I could have driven for 30 minutes and hit up the GameStop in a larger town if I wanted to do so. That’s abysmal.Ĭertainly some of this is alleviated by having dedicated stores like GameStop in larger communities. 63 million Americans walk into their local Walmart or other supermarket that deals in video games and sees what I see when it comes to the Wii U offering. 18% of 315 million is 63 million Americans. The current US population is hovering around 315 million. From the 2010 US census, it was determined that around 18% of Americans live in rural areas, with rural areas being classified as towns less than 50,000 people. Sadly, there was not.Īll of this is certainly chalked up to limited shelf space and living in a smaller community, but if you consider the amount of Americans that live in rural communities exactly like mine, the number adds up. Wondering if it was a fluke, I waited a day and went back last night just to see if there would be a Wii U version available on the shelves.
WII GAMES AT WALMART PS3
Walmart had chosen to order copies of that game for the PS3 and the Xbox 360, but had neglected to do so for the Wii U. Several new releases lined the Xbox 360 and PS3 shelves, including the very game I had made the trip to the store for–Injustice: Gods Among Us. There were no Xbox 360 games mixed in with PS3 games. As I strolled down the aisle, I noticed that each section was given proper display area. So how does the Wii U display compare to the Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts? Quite poor. You can’t even determine whether or not the store has a Wii U in stock, since its hidden behind hardware from 2011. obstructed by black Wii consoles the store hasn’t sold yet. I’ve had to answer that question more than once just from random people emailing our tip line asking if that was the case.īelow the games shelf are the Wii U consoles. The manner in which these games are thrown together makes it appear as though Wii U games are able to be played on the Wii. First, the Wii and Wii U games should be separated. This is appalling for a display for a new console. There are a total of 11 Wii U games available, with only one of them–Lego City: Undercover–having come out this year. As you can see, the Wii U games are rather haphazardly thrown in with the Wii games with no regard for organization. This is the current Wii/Wii U section available at my local store. Customers can’t buy them if they aren’t there. However, when I got there, I realized that there are multiple factors as to why the Wii U is failing to move units and games alike. The local Walmart is typically pretty good about having new releases, so I didn’t think anything of it when I strolled in. I live in a relatively small community of about 10,000 people with the only video game retailer in a 30 mile radius being Walmart. If you follow the site regularly, you know that I had some trouble when I went to pick up Injustice: Gods Among Us on release day.
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