Entries in 'gamestop' (243)
Nintendo to release 'key property' at Xmas
The CEO of US retail giant Gamestop has said that Nintendo has asked him to save shelf space this Christmas – for a major new “key property”.
GameStop: We need PS3 and Wii price cuts
Dan DeMatteo, the CEO of global games retail chain GameStop, has stated that he believes price drops are needed for both Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii as the worldwide recession ...
RETAIL BIZ: News round-up
This week in Retail Biz, Gamestop has posted its eighth consecutive year of growth, with a like-for-like sales climb of 12.3 per cent.
US: Record results for GameStop
The games industry continues to demonstrate its resilience to the tough global economic climate with news that North American based games retailer GameStop enjoyed its eighth straight year of growth ...
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GameStop: DSi pre-orders double that of original DS
Ahead of the release of Nintendo’s third iteration of its popular dual screen handheld the DSi next month, GameStop’s senior VP of merchandising Bob McKenzie has said that the global ...
GameStop dismisses Amazon’s pre-owned move
With GameStop’s share price slipping following the announcement of Amazon’s entry into the pre-owned games market, CEO Dan DeMatteo has dismissed the online retailer’s second hand ambitions.
GameStop stock falls following Amazon’s pre-owned news
The news that online retail giant Amazon is to enter the pre-owned games market has seen the shares of High Street rival GameStop take a steep fall, dipping 14 per ...
GameStop enjoys growth in 2008
Leading US video games retailer GameStop has announced strong results for its 2008 fiscal year – and it predicts that it will see the same again in 2009.
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US: Pre-owned boosts GameStop sales
Aggressive marketing of used software has helped US retailer GameStop defy the economic slowdown, The Wall Street Journal reports.
GameStop celebrates record festive sales
North American and global games retailer GameStop has posted some strong numbers for its festive sales period, showing that the company enjoyed its best ever performance for the nine weeks ...
US: GameStop launches DS reservation scheme
DS stock seems to be a festive issue in North America – GameStop has launched a program allowing consumers to reserve a Nintendo DS and have it delivered to them ...
GameStop depends on core gamers
GameStop will be relying on core gamers to help it through this difficult Christmas period, as the economic recession causes the usual customer shift to be less predicatable than in ...
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GameStop denies Woolies stores bid
GameStop has denied an MCV report that claimed the company was in the process of tabling a bid for Woolworths’ stores.
GAME plots French expansion to compete with GameStop
GAME CEO Lisa Morgan has told MCV that the company is confident it can tackle GameStop’s dominant presence in France.
Now GameStop eyes Woolies stores
US games retail giant GameStop has tabled a bid for around half of Woolworths’ 815 stores, MCV understands.
GameStop: Pre-owned games are vital to new game sales
The CEO of leading North American and global games retailer GameStop has insisted that the pre-owned sector is a vital element in the market for new games, and that moves ...
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GameStop: Wii Fit ‘in very, very short supply’
GameStop CFO David W. Carlson has revealed that company doesn’t expect to meet demand with Wii stock this Christmas – and that standout title Wii Fit is in “very, very ...
GameStop profits fall by $5M
GameStop saw its sales jump 5.2 per cent in the three-month period ending November 1st, but profits fell from $52 million to $46.7 million.
GAME primed to take on GameStop in Euro battleground
GameStop’s acquisition of French market leader Micromania hasn’t affected GAME Group’s ambitions in Europe, insists GAME CEO Lisa Morgan.
GameStop acquires French games chain
The world’s largest games retailer GameStop has made a major stride into the European marketplace with a shock deal to acquire French chain Micromania.
Games trio praised by gay rights group
A new report entitled the 2009 Corporate Equity Index, compiled by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, has praised three of gaming’s most high-profile companies for their treatment of gay, bisexual ...
Ghostbusters future remains in the balance
There are big question marks hanging over Terminal Reality’s video game adaptation of classic ‘80s movie outing Ghostbusters at the moment – but another spectre has appeared on the horizon ...
DeMatteo named GameStop CEO
GameStop has promoted COO Daniel A DeMatteo to CEO – as Richard Fontaine moves upstairs to the position of executive chairman.
GameStop: Digital downloads an ‘insignificant’ threat
GameStop vice chairman and COO Daniel DeMatteo has dismissed the number of full games being made available for digital downloads as ‘insignificant’.
GameStop reports record Q2
Video game retail giant, GameStop, has reported record financials for the second quarter of 2008.
