How much longer does GameStop have left?
>>730785667Battletoads
>>730785667As long as the list of people you mom fucked,
>>730785667The NZ economy is fucked, nobody there can afford vidya anyway. Physical game stores are the least of their problems.
>>730785667When the last time (You) went to Gamestop, or any video game store for that matter?
>>730786569>GAMESTOP20+ years ago>Any videogame storefew days ago
DependsHow well do Funkos sell these days?
>>730787147Probably like crapPeople no longer think their sealed Funko will 10x in value in 5 years, so now it's only Americans who like filling their big empty house with landfill plastic that purchase them
>>730785667As an Australian, good riddance, they only sell the shittiest, tackiest most overpriced vidya merch and give nothing for trade ins. Game traders and local strores mog
>>730785667every time i went to ebgames here in aus some fat dyke would always ask if i also wanted to buy some plastic slop, so i stopped giving them money
>>730785667New Zealand doesn't have eBay or Amazon, why should they have EB Games/Gamestop? Hobbit backwater.
>>730786569Christmas and Boxing Day sales.>>730787147
>>730785667>Walk into EBGames>Only the tray table upfront (that you can see in the pic) has preowned games>Always the same shit and priced exorbitantly, stolen from people sold them for pennies on the dollar>Half the store is merch that I never see get sold>Other half is a mix of merch and "new" games that are factory unsealed and the discs are hidden behind the counter (which, lawfully, ISN'T NEW. THAT MAKES IT PREOWNED)>Ask if they have (insert anything of value here), they say no>Leave without ever buying anythingThat's been my EBGames experience for the better part of 15 years. Good fucking riddance they're closing.
>>730787147They diversified their Australian stores to "Zing Pop Culture" and half their retail floorspace is dedicated to video game/marvel/anime toys & merchandise. Seem to be doing okay, 300+ stores. The New Zealand side probably didn't have economies of scale to make it worthwhile, under 40 stores.
>>730787859>>Always the same shit and priced exorbitantly, stolen from people sold them for pennies on the dollarI'll never understand thisA big retro game store in my city was in the same situation until they were shutting down and announced a clearance sale Prices went from absurdly overpriced to at or slightly below market pricesSuddenly the store had a massive line out of the door and games that sat there for 10+ years finally sold
>>730785667woah hey guys
>>730788381these businesses are usually run by dimwits that are in places with high rents in retail spaces. of course they'll have their store cleaned out if the price is right, but they probably didn't even break even from that. these games stores have been gouging people for decades, especially when the bigger retailers stopped offering games for sale because they were competing against these shitty smaller stores. turns out that during rising inflation, people aren't going to subsidize the bad decisions of a business owner and say "thanks, mate!" for fucking me in the ass and charging me $100 for some slop title. these games stores in nz and australia truly believed for the longest of times that they didn't really have to compete with price. and now most of these stores are gone.
>>73078566750% off everything and all Retro games $3.00 starting tomorrow Kiwibros
>>730789282>places with high rentsYou know a game store is doomed when they need to make tens of thousands monthly just to cover rent
>>730789648I'm gonna go pillage like I did with Dick Smiths went under
>>730787295 At this point they’re basically a merch store with a side hustle in games. Once the licensing for all the Funko and anime tat runs dry or people just stop caring, it’s over. Digital storefronts already ate their lunch-only a matter of time before the entire thing folds like a launch day Bethesda title.
>>730791175Wonder what the queues will be like.Did they even have much in stock these days anyway?
>>730786569About 3 years ago or so, controller was broken and I wanted one on the same day, man was the selection of games complete shit
>>730786198Jesus Christ dude how the fuck did you manage that? I feel like I'm getting rinsed if I pay $8 for butter and $10 for a dozen free range eggs
>>730786569I think to pick up my pre-order of Napoleon: Total War.
>>730786569When I bought my N3DSXL
