Stocking Less Games [Archive] - Atlus U.S.A. Forums

Juanblue85

01-26-2009, 06:28 PM

I just got word from Kotaku.com that game retailers are going to start stocking less games now. I shudder at the thought since now Atlus games may become rare even quicker.

link.

http://kotaku.com/5139658/game-retailers-buying-less-expect-fewer-copies-of-smaller-games

Kakizaki

01-26-2009, 06:30 PM

^Just another reason to preorder.

Juanblue85

01-26-2009, 06:36 PM

I do all the time when its one of your games. ;)

Kakizaki

01-26-2009, 06:40 PM

I do all the time when its an Atlus game. ;)

Fixed. ;) I don't actually work for Atlus.

Manly Biceps

01-26-2009, 06:40 PM

I do all the time when its one of your games. ;)

We'd totally appreciate it if you got other people on board this particular bandwagon. :)

Juanblue85

01-26-2009, 06:41 PM

I do all the time when its an Atlus game. ;)

Fixed. ;) I don't actually work for Atlus.

Ohh I didn't know but you should go for it if the opportunity arises. :)

jeffx

01-26-2009, 06:44 PM

Completely offtopic so moderate me to hell PLZ but this opening sentence...

Not sure if you've heard, but the economy is #### and everybody's losing their jobs

so fng true. my RRSP took a 32.3% dive. I have lost so much money (talking multiple Gs) in the past couple weeks.

Atlus can I invest in you guys? Why don't you go public already!!!

Vincent Alexander

01-26-2009, 07:29 PM

I do all the time when its an Atlus game. ;)

Fixed. ;) I don't actually work for Atlus.

Why, Kaki, why? You had the perfect opportunity there.

KenshinGirl

01-26-2009, 07:33 PM

I do all the time when its one of your games. ;)
I always make sure to pre-order all Atlus and NIS titles.

Kakizaki

01-26-2009, 07:51 PM

I do all the time when its an Atlus game. ;)

Fixed. ;) I don't actually work for Atlus.

Why, Kaki, why? You had the perfect opportunity there.

I can't lie. ;P

Vincent Alexander

01-26-2009, 08:04 PM

I do all the time when its an Atlus game. ;)

Fixed. ;) I don't actually work for Atlus.

Why, Kaki, why? You had the perfect opportunity there.

I can't lie. ;P
Lies!

I only ever pre-order Atlus games, and they are the only games I'd worry about not getting because of this news, so I guess in the end, no problem for me.

SlaughterX

01-26-2009, 08:13 PM

^Just another reason to order online.

Yup...

Pibbman

01-26-2009, 08:19 PM

Personally I've been considering that from now on, SMT titles I get will probably be ordered through Amazon, since they usually get some kind of special bonus with theirs, not to mention that Gamestop usually "forgets" about pre-order bonuses and stuff.

Plus I heard something that if you pre-order with them, you'll get the game on the day it releases (free overnight shipping ftw?), which I haven't known and usually thought it'd be a few days afterwards since it's being shipped.

I just gotta find out if they charge you once they are ready to ship or once you put down the pre-order.

Anyways, after discovering recently how much of a pain in the butt it is to find SMT titles, I'll for sure be pre-ordering in the future.

Kenji

01-26-2009, 08:24 PM

Rampage Ghost

01-26-2009, 08:33 PM

=P Well at least they'll be worth a lot of money if we ever intend to sell them.

Pibbman

01-26-2009, 08:51 PM

Plus I heard something that if you pre-order with them, you'll get the game on the day it releases
I didn't...

But, really, does it matter? It came in safe and sound, with all the extras. :D Yeah, I pretty much preorder everything I get from Atlus, especially MegaTen, from Amazon. Hell, I got all of the older MegaTens I have from Amazon...

Internet commerce is truly a beautiful thing.

Hmm interesting, well at least you got the extras. Most times gamestop (as they are the only ones that carry SMT games around here), won't even get the pre-order bonuses. Since Atlus actually has nice bonuses, that's a big deal for me.

=P Well at least they'll be worth a lot of money if we ever intend to sell them.

:O, who in their right mind would sell such great games?! ;)

Riku Xander

01-26-2009, 09:18 PM

^ Indeed.

Lorinosan

01-26-2009, 11:19 PM

It's not like this effects me in any way since I pre-order all Atlus and NiS games anyway. Well...most of them. I'm not going to lie. :D

I haven't seen very many copies of some games I bought in the last year so I'm not sure if this has taken effect already or not.

Fuyukaze

01-27-2009, 12:46 AM

I only pre-order the Atlus titles I remember to. Looking at the titles coming soon reminds me, I still have too many left.

slayn

01-27-2009, 04:44 AM

I've never not gotten a preorder bonus from Gamestop.

Darkined

01-27-2009, 04:52 AM

Well this all proves that even retailers are getting tired of shelves full of games people do not want and games that people do well jump on the preorder band wagon.

Delition

01-27-2009, 09:52 AM

It's pretty sad that I've got all of the Atlus titles I can pre-ordered through GameStop (My World wasn't available), but the only other game I've got one on is RE5.

Manly Biceps

01-27-2009, 10:06 AM

I have lost so much money (talking multiple Gs) in the past couple weeks.

Atlus can I invest in you guys? Why don't you go public already!!!

Crap, man. Sorry to hear that.

As far as going public, we already are, but in Japan. Maybe you should buy stock in the parent company, and then be part of the shareholder's conferences and make game localization suggestions. :)

Master Zombots

01-27-2009, 10:11 AM

I pre-order basically everything on Amazon... Atlus, NIS, Square Enix, and any others.

Riku Xander

01-27-2009, 11:16 AM

I already preorder everything I am interested in. I generally preorder from EB Games (yay Canada) and have never once missed out on a preorder bonus unless that bonus didn't come to Canada.

Juanblue85

01-27-2009, 01:05 PM

OK everyone now that SMT: DS2 has been announced in limited quantities now. It is now mandatory to pre-order. I'm ordering mine from amazon.com whenever the listing shows up. pre-order or suffer from the lack of a Raiho plushie while everyone else rubs it in.

raum215

01-27-2009, 01:19 PM

Crap, man. Sorry to hear that.

As far as going public, we already are, but in Japan. Maybe you should buy stock in the parent company, and then be part of the shareholder's conferences and make game localization suggestions. :)

Are you serious? Can we do this - for real?

Manly Biceps

01-27-2009, 01:21 PM

^ I was joking. I've never bought stock in a Japanese company. But I know that for most US companies, they hold their shareholder meetings somewhere like the Bahamas so you can't possibly get there and disrupt the meeting.

jeffx

01-27-2009, 01:26 PM

My friend who works at Ubisoft saw his stocks take a 40% plunge in the past 4 months. Of course they make #### games (IMHO, with the occasional good import like NMH and Wartech) so that's to be expected.

Still, I'd invest in Atlus JPN if given the chance, but my options are rather limited and I'm not exactly a "shark".

Pibbman

01-27-2009, 01:27 PM

CONFIRMED:

Atlus USA has announced that SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: DEVIL SUMMONER 2: RAIDOU KUZUNOHA vs. KING ABADDON for the Playstation 2 is having such a extremely limited run, that only 25 prints will be made. This is believed due to the fact that retailers are now stocking less games.

jk. I wonder how many of you would freak out.

Juanblue85

01-27-2009, 01:36 PM

25 prints? O_o my goodness I must pre-order as if life depended on it. I'll take two please.

KenshinGirl

01-27-2009, 01:48 PM

jk. I wonder how many of you would freak out.

Are you trying to start a riot in here? xD

Juanblue85

01-27-2009, 01:49 PM

That would be a yes but I wonder how a cyber riot will work?

Pibbman

01-27-2009, 02:00 PM

jk. I wonder how many of you would freak out.

Are you trying to start a riot in here? xD

:X

That would be a yes but I wonder how a cyber riot will work?

Lots and lots of flaming maybe. :devil:

Manly Biceps

01-27-2009, 02:16 PM

That would be a yes but I wonder how a cyber riot will work?

There would be a lot of you posting pictures of actual riots, facepalms, and headdesks.

Juanblue85

01-27-2009, 02:26 PM

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/Bluejuan85/2mza8b8.gif
too much Atlus loyalty could lead to that.

freakcan

01-27-2009, 02:27 PM

Even though I live in Canada, the same thing might happen here. It won't affect me that much. I usually preorder NISA published games at EB Games since they usually aren't available elsewhere (besides online).

Master Zombots

01-27-2009, 02:43 PM

That would be a yes but I wonder how a cyber riot will work?

There would be a lot of you posting pictures of actual riots, facepalms, and headdesks. For all of our sakes, I hope that you are wrong. :|

Lorinosan

01-27-2009, 02:51 PM

jk. I wonder how many of you would freak out.

It's not April Fool's day yet. :wink:

septembervirgin

01-27-2009, 03:12 PM

You know, when I read that I nearly choked to death. Thanks, pibbs.

VMan

01-27-2009, 04:07 PM

Well this all proves that even retailers are getting tired of shelves full of games people do not want and games that people do well jump on the preorder band wagon.

I think it has more to do with the current economic climate and concern that there will be less spending games.

slayn

01-27-2009, 04:10 PM

I think it has more to do with the current economic climate and concern that there will be less spending games.

Hey! None of that fancy logic nonsense around here!

ceifadorx

01-28-2009, 06:19 AM

slayn

01-28-2009, 06:24 AM

oh man now i've gotta take an extra step to ensure i get a game i want CORPORATE AMERICA IS SCREWING ME!

Olethros

01-28-2009, 07:25 AM

^ LOL, Slayn

Riku Xander

01-28-2009, 03:27 PM

oh man now i've gotta take an extra step to ensure i get a game i want CORPORATE AMERICA IS SCREWING ME!

^ That's gotta hurt! ;)

Onezanagi

01-29-2009, 03:45 PM

Online stores are your friend.

ProfessorMurder

01-29-2009, 07:01 PM

oh man now i've gotta take an extra step to ensure i get a game i want CORPORATE AMERICA IS SCREWING ME!

Well the upfront $5-$10 IS pretty annoying.

But seriously, if you want a game, pre-order it. And write down what you want to pick up somewhere. The game industry's so huge right now that there are probably 10 games you were interested in that got released and you don't even know about it.

I know there's a bunch of PC stuff I was really psyched about, and I can't remember what the game was called for the life of me...