--- title: "EB Games vs The Warehouse: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is EB Games or The Warehouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video game retailers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eb-games-vs-the-warehouse" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # EB Games vs The Warehouse: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is EB Games or The Warehouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video game retailers set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: EB Games and The Warehouse - **Competitive set**: Video game retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **EB Games Share of Search**: 1.3% - **The Warehouse Share of Search**: 32% ## Is EB Games or The Warehouse more popular in search? - In September 2026, The Warehouse had more branded searches than EB Games among video game retailers in New Zealand. The Warehouse had about 306,000 branded searches, while EB Games had 12,300. The Warehouse made up 32% of all video game retailer searches we track, and EB Games accounted for 1.3%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: EB Games took it in January 2026, The Warehouse took it in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, EB Games’ share of searches among video game retailers in New Zealand moved from 6.6% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 77.7K to 12.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Warehouse’s share of searches among video game retailers in New Zealand moved from 31.9% to 32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 374K to 306K. ## Top video game retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, EB Games and The Warehouse were each mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. The Warehouse was listed before EB Games in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | JB Hi-Fi | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Mighty Ape | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | The Warehouse | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | EB Games | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Noel Leeming | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about video game retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which video game retailer should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. JB Hi-Fi, 2. Mighty Ape, 3. The Warehouse, 4. EB Games - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best video game retailers in New Zealand?": 1. JB Hi-Fi, 2. Mighty Ape, 3. The Warehouse, 4. EB Games - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best video game retailer in New Zealand for games and consoles?": 1. JB Hi-Fi, 2. Mighty Ape, 3. The Warehouse, 4. EB Games - Searched Google, AI Overview "game shop nz": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Noel Leeming. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand video game retailers in September 2026? - In September 2026, The Warehouse lost share of searches among video game retailers in New Zealand, from 33.6% to 32%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for EB Games in New Zealand fell 84.2% over 12 measured months, from 77.7K to 12.3K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | EB Games estimated searches | EB Games Share of Search | EB Games rank | The Warehouse estimated searches | The Warehouse Share of Search | The Warehouse rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 77.7K | 6.6% | 5 | 374K | 31.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 93.8K | 5.8% | 5 | 459K | 28.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 141K | 7.7% | 5 | 560K | 30.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 464K | 28.2% | 1 | 457K | 27.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 15.5K | 1.6% | 5 | 374K | 38% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 12.4K | 1.3% | 5 | 373K | 38.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 15.1K | 1.5% | 5 | 373K | 36.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 22.5K | 2.3% | 5 | 373K | 37.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 15K | 1.6% | 5 | 306K | 33.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 15.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 306K | 33.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 12.3K | 1.4% | 5 | 306K | 33.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 12.3K | 1.3% | 5 | 306K | 32% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using EB Games’ and The Warehouse’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **EB Games**: Measured on the search terms “eb games albany”, “eb games bayfair”, “eb games botany”, “eb games henderson”, “eb games northland”, “eb games palms”, “eb games pokemon”, “eb games queensgate”, “eb games richmond”, “eb games westcity”, “ebgames” and “ebgames open hours”, summed into one figure. - **The Warehouse**: Measured on the search terms “chromecast the warehouse”, “rug the warehouse”, “The Warehouse”, “the warehouse app”, “the warehouse bbq”, “the warehouse chocolates”, “the warehouse cushion”, “the warehouse fans”, “the warehouse lego”, “the warehouse mattress”, “the warehouse phones”, “the warehouse pool”, “the warehouse pot” and “the warehouse sheets”, summed into one figure. - [EB Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/eb-games) - [The Warehouse profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-warehouse) - [All video game retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-video-game-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is EB Games or The Warehouse more popular in search? In September 2026, The Warehouse had more branded searches than EB Games among video game retailers in New Zealand. The Warehouse had about 306,000 branded searches, while EB Games had 12,300. The Warehouse made up 32% of all video game retailer searches we track, and EB Games accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "EB Games vs The Warehouse: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eb-games-vs-the-warehouse This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eb-games-vs-the-warehouse. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.