So does HMV going into administration mean bad things for the UK video game market? Check out what Game-Modo think.
I (Robin Ek, TGG) just found out that a Japanese retailer called at HMV Game have just launched a really cool Nier: Automata pre-order deal called Loppi HMV. So, check it out!
Sadly enough, I have no PS4 :S So I will have to wait for the Steam release ;)
A reader of My Nintendo News has snapped a pre-order box shot of Super Smash Bros Wii U in one of the HMV stores in London. The accompanying label claims that Super Smash Bros for the Wii U will be arriving in stores on November 28th. Of course, this could simply be a placeholder, but as Nintendo has yet to officially confirm anything other than winter, this is one of the closest things we’ve got to a release date for the game.
Right in time for the holidays. I wouldn't be surprised if wiiu comes out on top this December.
Well Between now and Christmas they Have Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 1/2, and then SSB Wii U, all of which I have reserved. Everyone I know that is a gamer is either buying a Wii U this Christmas for the titles that have just come out or are between now and the new year. Plus there a lot f kids that havent gotten one yet from their parents because they may be waiting until christmas to buy it for them. It is still the cheapest console on the market and right now Frys has it bundled with 3 ganes for only 349 bucks. I am sure other systems will sell well too but this holiday season is primed to be a Wii U frenzy IMO. It is for me at least. Lol
"Winter 2014" would be sometime after December 21st-- it's "Holiday 2014," meaning (hopefully) closer to Thanksgiving than Christmas. The fact that a release date hasn't been set for one of the biggest games this year makes me fearful they're still frantically working on it... which leaves the possibility of a Brawl situation all over again.
Gamer Headlines writes: I’d like to think that we UK gamers are quite savvy when it comes to finding the best deal when buying games. And let’s face it; everything is generally cheaper online from the vast number of websites like Amazon, ShopTo, Zavvi, Game Collection and deal forums like HotUkDeals when comparing prices to high street stores like Game, HMV, Argos or the local supermarket.
Well gamers, it would seem that more than half of all physical games are still sold in traditional bricks and mortar establishments according to last year’s stats.
A lot of stores did. But they saved a few after they found a buyer for the company. Just this week though, they announced they're ditching their pre-owned games department.
I bet most of the consoles sold in high streets and supermarkets are bought by parents (in other words, the uninformed buyers)
As stated in this article the game prices were terrible, I personally never bought a game from HMV because of that fact. Why pay more when you could walk along the street and find it much cheaper? So I doubt it will be missed much concerning it's gaming side.
The worst thing HMV did was downsize their music sections. It used to be great to go and look through all their different sections of music years ago, you were sure to find many albums of different genres that you would be interested in.
But that's not been the case for quite a while, they just offered the same crap that you could buy in Tescos or Asdas while you were doing your weekly shopping, giving very little incentive to visit HMV at all.
I'm sad to see HMV go, but the writing was on the wall for a long time. They failed to move with the times, and they also failed to keep people who had been shopping there for years keep coming in.
Personally I don't think it will be a big deal if Game were to go under, same goes for HMV. Neither have been competative in recent years in respects to the price of gaming on the highstreet. Game have been kept in business by clueless parents who get badgered by their children to trade their games in against over priced stock. HMV have survived as they offer a bit of everything.
Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and even Argos, a catalogue shop price their games far better. Quite embarassing when you consider that all Game deal in is...well games.
GAME's already gone in France...
So is this the future for gamestop state side?
BYE HMV, you deserve to die along with every other retail shop that has been ripping consumers off over the years