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SHELF LIFE Andy Forde from Louth Electronics tells MCV about the disappointing performance of Quantum Break, discusses Nintendo’s future and speaks about the importance of social networks to promote his business What challenges are you facing? Retail business is always a challenge. I very rarely pay for advertising but you have to promote your business a lot on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook is massive for us, it works so well. You have to get yourself out there, you have to be pro-active, you can’t just sit and wait for people to come in.
How has your business been performing lately? Steady. It’s the normal thing now though. You get periods when it’s really good, then it gets a bit quieter. But because I do a mixed bag games, computers, phones, repairs - they sort of bounce off each other. The games side of things is quiet at the moment because of the time of the year. We’ve got things like Uncharted coming, but it’s that sort of period during which games are not massive.
What games have been selling particularly well recently? Ratchet & Clank did well for us, as well as The Division. Heavy Rain & Beyond Two Souls has done better than I thought. But I was disappointed a little bit by Quantum Break on Xbox One. It did not do well at all. It’s got mixed reviews and a lot of customers I’ve been speaking to said that there were too many cut scenes in it so they did not want to play it.
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