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FROM THE [PRE ORDERS]
TOP 10 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 360 MICROSOFT 2. HALO 3: ODST
360 ..............................................................MICROSOFT
3. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2
360 ................................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2
PS3 ................................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5. UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
FRONTLINE Nindie.com speaks with Andrew Harris of Peterborough indie Seventh Heaven… What makes your store unique? Our trade-in prices are probably some of the best around. I couldn’t stand behind the counter and offer three or four quid for GTA IV or a tenner for a recent title part exchange like some of the multiples for fear of getting lumped. And we’ve been here 18 years now – not many games shops can say that any more.
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
6. GRAN TURISMO 5
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
7. PES 2010
PS3....................................................................KONAMI
8. FIFA 10
PS3 ..........................................................................EA
9. ASHES CRICKET 2009
What challenges do you face? Our distributor’s games are too expensive for us to compete with supermarkets so we put in a much lower order, as we know we won’t sell many. We pay nearly £40 for a game that supermarkets put out at £37 or less.
PS3 ..........................................................CODEMASTERS
However, if the trade price was lower then we would order a lot more (probably three or four times as much). Asda is only just round the corner from us and after two weeks a lot of the new releases are rolled back to £25, which makes it even worse. How much of a threat does digital distribution pose to your store? At present, I am not too worried as it does seem a long way off as a standard. But the release of the PSPgo will be the
minor start of it. We will basically sell the machine and then wave the customers farewell as they won’t need to come back to us for games, will they? Although from customer feedback – and my own preference – boxed product is still in demand. Downloads have no resale value so if you decide to sell, which you will eventually, it will be worth nothing. A lot of people, especially in this climate, can’t afford to not trade in a game to get a new one so they won’t be too happy if it all goes digital.
10. BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM
PS3 ......................................................................EIDOS Week ending August 7th Source: SHOPTO.COM
PRICE CHECK
[PRE ORDERS]
TOP 10
G-Force
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince
Wii, Disney
PS3, EA
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 360, Activision Blizzard
Ice Age 3
Ghostbusters
Wii, Activision
PS3, Sony
IN STORE: TELFORD
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 2. COD: MODERN WARFARE 2
PS3 ................................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
£24.99
£39.99
£39.99
£34.99
£39.99
£29.99
£44.99
£39.99
£39.99
£44.99
£29.99
£44.99
£29.99
£39.99
£44.99
£29.99
£44.99
£39.99
£39.99
£44.99
£29.73
£38.73
£37.73
£32.73
£34.73
£24.99
£37.99
£34.99
£29.99
£37.99
£19.85
£32.86
£34.85
£29.99
£29.99
£29.95
£38.95
£29.95
£32.95
£34.95
3. HALO 3: ODST
360 ..............................................................MICROSOFT
4. ASHES CRICKET 2009
PS3 ..........................................................CODEMASTERS
5. ASSASSIN’S CREED II
360 ..................................................................UBISOFT
6. PEPPA PIG: THE GAME
DS ....................................................................UBISOFT
7. ASSASSIN’S CREED II
PS3 ..................................................................UBISOFT
8. AION: THE TOWER OF ETERNITY
PC ....................................................................NCSOFT
9. PROFESSOR LAYTON: PANDORA’S BOX
ONLINE
DS..................................................................NINTENDO
10. CHAMPIONS ONLINE
PC..................................................ATARI/NAMCO BANDAI
Wii AND THE Wii LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO.
Week ending August 7th Source: PLAY.COM
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