Gamestop: The Battle Is Between Wii And PS3

Did this GameStop spam, er, e-newsletter sent out yesterday leave you befuddled? We've taken time out of our blogging day to try to explain it. First off, yes, the true battle is between the PS3 and Wii. What's that you say? The 360 who? Oh, GameStop assumes you own one already. (And with one out of every 66 people in the U.S. having purchased the system, why wouldn't GameStop?)

Hold on, we know some of you are saying that it's ridiculous that the $600 PS3 would be competing with the $250 Wii. Don't trip: GameStop has leveled the playing field by selling Wiis in $550 bundles. Some of you may also wonder where the price increase and the resulting "second mortgage" bit leave the millions of kids who want a Wii -- you obviously haven't seen Blank Check, which proves many children are homeowners.

Finally, we can predict that some of you will complain that the two consoles offer completely different experiences aimed at completely different audiences, and to suggest there's a battle between these two systems alone is lazy, manipulative, and just dumb ... yeah, you got us on that one. Let's just assume it was written by third-, fourth-, possibly even eighth-stringers and move on.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/11/gamestop-battle-is-between-wii-and-ps3-us-wtf/

$550 bundles? someone is trying to lose their job over @ gamespotasmallchild

Or a promotion.

We have a saying in my country ill try to translate: "Hes not stupid Whos asks/or sells, but the one who agrees/buys" 

You do realise that the entire joystiq article is just ridiculing Gamestop, right?Raidea

"The 360 who? Oh, GameStop assumes you own one already. (And with one out of every 66 people in the U.S. having purchased the system, why wouldn't GameStop?)"

lol, I laughed at that. Seriously though, why aren't GS mentioning the 360...? 

Lol Wii for $550? Just buy a damn ps3...pandorax1

With no games? Oh that's right, you don't need them because it says Sony on it. 

TEH RESSURRREXTION! :o

yea gamestop lose loads of sales from people who only want one game with it.....what a moronic company

$550 will get you 4 games and 3 controllers (around that anyway) i just dont get why they cant do $300 bundles etc

[QUOTE="Raidea"]You do realise that the entire joystiq article is just ridiculing Gamestop, right?the-very-best

"The 360 who? Oh, GameStop assumes you own one already. (And with one out of every 66 people in the U.S. having purchased the system, why wouldn't GameStop?)"

lol, I laughed at that. Seriously though, why aren't GS mentioning the 360...?

There has to be some kind of money reason.....But I think if I were in marketing I would try to sell all three systems easier to make money that way.....I don't see the logic either of not saying anything about the 360  

You do realise that the entire joystiq article is just ridiculing Gamestop, right?Raidea

[QUOTE="Raidea"]You do realise that the entire joystiq article is just ridiculing Gamestop, right?the-very-best

"The 360 who? Oh, GameStop assumes you own one already. (And with one out of every 66 people in the U.S. having purchased the system, why wouldn't GameStop?)"

lol, I laughed at that. Seriously though, why aren't GS mentioning the 360...? 

maybe because 360 isnt worth mentioning?

[QUOTE="Raidea"]You do realise that the entire joystiq article is just ridiculing Gamestop, right?dhjohns

Yeah but he has one of them ghetto type names that make you think that this person may know what he/she is talking about yo

The Wii is not worth $550. The PS3 is not worth $600. Wtf are these companies thinking??OceanLeet

Your perception of value differs greatly than someone elses views on what constitutes a great value.  

The Wii is not worth $550.  The PS3 is not worth $600.  Wtf are these companies thinking??OceanLeet

Dam Right.