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GameStop buys EB
Dram writes "Business Week, among others, is reporting that GameStop will buy Electronics Boutique for $1.4 billion. Hopefully this will allow both chains to better compete with Wal-Mart and Best Buy for our gaming dollars."
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My local mall already has TWO Gamestops and TWO EBs. Either some people are going to be out of jobs, or it's going to be hilarious seeing four Gamestops in one mall.
Don't forget about that wonderful greeting when you walk through the doors at Gamestop, "Did you bring in your trades?"
They could call it "Loan Star Gamestop" or "Silver Dollar Gamestop" and it would actually fit in with the rest of the pawn shops here in Texas.
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Gamestop showed up to pick up their EB today, but were informed that since they didn't pre-order, there were none in stock for them. They were able to special order it, but it may be a few weeks.
-Cliff
He means that EB issue a refund for a game that's been opened, so he can't burn a copy of Halo 2 and take it back for a full refund. Bastards.
There *IS* no market competition for new games. 49.99 or 49.96 at Wal*Mart so they can still claim to be the "Low price leader". Gamestop and EB? Oh look 49.99. At least at Best Buy or Wal*Mart you don't have the community college dropout that works there pestering you to pre-order every over hyped future bomb.
No sig for you!!