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RETAILBIZ: HIGH STREET WWW.MCVUK.COM
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PRICE CHECK [PRE ORDERS] Assassin’s Creed II PS3, Ubisoft
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii, Nintendo
Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox 360, EA
F1 2009 (Wheel Bundle) Wii, Codemasters
LEGO Indiana Jones 2 PS3, Activision
TOP 10 FINAL FANTASY XIII
IN STORE: BOURNEMOUTH
PS3 SQUARE ENIX
£39.99
£34.99
£39.99
£34.99
£34.99
£42.99
£39.99
£39.99
£39.99
£37.99
2. SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV
£37.71
£34.71
£37.71
£27.71
£37.71
3. MAG: MASSIVE ACTION
£39.99
£32.99
£39.99
£37.99
£37.99
4. SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV
PS3 ..................................................................CAPCOM PS3 ......................................................................SONY 360 ..................................................................CAPCOM
5. GOD OF WAR III
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
6. BAYONETTA
ONLINE
360 ..........................................................................EA
£36.96
£32.99
£37.96
£29.99
£29.96
£36.85
£32.86
£37.95
£28.85
£32.99
£39.99
£32.99
£37.99
N/A
£29.99
£36.73
£34.73
£37.73
£29.73
£32.73
7. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
PS3 ..........................................................................EA
8. ROGUE WARRIOR
360 ................................................................BETHESDA
9. FINAL FANTASY XIII
360 ............................................................SQUARE ENIX
10. LEGO ROCK BAND
360 ..................................................................WARNER Week ending Novemebr 27th Source: SHOPTO.COM
FROM THE FRONTLINE Nindie.com grills Take The Game’s David Hulley… What makes your particular site unique? We only sell new, genuine UK stock – no imports or pre-owned games – and only offer stock for sale that is actually in-hand (excluding preorders). Compared to the offshore sites, our delivery times are consistently faster. What has been performing well? The big triple-A releases seem to perform less well than smaller ‘niche’ releases. Our best-seller this year has probably been the new superslimline PS2 consoles of which relatively very few were available.
[PRE ORDERS]
TOP 10 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME WII P2 GAMES/UBISOFT 2. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS DS..................................................................NINTENDO
3. MAG: MASSIVE ACTION GAME
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
4. GRAN TURISMO 5
PS3 ......................................................................SONY
What are the biggest challenges facing your site? Getting better placement on search engines and competing with the offshore VAT-free sites.
5. TOUCHMASTER 3
DS ....................................................................MIDWAY
6. HORRID HENRY: MISSIONS OF MISCHIEF
WII..............................................................SOUTH PEAK
7. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM
“The VAT loophole gives some online retailers an unfair advantage.”
How much of a threat do other online retailers pose to your site? The offshore companies pose a large threat to smaller independent UK based ones, due to the VAT loophole. This gives an unfair advantage in our opinion and I would like to see the UK government close this loophole.
PC ..................................................................BLIZZARD
8. XBOX 360 WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTOR 360 ..............................................................MICROSOFT
9. MASS EFFECT 2
360 ..........................................................................EA
10. FINAL FANTASY XIII
PS3 ............................................................SQUARE ENIX Week ending Novemebr 27th Source: PLAY.CO.UK