However, video game sales in 1982 had slowed, and distributors who had ordered en masse in expectation of high turnover were left to simply return large quantities of unsold stock to Atari.
然而，1982年的游戏销售已经放缓，为了得到预期的高营业额而大量订购游戏的分销商，干脆将大量未售出的货品还给雅达利。