Well I would check the EBs here but mean ole Gamestop bought them out a few years ago and converted them all to Gamestops now so I dont go to them anymore. However I was in Target last week to pick up some games with their 3 for 2 deal going and the Wii section was just as big as the Xbox and PS3 section. I also went to two different Wal-marts (Ugh I feel dirty now) and their Wii, Xbox and PS sections were all the same size.
Than again this is in California so it might be a regional thing that you are experiencing there WaltzElf
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In the UK, Wii dominates dedicated game store shelf space at least 2 to 1. The console is immense there.
From the shops I go in it's really the DS that dominates which has two shelves or more just for that. Probably the closest breakdown is 2 DS, 1.5 Wii, 1.25 360, 1 PS3, 0.5 PSP, 0.5 PS2 and 0.25 PC(if they carry PC games at all).
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@Mackerel I don't have to worry about annoying employees where I live. There are seven stores in my area, 4 within reasonable distance. There are two in the local mall and the other two are right across the street from each other.
In the UK, Wii dominates dedicated game store shelf space at least 2 to 1. The console is immense there.
From the shops I go in it's really the DS that dominates which has two shelves or more just for that. Probably the closest breakdown is 2 DS, 1.5 Wii, 1.25 360, 1 PS3, 0.5 PSP, 0.5 PS2 and 0.25 PC(if they carry PC games at all).
It's similar to that where I live but not many shops have ps2 and pc games.
Yeah, they've shrunk a bit where I'm at. It used to be insane, with 3 times the amount of Wii games as any other system. Now that Wii mania has died out a bit the breakdown between systems is more or less even.
I know that in my local Game shop, they've more-or-less cut down the Wii shelving down to 2 shelves. One for new games, one for preowned with controllers in between. :/
But the DS section is pretty steady at 4 shelves (mainly pre-owned crap take up most of the space). PS3 and 360 with 3 shelves each.
@Oregano Yeah, that sounds about right. The proportions were changing when I left back in 2009. '08 was the high point for the console in the UK I think, but it's still doing very well.
I remember there used to be 2 or 3 entire shelves for new and used PS2 games, but they shrunk it to like half a shelf by mid-2009. And the PC games were pushed to the back of the store and had a measly half shelf or something, mostly old used games they were trying to sell off at less than £5. A sad time for all.
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