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HIGH STREET PRE-ORDER CHARTS


RETAIL INTELLIGENCE Head to www.mcvuk.com/retail-biz for market data and news


This week MCV talks with Julian Slater from Bits and Pieces in Macclesfield FROM THE FRONTLINE


TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS


1. PS VITA 16GB MEMORY CARD Sony, PS Vita


2. The Last of Us Sony...................................................................................PS3


3. Uncharted: Golden Abyss Sony...........................................................................PS Vita


4. Ni No Kuni –Wrath of the White Witch Namco Bandai............................................................PS3


5. Mass Effect 3 EA........................................................................................360


6. PS Vita : Wi-Fi Model Sony...........................................................................PS Vita


7. Ridge Racer Namco Bandai....................................................PS Vita


8. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar Games........................................................PS3


9. Tales of Graces Namco Bandai............................................................PS3


10. The Last Story Nintendo..........................................................................Wii


Source: ShopTo.net IN STORE TOP 10 PRE-ORDERS


1. METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION Konami, PS3


2. The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff EA...........................................................................................PC


3. The Sims 3 Showtime EA...........................................................................................PC


4. Final Fantasy XIII-2 Square Enix...................................................................PS3


5. Mass Effect 3 EA........................................................................................360


6. PS Vita 16GB Memory Card Sony...........................................................................PS Vita


7. Ridge Racer Namco Bandai....................................................PS Vita


8. PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi model Sony...........................................................................PS Vita


9. Uncharted: Golden Abyss Sony...........................................................................PS Vita


10. The Last Story Nintendo..........................................................................Wii


Source: Amazon.co.uk 36 January 6th 2012


MARGIN MAKER TECH TOUCH GLOVES


THESE special gloves allow consumers to stay warm and control a touch-screen gadget at the same time. They feature a special


‘constructive yarn’ in the finger tips which means users won’t have a problem navigating menus and making calls in the cold.


The Terrapin Tech Touch Gloves are machine washable and come in six colours – black, beige, blue, red, grey and pink. They’re ideal for owners of gadgets such as the iPad and iPhone. Activ8 Distribution MD


Stuart Conroy said: “In the past, people had to suffer


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Zumba Fitness 2 Wii, 505 Games


UFC Personal Trainer 360, THQ


EA Sports Active 2 PS3, EA


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What is the situation like on your High Street? How are you competing? There’s a lot of competition – a GAME, a used goods store Cash Net, Blockbuster and more. You have to innovate and change. We stock a lot more toys and figures. Plus we offer repairs.


Is your landlord flexible in these tough times? No, not at all. I’ve been trying to negotiate with


him all year. He’s not the flexible type.


Some indies have told us they’d be happy to share their used game revenues with publishers if they got something in return. Do you agree? No. Publishers make enough from me. Although, if you want to stop one-time codes then yeah, fair enough, but as it stands, pre-owned is the only way


we make money on games. The publishers are not the poor man here. They make money even on pre-owned.


What are your hopes for 2012?


I want to see the Euro f*ck off very quickly.


Want your store to feature in MCV? Please contact dominic.sacco@intentmedia.co.uk or call 01992 535 646. PRICE CHECK: SWANSEA


freezing fingers if they were out and about and wanted to use their touch screen phone or other device. This winter, our Tech Touch Gloves will help them stay warm and toasty while using their touch screens. “Our support package also includes strong point of


sale material for High Street stores and professional product and image feeds for online outlets.” Activ8: 01923 274797


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