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SrRd_RacinG
07/16/19 10:43:46 PM
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1. Be a place to try new games before they release.

2. Be the place to compete in tournaments.

3. Offer retro gaming (like arcades?)

More here: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/16/gamestop-to-create-new-store-concept-offer-retro-gaming

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/15/gamestop-store-renovations/
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Deadpool_18
07/16/19 10:44:34 PM
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Thats...actually really smart.
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Rika_Furude
07/16/19 10:45:25 PM
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Should have been how it always was
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Gary_Busey
07/16/19 10:45:29 PM
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Where they gonna find the room for all this? There's funco pops lining all the walls!
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Cheater87
07/16/19 10:45:45 PM
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Haha, Play N Trade let you play games before buying.
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Jiek_Fafn
07/16/19 10:47:10 PM
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Well they're trying and it's not some shitty anticonsumer approach. It most likely won't bring me in there but at least they're making some sort of attempt.
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Deadpool_18
07/16/19 10:48:02 PM
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Jiek_Fafn posted...
Well they're trying and it's not some shitty anticonsumer approach. It most likely won't bring me in there but at least they're making some sort of attempt.


Its a nice push towards a more modernized model.
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MabusIncarnate
07/16/19 10:48:32 PM
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This is kind of like how Funcoland was, which I really liked in the mid 90's.
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Banjo2553
07/16/19 10:49:08 PM
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Sounds like a cool idea.
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berlyman101
07/16/19 10:49:22 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
This is kind of like how Funcoland was, which I really liked in the mid 90's.


Damn I miss it
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Northlane
07/16/19 10:51:44 PM
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Here's my solution

Gamer's Club, $30 for 2 years of 20% off all new game purchases

Best Buy axed it but many stopped going to gamestop for many years due to it, myself included
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Fossil
07/16/19 10:52:46 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
This is kind of like how Funcoland was, which I really liked in the mid 90's.

Funcoland was the shit
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Hayame Zero
07/16/19 10:53:03 PM
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They used to do 1 and 2 a while back, and I don't know why they even stopped.
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TheVipaGTS
07/16/19 10:54:03 PM
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i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...
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Evening_Dragon
07/16/19 10:54:39 PM
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Suggested this years ago. Surprised it took this long, but good.
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SomeLikeItHoth
07/16/19 10:55:29 PM
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Northlane posted...
Here's my solution

Gamer's Club, $30 for 2 years of 20% off all new game purchases

Best Buy axed it but many stopped going to gamestop for many years due to it, myself included

This. I would buy all my games from GameStop if they did that. I still have my GCU until next March but not many games come out between now and then.
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Deadpool_18
07/16/19 10:55:39 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?
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Blue_Inigo
07/16/19 10:56:09 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
Thats...actually really smart.

This. I need a good place to get retro games
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Tenmyouji
07/16/19 10:56:22 PM
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..interested. Hopefully works for em.
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TheVipaGTS
07/16/19 10:58:00 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?

i a word. add "bring" before "it"
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Solar_Crimson
07/16/19 10:58:51 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
Thats...actually really smart.

Rika_Furude posted...
Should have been how it always was

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Deadpool_18
07/16/19 11:00:58 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?

i a word. add "bring" before "it"


I am so confused. Im sorry.
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TheVipaGTS
07/16/19 11:02:45 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?

i a word. add "bring" before "it"


I am so confused. Im sorry.

IN THE CURRENT MARKET OF RETRO GAMING HUNTING, BRING RETRO GAMING BACK INTO ALL STORES, NOT JUST ONLINE.
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Deadpool_18
07/16/19 11:04:31 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?

i a word. add "bring" before "it"


I am so confused. Im sorry.

IN THE CURRENT MARKET OF RETRO GAMING HUNTING, BRING RETRO GAMING BACK INTO ALL STORES, NOT JUST ONLINE.


OI THATS GREAT, THANKS.
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EverDownward
07/16/19 11:04:33 PM
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SrRd_RacinG posted...
1. Be a place to try new games before they release.

2. Be the place to compete in tournaments.

3. Offer retro gaming (like arcades?)

More here: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/16/gamestop-to-create-new-store-concept-offer-retro-gaming

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/15/gamestop-store-renovations/

Someone here actually suggested these exact changes a few weeks back. I wonder if GameStop frequents gamefaqs
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Evening_Dragon
07/16/19 11:05:16 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?

i a word. add "bring" before "it"


I am so confused. Im sorry.

IN THE CURRENT MARKET OF RETRO GAMING HUNTING, BRING RETRO GAMING BACK INTO ALL STORES, NOT JUST ONLINE.


OI THATS GREAT, THANKS.


This whole interaction is why everyone yells all the time in basic.
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Rika_Furude
07/16/19 11:05:29 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Deadpool_18 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
i mean, when they removed retro gaming it hurt them. in this market it all back, in store...


Wanna edit that last sentence for clarity?

i a word. add "bring" before "it"


I am so confused. Im sorry.

His posts often make little sense
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Darmik
07/16/19 11:07:32 PM
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A dedicated video game retailer franchise ditching retro gaming has never really made sense to me. Good to bring that back.

But yeah trying to make it like a gaming hub of sorts is a smart idea.
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Deadpool_18
07/16/19 11:10:45 PM
#29:


Darmik posted...
A dedicated video game retailer franchise ditching retro gaming has never really made sense to me. Good to bring that back.

But yeah trying to make it like a gaming hub of sorts is a smart idea.


IIRC they didnt put that large of a focus on retro gaming when they did have it. Maybe theyll make a bigger deal of it this time.
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TheVipaGTS
07/16/19 11:27:09 PM
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Rika_Furude posted...
His posts often make little sense

im sorry that comprehension is hard for you. there are some classes you can take for that.
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Abiz_
07/16/19 11:31:01 PM
#31:


So the new strategy sounds like the old E-B games strategy.
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Ki_cat_
07/16/19 11:41:20 PM
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I like this direction compared to all the non-gaming merchandise taking up most of the room. That stuff is a quick sell but selling retro stuff, exclusive rewards... that keeps people.
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pres_madagascar
07/16/19 11:44:39 PM
#33:


Can funco pops as a whole just go away already? Fucking things are everywhere.
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ProbablyaCat
07/16/19 11:57:32 PM
#34:


Deadpool_18 posted...
Thats...actually really smart.
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DirkDiggles
07/16/19 11:59:32 PM
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Kind of like how it used to be before the EB merger.
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Rika_Furude
07/17/19 3:46:45 AM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
His posts often make little sense

im sorry that comprehension is hard for you. there are some classes you can take for that.

Judging by your posts ITT you need some English classes.
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MabusIncarnate
07/17/19 3:48:19 AM
#37:


Rika_Furude posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
His posts often make little sense

im sorry that comprehension is hard for you. there are some classes you can take for that.

Judging by your posts ITT you need some English classes.

Stop acting like this. Sometimes words get mixed up, I do it too. Chill the fuck out.
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0xDEFECADE
07/17/19 3:49:44 AM
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Here's an idea they can try.
Buy used games at new price for FREE disc insurance for 1 year
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MabusIncarnate
07/17/19 3:50:57 AM
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0xDEFECADE posted...
Here's an idea they can try.
Buy used games at new price for FREE disc insurance for 1 year

Stop it catboy
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Rika_Furude
07/17/19 3:51:00 AM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
His posts often make little sense

im sorry that comprehension is hard for you. there are some classes you can take for that.

Judging by your posts ITT you need some English classes.

Stop acting like this. Sometimes words get mixed up, I do it too. Chill the fuck out.

Except Vipa has a history of hostility so IDGAF. He's always harassing me over something or other and making up lies.
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Questionmarktarius
07/17/19 3:56:35 AM
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berlyman101 posted...
MabusIncarnate posted...
This is kind of like how Funcoland was, which I really liked in the mid 90's.


Damn I miss it

And then Gamestop ate it, leaving the magazine as the only existing remnant.
Seems like someone over there finally remembered how great Funcoland was.

Also every console vendor has abandoned 'retro' gaming all at once, give or take X1 playing some 360 games. There's a market vacuum here, and Vintage Stock sucks at it.
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SrRd_RacinG
07/17/19 9:04:23 AM
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ProbablyaCat
07/17/19 4:59:24 PM
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Rika_Furude posted...
MabusIncarnate posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
His posts often make little sense

im sorry that comprehension is hard for you. there are some classes you can take for that.

Judging by your posts ITT you need some English classes.

Stop acting like this. Sometimes words get mixed up, I do it too. Chill the fuck out.

Except Vipa has a history of hostility so IDGAF. He's always harassing me over something or other and making up lies.


Reap what you sow
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Tryhaptaward
07/17/19 5:01:08 PM
#44:


TIME TO BUY ALL THE STOCK!

all of it!
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Questionmarktarius
07/17/19 5:08:02 PM
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Tryhaptaward posted...
TIME TO BUY ALL THE STOCK!

all of it!

Let me see how much change is lost in my sofa...
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LookANinja
07/17/19 5:10:22 PM
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I had no idea what Vipa was saying until the all caps post.
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Tryhaptaward
07/17/19 6:17:57 PM
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LookANinja posted...
I had no idea what Vipa was saying until the all caps post.


The ellipses spam then the caps lock rage

classic
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SolKarellen
07/17/19 6:26:41 PM
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Darmik posted...
A dedicated video game retailer franchise ditching retro gaming has never really made sense to me. Good to bring that back.

But yeah trying to make it like a gaming hub of sorts is a smart idea.
I'm guessing it's a space issue? Space taken up by an old PS2 game worth 5$ that stays on the shelf for an uncertain amount of time could be a new game for 60$ with nearly guaranteed sales.

But the older I get, the more I enjoy retro gaming.
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EternalDivide
07/17/19 6:52:07 PM
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"Giving stores a unique layout and a purpose to appeal to gamers."

So then getting rid of all the pathetic ugly manbaby dolls and action figures that line the wall? And maybe putting actual video games back on the shelves?
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Wetterdew
07/17/19 7:06:25 PM
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I don't care about these, their awful business practices make them intolerable regardless.
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