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Developers on GameStop's used game comments
The other day, GameStop came out and said they believe the used game market to be good for both the consumer and the publisher. Obviously there are plenty of publishers and developers that feel differently! Here's just a small collection of what the industry said in response.
James Steele - Software Engineer, Nintendo of Europe:
"It's not the older titles being sold second hand that are the real issue here. It's the price gouging that that the retailers are doing by selling a second hand copy of a new title in its first few months of release. If Mr Mauler were serious about helping to drive sales new games sales which lead to increased profits for the industry as a whole, he would first commit to stopping the price gouging activities which take money away from the publisher , developers and platform holders."
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James Steele - Software Engineer, Nintendo of Europe:
"It's not the older titles being sold second hand that are the real issue here. It's the price gouging that that the retailers are doing by selling a second hand copy of a new title in its first few months of release. If Mr Mauler were serious about helping to drive sales new games sales which lead to increased profits for the industry as a whole, he would first commit to stopping the price gouging activities which take money away from the publisher , developers and platform holders."