I should have known the minute I posted a new retail report - more would come. Well, we've got another perspective from Australia.

Without further adieu, here is "SilvCP" from down under...

SilvCP says: Hey there,

I work in the computer department of Australia's

*largest* Computer, Electrical and Bedding store..

"HN"

Just some info for you..

GameCube:

Release "at this stage" as quoted by our Nintendo rep

is "March at best."

GBA:

Mock cardboard GBA's in store for a week now. No solid

price given yet due to "fluctuating Australian dollar"

PlayStation 2:

We are selling plenty. However, this is most likely

because we offer interest free terms for between six

to twelve months.. Current price is AU$699. Has been

this way for a week. Sony sent us free controllers for

every console we had so we could drop the price from

$749. Maybe 5 out of 50 consoles have come back..

We've had to send them away because Sony refuses to

receive dead PS2s from retailers. The customer must

ship the console to Sony (at Sony's expence) to get

the ball rolling.

Dreamcast:

We order one or two of the new games. They all sell.

However, we haven't had a DC in stock for over 4

months. Old games sit there gathering dust. Floor

space is reduced to close to nothing to make room for

new PS2 games.

PSOne:

Pretty average. Only games that ever sell are young

kids games like "Bob the Builder" (though we've sold

more of them then any other title in the store).

N64:

Same as PSOne. Dead. Pokemon craze slowing.

Rep. Overview:

Sony reps are not bad all at. Always give floor staff

/ salespeople PLENTY of freebie, such as GAMES,

shirts, figureens, etc. Aragant attatude noticable at

times.

Nintendo reps are nice yet stingy. Not as willing to

try win over the salespeople. Gives store more wall

posters, cardboard stands etc. Obvious difference in

sales methods. Insted of trying to win the salespeople

over, they put up posters, etc to get the customers

won over before asking a salespersons advice.

Sega (Ozisoft). Ozisoft distribute, the DC and about

40+ % of the PC game market. They rarely come down at

all. Not much to be said.

Overall Nintendo and Ozisoft give off neutral vibes in

terms of attatude.. Sony and EA - (EA are the worst

company for 'evil' vibes) generally give off bad vibes

and attatudes towards both the customer and the

retailer. Though the free stuff from Sony does partly

make up for it. ;)

I've said all that I can think of right now.. Howfully

we'll have DC online at the end of this month.. *yay*

SlivCP