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Death of the Indie Game Store

Posted by Zonk on from the late,-lamented dept.

tjmcgee writes "Independent game stores are usually hard to find, and when you do they are generally overpriced. An article on the Next-Gen site explains why the independent game store is all but gone. The article is very funny but kinda sad." From the article: "There's a lot of competition out there. There's no getting around it. Everyone is selling games now. Chances are your grandmother is hocking copies of Vice City every Monday between Bingo and Salisbury Steak night at the Shady Tree rest home."

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  1. Boo hoo. by Seumas · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Give me a break.

    Is capitalism and the concept of bulk buying purchase power new to the author? Wall-mart, Home Base, Home Depot, Office Max, Office Depot, SEARS, Hollywood Video, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Costco and countless other major businesses have been succeeding for years based on being able to drive costs down through bulk purchases and sales. I don't see what the big deal is.

    Does the author somehow expect the videogame sales business to use fundamentals from a magical world from fantasy land where it's seperate from the health care, medication, car sales and food industries?