GameStop not concerned about digital distribution (2)
share
digg
by
Alexander Sliwinski (53)
on
Joystiq (319)
1 week, 6 days
ago
permalink
Filed under: Culture, Business Following another (inter)stellar quarter of sales, GameStop's COO Dan DeMatteo says the company is unconcerned about digital distribution, which caused us to instantly "Journeyman" back to 2007 to relive the Penny Arcade strip above. Gamasutra reports that during a post-results analyst call the executive said the revenue stream for digital distribution is "pretty insignificant."DeMatteo explains that the company doesn't expect digital distribution to be a threat due to current disc-based game ...
Nintendo Says Wii Still in Short Supply This Christmas, We Call Them Out [Nintendo] (10)
share
digg
by
Jason Chen (207)
on
Gizmodo (2147)
1 month, 1 week
ago
permalink
If you read what Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said about Wii shortages this holiday season and didn't get angry, well, you're not paying enough attention. Forbes paraphrases him as saying "demand for the device in the U.S. is unusually high in contrast to either Europe or Asia," which is why you might not be able to get one this Christmas. Oh really? It's because demand is so high here that Wiis only sit on shelves ...
iPhone 3G Shortage: PR Stunt or controlled damage (1)
share
digg
by
jguillen (0)
on
Desinformado.com | Gadgets News (0)
1 month, 2 weeks
ago
permalink
Nobody knows how to play with the media more than Apple does, even when a bad news can damage their profits Apple turns it into good news and generate more positive buzz than bad. Take for example the recently launched iPhone 3G, with bigger demand than devices to supply the impressive costumers reception for the new smartphone, but was it badly planned by Apple or a maneuver to generate buzz? I believe it is a ...
Piper Jaffray estimates iPhone shortage could last through August (1)
share
digg
by
Joshua Karp (6)
on
Boy Genius Report (40)
1 month, 2 weeks
ago
permalink
Got your hands on a shiny new iPhone 3G? If you answered yes, you’re one of the lucky ones. For those of you that didn’t pick up the new handset during the last week, you could be in for a long hard journey. According to industry analyst Gene Munster, the current iPhone shortage could persist through mid-August, crushing the dreams of would-be iPhone 3G owners everywhere. Herman Munster dropped word that initial demand for the ...
iPhone 3G shortage could last for a month (9)
share
digg
by
Robert Palmer (93)
on
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (804)
1 month, 2 weeks
ago
permalink
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone Contrary to other analysts' rosy comments about Apple's supply chain, Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray is estimating that shortages in the supply of iPhone 3G handsets will last until mid-August. Munster said that he'd wager "we'll see problems for another two to four weeks," adding, "early demand has been more than [Apple] expected." Apple's own supply-checking tool reports that a little over a quarter of Apple Stores had iPhone ...
-
chrisfreitag said:
Makes standing in line for 7 hours on launch day a little more tolerable. A little.
