Michael Pachter: Gamestation purchased by Game Group, GameStop missed out? |
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In the world of gaming industry trading, the latest word is that analyst Michael Pachter believes that GameStop should have purchased the retail chain Gamestation when it had a chance. He believes that GameStop missed an opportunity by not buying the chain, as consequently, it was purchased by the Game Group for £74 million.The reason for this is quite simple, and Pachter gave a very good explanation why he feels that GameStop lost an opportunity.
They should be in the UK market, and instead of purchasing Gamestation and immediately being one-third the size of Game Group, they allowed Game Group to get bigger. If GameStop were to open 200 stores now, they would be a quarter the size of GAME. They could have been two-thirds the size of GAME by buying these stores and opening 200 more.
Now the increase in The Game Group's market share has certain individuals worried who believe that The Game Group may use their latest acquisition as additional leverage against game publishers. Pachter was quick to put down this rumor, stating that while the company has grown quite a bit, they still don't have enough of the UK market to make demands.
He discussed a worst case scenario where GAME will attempt to exert pressure on the game publishers, and as he explains it, publishers will simply sign exclusives to Wal-Mart or Dixon's. Now, Pachter mentions that the majority of Game's market is composed of hardcore gamers. If they run out of these titles, then gamers will turn to the likes of Dixon's. He also pointed out that mass-market titles are not really the strong suit of the said company. His conclusion is simply that "If enough publishers shift supply away from them, GAME will learn to play ball in a hurry."
For now, it seems that a gaming distribution monopoly will not be happening in UK. However, the threat of that happening is always there.
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just what the uk games buyer needs, yet another cut in the choices of who to buy your fix of games from, smacks of trying to wipe out the competion to me.. boycott game uk they are total bollocks!
i got £45.95 points on my GAME reward card... boycott it... no thanks
thats pounds btw lol
you suck, dont you realise that they give you 45.95 but youve probably lost about 100.00 where you could have bought games for cheaper from other places.
no they gave me £200 on my rewards card because i bought a faulty GAMEware ps2 controller which started sparking when charged. So not cost me anything so far...