EB Games and GameStop To Merge!

[Z-Neo]

Wasn't aware that B&N owned Gamestop. Maybe they should think about using one corner of their stores for games and such. They already have their little coffee shop/snackbars and an audio section in them, why not throw in a games section?

[Weirdy]

Wasn't aware that B&N owned Gamestop. Maybe they should think about using one corner of their stores for games and such. They already have their little coffee shop/snackbars and an audio section in them, why not throw in a games section?

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would you want all kinds of kids around you while you're trying to read in peace?

[Lucandrake]

barnes and nobles should stick to books and stop messing with the world of video games!

[Dooz]

GS sucks i like gamecrazy.....except sometimes there are certain games that cost $5 bucks more.......*cough* Minish cap*cough*

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I like GameCrazy, because after I lost my copy of Suikoden 2, I thought I'd never find another copy for cheap. Then about half a year later, my brother, who works at a Hollywood Video that was connected to GameCrazy, managed to find another copy for $20. He even managed to get a discount, becuase he was technically working there.

[OverlordMondo]

I'm not bothered with the merge. Like some above poster said, they're the same anyway. I never found a better deal at one than I did at the other. And with the Mall of America nearby (which used to have two of each store, now it only has one Gamestop) it wasn't hard to look.

[Daeval]

GS sucks i like gamecrazy.....except sometimes there are certain games that cost $5 bucks more.......*cough* Minish cap*cough*

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I like GameCrazy, because after I lost my copy of Suikoden 2, I thought I'd never find another copy for cheap. Then about half a year later, my brother, who works at a Hollywood Video that was connected to GameCrazy, managed to find another copy for $20. He even managed to get a discount, becuase he was technically working there.

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I used to work at a GameCrazy, and Hollywood Video employees get discounts their too (and GC employees get free rentals and pre-streaks like HV employees). As far as the game-specific retail stores go, they're a halfway decent store. Their used games have a tendency to be cheaper, and they usually give more for trade ins.

 

However, their membership card blows chunks compared to GameStop's. It's the same, but costs twice as much and you don't get the Game Informer subscription (one of the few decent mags).

 

Also, Game Crazy has a really low priority for pre-orders, so if you're hoping to get a huge title (like halo 2 huge) on launch date, pre-order through someone else. I've heard this is because they order under the Hollywood Video moniker, so the big distributors don't consider them specialty retail.

[Lucandrake]

still, this is going to screw us all! I found good deals at EB for GAME prizes, but when you sold, they were assholes just like in GS

[wacko_jacko]

Well, i've never seen GS here in brisbane, Australia, but we have a heap of EB's. Hopefully they don't change much since its a pretty cool store.

[Rag]

meh I have a bad feeling about this... hopefully they will give us more money for games when we sell them

 

Video game industry monopoly

[Gryph]

This isn't a monopoly in any sense of the word, Walmart still has more video game retail market share than either of them combined.

[L.S.D]

Not going to affect me

[Wizard]

Could careless!

 

But seeing this, it's like seeing to mini giants making one super mini giant while your Best Buys and Futureshops go "Huh? Did that thing just get bigger?"

[Nusumenai]

This isn't a monopoly in any sense of the word, Walmart still has more video game retail market share than either of them combined.

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Good thing I don't shop at Wall Mart

 

 

Anyhow, How bad could it be honestly?

[Rag]

This isn't a monopoly in any sense of the word, Walmart still has more video game retail market share than either of them combined.

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Good thing I don't shop at Wall Mart

 

 

Anyhow, How bad could it be honestly?

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Ok monopoly in the sense of major selling/buying VG stores... happy? lol besides, walmart's sole purpose isn't selling VG games... so you kinda catch my drift i think

 

This reminds me of peaqods and... nvm DX2 fans...

Edited April 20, 2005 by Rag