UK games retailer Game and Gamestation (owned by Game) have said that they will not be getting Mass Effect 3 into stock after not being able to get "the right credit terms" from EA . As Game have had to lend money to cover their distribution costs and they have had huge financial issues. Thats only the tip of the iceberg however as they will not be stocking any EA titles after SSX. They have also said they wont be stocking Mario Party 9 either, with some reports that Ubisoft may have the same issue soon also with the retailer. The press release from Game reads as follows:
"We currently have a supply issue with regards to Mass Effect 3, which means that GAME and gamestation will not be able to fulfil orders for Mass Effect 3 at this time. We want to give customers as much notice about this as possible and provide them with a range of options ahead of launch.
"We appreciate that this is disappointing for our customers, and we apologise sincerely for the inconvenience that this will cause. We value the loyalty of our customers very highly and as a gesture of goodwill we are providing the following:
- Customers who have pre-ordered in store, will have the opportunity to add £5 worth of Reward points to their card if they visit us from today through to 16 March 2012.
- Customers who have placed a deposit for the title will receive refund as well as the £5 worth of Reward points between 1 and 16 March 2012.
- Customers who have pre-ordered online, will be provided with an online voucher to the value of £5 to be spent on any purchase on our sites.
For customers who have pre-ordered the N7 Collector's Edition please re-order your copies through these retailers."
These are Amazon, Play, Zavvi and ShopTo & Blockbuster.