LogFAQs > #885363312

Real answer, might be long, sorry.

Gamestop actually wasn't bad initially although it pretty much was always robbing you fro trade ins etc.

Thing is, it used to be a community gaming site, people would gather and play games, tournaments (for guitar hero etc) where held, release parties for big games etc. All that made gamestop more then just a place you could buy a game.

That happens at a few sites now, but it's up to the manager of the store and they are not given incentives (or money) to promote it etc.

Gamestop is going to die (although they are doing quite well finacially right now, having just sold Kongregate for a very large profit) unless they do something to keep people from using Best Buy or Amazon. The prices at both are cheaper then gamestop, significantly with gamersclub at bestbuy or amazon prime, and it's more convienent as well.

The only chance Gamestop has is to grab the feels of it's customers by making them loyal to the store, and willing to pay a bit more because of that loyalty (although honestly if best buy/amazon can offer games at a lower price, then gamestop should be able to come up with a way to sell the games at the same price.).

Even lowering their price to Amazons won't save gamestop by itself, they seriously need to take a page out of many cards and comic stores etc, and become a community gaming center. The place gamers go to meet, a place that holds competitions/tournaments etc, and a place where you can talk with others about upcoming titles, games your currently playing etc. That is it's only possible chance at long term survival in my opinion, as the digital age is here already and non-digital games are going to become more and more rare over time.

Gamestop can last maybe another 10 years like it is, maybe, but to go beyond that, they need to seriously re-invent or retro-invent themselves.
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