Game UK closing,Gamestop to internationaly monopolise, ur gaming consoles loss

Game group is now closing what does this mean for gamestop and eb games , well it means there gonna make a killing, ever since the closure of game australia the price of gamestop inc stocks have trippled, and now with this new announcement what can we expect gamestop to do, although not huge in Asia gamestop has had the majority hold in retial games in the west. Importing games is also gonna be affected with new monopolisation.

what does this mean for your gaming console?
PS3 - still able to import games from Asia
Xbox - has lost a major PAL distributor

what are your thoughts ?

They are not the only store that sells games.

HAHAHAHA....it's funny because I live in America and I don't have to worry about it.

so?

nothing going to change...

price for games over in AU is going stay the same.

Anyways if i lived in AU i import every single game in anyways with AU pricing...

In Ireland, Gamestop have been charging crazy prices (which I wouldn't dare buy). With HMV possibly closing, it will probably get worse since there wouldn't be any other store with a decent selection to physically buy games from anymore. I guess Amazon is the answer.

Video game specific stores are useless. The niche games sell out instantly since they order 2 copies in an entire city of 150k+, so there's no "wait a year for the price collapse to grab them at ~20% of its full price" kind of thing possible. And the selection is awful. No thanks.

Each country has it's own chain store for technology stuff and videogames. And there are smaller neibourhood stores as well, that can get you stuff you can't get in the big stores. For example, I live in southern Europe, and bought Persona 4 Golden about a month ago, without having to import or pay more than normal price for it.

gamestop is the only store around where I live so unless there is a great pre-order incentive (like Fire Emblem's artbook), I would buy it online

If only there were some way people could use the internet to make purchases and have games sent through the mail.

so?

nothing going to change...

price for games over in AU is going stay the same.

Anyways if i lived in AU i import every single game in anyways with AU pricing...

k2theswiss

You still buy your games from a brick and mortar store?Timstuff

I really don't care. They'll never kill Amazon.percech

I pretty much buy everything from Play or Amazon. I didn't even know Gamestop was in the UK!?

I didn't even know Gamestop was in the UK!?bulby_g

Eww....Gamestop. MercenaryMafia

In Ireland, Gamestop have been charging crazy prices (which I wouldn't dare buy). With HMV possibly closing, it will probably get worse since there wouldn't be any other store with a decent selection to physically buy games from anymore. I guess Amazon is the answer.

tryagainlater

http://www.zavvi.com/games/offers/hot-for-2013.list

where is your link as far as im aware they were bought out by opcapita six minths ago.

where is your link as far as im aware they were bought out by opcapita six minths ago.

True_Chaos_UK

I get all my games at an online retailer(s). Often cheaper and delivered within a day. Not sure why people still go to Gamestop after all those shady practises. All stores have games these days.

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]Game aren't closing. They're actually looking into buying some HMV storessts106mat

Do even understand what monopolization means?

Gamestop is far from the only retailer. There is this small company over here in the old world called Amazon ( Uk,De and Fr stores ) There are other companies as well such as HMV let alone oretty much every big store nowdays has a videogame section

[QUOTE="percech"]I really don't care. They'll never kill Amazon.razgriz_101

[QUOTE="percech"]I really don't care. They'll never kill Amazon.razgriz_101

That used to be the case but its not the same anymore.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"][QUOTE="percech"]I really don't care. They'll never kill Amazon.blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="razgriz_101"] I'd rather someone did, im not fond of the whole online shindig.Nothing beats going into a store, Amazon feels clinical and meh its a great convenience device but it never beats actually going to the shop and is literally killing off British shops apart from Supermarkets and clothing which is a shame HMV and game are the last refuges for the guy getting dragged round the shops by his woman :(adamosmaki

And the massive deals/bargains you can get. I ordered The Godfather Trilogy on Blu-ray over the weekend on amazon for 18 dollars.

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="razgriz_101"] I'd rather someone did, im not fond of the whole online shindig.Nothing beats going into a store, Amazon feels clinical and meh its a great convenience device but it never beats actually going to the shop and is literally killing off British shops apart from Supermarkets and clothing which is a shame HMV and game are the last refuges for the guy getting dragged round the shops by his woman :(adamosmaki

Not necessarily. Amazon have been known to close peoples accounts because they return too many items. And Im not talking hundreds here, maybe 5 or 6 high value items. Guess it comes down to whos reviewing your account at customer services, but once its shut down thats it. If you make another account, it'll get shut as well.

Its kind of a scary thought, I use amazon so much, would hate to be blocked from using them!

But game isn't closing. What the hell are you talking about op?

What's Game? Is that like Steam or Amazon? :P

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]You still buy your games from a brick and mortar store?razgriz_101

You realise you can buy physical items off the internet, right?

i dont use Game so this doesn't affect me.

Video game specific stores are useless. The niche games sell out instantly since they order 2 copies in an entire city of 150k+, so there's no "wait a year for the price collapse to grab them at ~20% of its full price" kind of thing possible. And the selection is awful. No thanks.

SuperFlakeman

Game group is now closing what does this mean for gamestop and eb games , well it means there gonna make a killing, ever since the closure of game australia the price of gamestop inc stocks have trippled, and now with this new announcement what can we expect gamestop to do, although not huge in Asia gamestop has had the majority hold in retial games in the west. Importing games is also gonna be affected with new monopolisation.

what does this mean for your gaming console?
PS3 - still able to import games from Asia
Xbox - has lost a major PAL distributor

what are your thoughts ?

andytisnt

Ok here im going to answer all of your Q

For people asking for links to game closing, there isnt one, not all information is avaliable online, you have to be able to do your own deductive work, look at its stock trends and announcements, its recent forclosures internationally to cut down expenses, due to bankrupted sectors. its web site has been down for maintanence several times this past month, similarly to when game australia closed.

To those saying its buying new game stores, this is false how can it afford to buy new stores when i closed all the ones in Australia and sacked so many staff in ireland.

To those saying who cares doesnt effect me, yes ofcourse it does ur prices will go up due to a lowering of competitiveness, for instance u eat at maccas, hungry jacks closes down, maccas no longer has a maint competitor and it can now charge what ever it likes due to an enourmous increase in demand.

dont get me wrong online stores are great, but remember they have the power to close your account, many are registered in different contries such as amazon so if they dont comply with regulations in your country such as the americas of australia it wont matter, you as the importer may technically be powerless to enforce any warranty or return policy as these laws do not extend to other countries.

If only there were some way people could use the internet to make purchases and have games sent through the mail.

Vaasman

Don't be ridiculous. You're talking straight up science fiction.

Who even shops at ebgames or gamestop when there is Futureshop and Bestbuy?????????