Xbox 360 (Xbox 360)Australian Retailers to dump 360?GamerushEnt - April 6, 2008
Submitted by Animate (241)
at 11:32PM PST on April 6, 2008
"A new survey conducted by ChannelNews and SmartHouse of 10 retail chains who operate more than 2,000 stores across Australia has revealed that the Xbox 360 is “on the skids,” as the retailers see growth coming mainly from the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. “They [MS] have tried discounting and value add offers and even that is not working. We are even thinking of dumping the console all together.”
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Maybe I should've spent more time reediting the article with less emphasis on the dumping and more emphasis on the decrease in marketing and pushing the 360 in their stores. It was late when I posted it so I did more of a copy of their original article than a reedit of my own. I still think it is an important article, I had never heard anything of this sort before reading it, other than the rumors that the lowering sales in the US are not due to shortages. We will see in the coming months how well the 360 will do in the future.