PC game distribution

Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:22 pm by Balthazar Furious

Alright so I've been trying to move stuff in my life along and get somewhere these days. So I've decided to try a small business venture and start an online game store in my country just to see how well it goes. Now I've looked and looked and looked and so far all I have found are dodgy 3rd party suppliers for all the consoles under the sun, but no one seems to distribute for PC games. Now do I have to go directly to the publisher and arrange some kind of contract or is there some secret PC game distributor that only deals with big wig retail companies like EB and what have you?

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Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:39 pm by Lancer Rex

ya i think i can help but youll have to give more info than that like, exectly where is the store. and how deep are your pockets to make investments like that.

Edited by - Lancer Rex on 12/2/2005 5:39:47 PM

Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:12 pm by Balthazar Furious

The store's in New Zealand and my pockets are as deep as I want them to be. This is for wholesale purposes.

Edited by - Balthazar Furious on 12/3/2005 1:15:09 AM

Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:33 pm by freighter fighter

will you ship internationally or take different currencies?

Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:46 am by Balthazar Furious

This is going to be a local thing mainly as overseas shipping really isn't viable. It would cost more having it shipped overseas for the customer than it would if they simply walk into their local shop. This shop will be to fill the gap left by a major game retailer that went bust recently and because I've experienced the extremely poor service the other retailers have given me through online orders. i.e. Ordering a game and getting it a month later in the same city.

Edited by - Balthazar Furious on 12/3/2005 1:14:51 AM

Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:23 am by Tawakalna

first off, have you spoken to Micro$oft NZ?

Microsoft New Zealand
P O Box 8070 Symonds Street
Auckland

or

Level 3, Microsoft House
7-9 Fanshawe Street
Auckland

Games Press Office: +64 9 357 5820

they will tell you who their distribution partners in NZ are. I assure you there are distribution partners as Micro$oft operate in distribution channels worldwide, they are not direct retailers. They sell to disties, who in turn sell to retailers. It isn't surprising that you don't know who the distribution partners are, it's usually a *trade-only* thing and other retailers won't tell you who they get their stuff from because then you won't be buying off them! everyone protects their position in the supply chain. From a few enquiries I've made in the trade on your behalf just now, I'm informed that Aus-based HES dominate the Aus/NZ distribution channel. Which is a bit pants for you, if true. But check it out with M$, tell them you're a retailer and you want to start selling Xbox and games and accessories, they'll be happy to help you - they are very open with retailers, I've always found.

I'm surprised at you saying that current retailers are *dodgy* because my experience of dealing in the UK/European distribution channel with M$ is that they don't like shady little fly-by-night wheeler-dealers but prefer longer-established, safer, more respectable firms.

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