GAME Not Selling Mario Party 9

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GAME Not Selling Mario Party 9

Posted Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | 16:00 GMT by Thomas Whitehead

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It's emerged today that UK retailer GAME will not be stocking Mario Party 9 when it's released this coming Friday. In a Nintendo statement GAME and Gamestation, which are both part of GAME Group plc., were omitted from a list of retailers where the title will be available.

At the current time the retail group doesn't have a running supply agreement with Nintendo, meaning that distribution is being negotiated on a game-by-game basis. The retailer's websites aren't currently listing the game either, meaning that this issue applies to the high street and online stores. Recent titles distributed by Nintendo, The Last Story and Tekken 3D Prime Edition, were also excluded from GAME stores.

GAME's supply problems stem from its recent credit troubles, which forced the chain to purchase stock with cash rather than credit. This has understandably curtailed its usual buying power, and recent talks with suppliers and distributors haven't been able to secure positive agreements: GAME is not stocking Mass Effect 3 or any other EA titles for March.

With all future Nintendo titles being negotiated on an individual basis it remains to be seen whether key upcoming titles such as Kid Icarus: Uprising will find their way to GAME shelves.

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Well, this is disappointing. Where would people in United Kingdom buy Mario Party 9 now? What about Topper1?

 

[cookieboy17]

Sucks for that place...apparently they aren't stocking Mass Effects 3 either which is gonna be a big title.

 

[Jimmy T.]

Well I'm getting mine from EB Games, my favorite game store for over 10 years.

 

[MechaWave]

GAME isn't stocking a lot of games anymore for some reason.

 

[Eggroe]

Woah..I considered buying from there and they said you could preorder it from them? I got mine from thehut.co.uk so it's all good.

 

[topper1]

...Well, this is disappointing. Where would people in United Kingdom buy Mario Party 9 now? What about Topper1?

Weird. I went into GAME a few weeks ago and their were adverts saying "Preorder Mario Party 9 now"

And when I was searching for it online a few days ago, it was on the GAME website.

Ah well... I've pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk, so I'm fine!

 

[Luigi Party!]

Though I don't really buy from GAME, it is sure a bad thing to GAME fans.  :'(

 

[Eggroe]

...Well, this is disappointing. Where would people in United Kingdom buy Mario Party 9 now? What about Topper1?

Weird. I went into GAME a few weeks ago and their were adverts saying "Preorder Mario Party 9 now"

And when I was searching for it online a few days ago, it was on the GAME website.

Ah well... I've pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk, so I'm fine!

Read aboutin the Newspaper too, EA did the same due to poor sales?


They asked me if I wanted to preorder a PS Vita or MP9 and I was like nooo...

 

[Chubbo1793]

Ah well... I've pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk, so I'm fine!

That's what I was about to say. If I lived in the UK, Amazon would be the very first place I'd check out, they've got an awesome collection of games at great prices. That's where I've been buying GOW3 and MK7.