-deliver. We want to get closer to keeping a promise to the consumer. WeÂ’ll know NintendoÂ’s [Wii launch numbers] before SonyÂ’s. – Dan DeMatteo, Vice chairman and COO, GameStop
They basically want to avoid the fiasco that happened with the Xbox 360 launch in which some who pre-ordered didn’t get their systems until February. We really can’t blame them. However, if you just can’t wait, other stores have been taking pre-orders. Toys ‘R Us Canada for example started PS3 and Wii pre-orders back in February. However, they might have too many people on their lists for you to feel comfortable. Remember, only about two million PS3s and Wiis will be shipped worldwide by Christmas Day. And that’s when most people will want their systems.