GameStop still looks to be doing pretty well as a business. The major videogames distributor has declared sales figures from the nine-week vacation period, totaling $3.15 billion bucks globally, a rise of 9.3% from 2012’s numbers.
Most of the credit is being attributed to the new console launches as everyone expected. Sales of latest hardware accrued 99.8% over last year, with GameStop blustering the highest attachment rate for code and accessories of any distributor. But while the sales of consoles is on the increase, new code sales for previous generation consoles dropped greater-than-expected quantity, leading to an overall decline of 22.5%. Pre-owned game sales increased by 7-membered, bolstered by giant inventory range and price reductions for older consoles.
While brick-and-mortar still looks to be GameStop’s bread and butter, its online business is seeing vital growth as well.