STACK #167 Sept 2018

GAMES NEWS

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Since we opened, [ God of War ] has been our number one seller

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that his 'smiley senses' are tingling for September, and that can only mean one thing – Spider-Man is on the way. " Spider-Man has been getting a lot of attention, especially with the new console they're bringing out, too. I'm super excited for that. Also, Red Dead Redemption 2 's been getting a lot of buzz, especially with the new gameplay trailer that came out that shows off how realistic everything looks." For Nathan personally, he's most looking forward to all the new Pokémon games on the horizon. "I've been a Pokémon fan all my life – going all the way back. I played Red and Blue and my brother got me Yellow for my 16th birthday – I was so stoked. I've always been really excited about Pokémon, and I still am. I'm looking forward to Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee on the Switch, as well as the new RPGs that are coming out next year. Anything with more Pokémon is definitely on my radar."

that the store's best-seller is the PlayStation 4-exclusive God of War .

"Since we've opened it's been our number one seller – we're almost pushing one or two copies a day." Nathan's played the new title, and by the sound of it loved it just as much as the rest of the world. "It was done so well. Seeing Kratos evolve and change from his very vengeful younger self to being much wiser and teaching his son his ways."

Date ending: 29/08/18

SHOP TALK

1 f1 2018 (XBO/PS4) 2 madden nfl 19 (XBO/PS4) 3 the last of us (PS4) 4 shenmue i & ii (XBO/PS4) 5 world of warcraft: battle for azeroth (PC) 6 god of war (PS4) 7 the legend of zelda: breath of the wild (SWITCH) 8 super mario odyssey (SWITCH) 9 we happy few (XBO/PS4) 10 far cry 5 (XBO/PS4/PC)

I f you've ever set foot in the relatively-new JB Hi-Fi Green Hills store, chances are you'll have spotted a review from Nathan 'Smiley' Wethered, who's been at the company for eight years now. "I started at Westield Kotara in DVD, and then got a spot as Games Coordinator in Port Macquarie. I was there for three years, then went back to Newcastle at the homemaker centre, and have since moved to this store in Green Hills when it opened up earlier this year." As far as the console demographic goes, Smiley says they sell more Xboxes than anything else in Green Hills – but only just. "We just recently had a look and Xbox just gets over the line, it just makes it." Which makes for interesting

NathanWethered at JB Hi-Fi Green Hills, NSW

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