The American chain GameStop has seen decline its profits during the second quarter of 2011 (or the first quarter of fiscal 2012). Overall sales fell by 3.1%, for a total of 1.74 billion dollars against 1.8 billion in the same trimeste 2010.
Digital sales have increased by 69%. The sale of used accounted for 36% of the total, surpassing the sales of the new (34%) and hardware (16%). The rest was derived from digital sales and other items. Shares of GameStop were down 5% after the release of these results, however, the CEO of the chain is expecting a rapid improvement, in particular due to the arrival of highly anticipated titles.
Digital sales have increased by 69%. The sale of used accounted for 36% of the total, surpassing the sales of the new (34%) and hardware (16%). The rest was derived from digital sales and other items. Shares of GameStop were down 5% after the release of these results, however, the CEO of the chain is expecting a rapid improvement, in particular due to the arrival of highly anticipated titles.
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