According to the latest MyGaming Survey results, conducted in September 2012, BT Games is the most popular physical retail store for purchasing games among SA’s gamers, used by 74.01% of the survey participants.
Incredible connection and Look & Listen were second (37.61%) and third (32.02%) respectively.
With a sample of 912 responses, we are given a good picture of the high-end SA gaming market and their habits.
The following table provides an overview of the survey feedback. The results are ordered according to popularity.
We asked survey participants which physical retailers they use for purchasing games. The percentage is of the total sample of 912, and it exceeds 100% because this was a multiple choice question, meaning participants shop at more than one of the stores listed.
| SA physical retail shops – MyGaming survey results (September 2012) |
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| BT Games | 74.01% |
| Incredible Connection | 37.61% |
| Look & Listen | 32.02% |
| Musica | 28.84% |
| CNA | 25.99% |
| Makro | 19.96% |
| Game | 19.41% |
| Dion Wired | 10.2% |
| Other | 8% |
| Top CD | 5.59% |
| AnimeWorx | 5.04% |
More results from the MyGaming survey will be released over the coming days.
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I buy mostly second hand Xbox games. The reason BT does well is that it scales the prices correctly. Triple A titles or rarer titles will hold value for longer than common games or low rated games. E.g Gears of War (1 or 2) is high rated but common as grass, so if you buy secondhand R60-100 is the price margin. A rarer triple A title like MW3 will go for R200-350 2nd hand. Even on new (unsealed) titles they have this rule. It is quite funny walking into a BT seeing that an oldish triple A goes for R150 new, but at the CNA/Game/Incredible next door they still punt it for R600.