Earlier this year the biggest specialist game retailer in the UK, GAME, launched its online marketplace that allows independent sellers to distribute their own ranges of t-shirts, merchandise and even retro games. At launch in March the selection of retro titles was almost non-existent, yet now it's been expanded to include a fairly wide range of titles.
As you'd expect Nintendo platforms are well represented in the retro games section, from SNES through to GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. It's not a particularly thorough resource for hardened collectors, however, with a number of systems missing and the selections being rather limited and - in some cases - pricey. For those yet to become familiar with the collecting scene that want to make a start, however, or perhaps hoping to pick up a particular classic with minimal effort, it's certainly a decent option.
In any case, GAME is promoting this as 'Retro Games Week' on the marketplace, and it's interesting to see how this setup for smaller traders is evolving.
What do you think of GAME's marketplace? Is it a welcome option, or does it still have too far to go in order to improve? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Thanks to John Leith for the heads up.
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[source game.co.uk]
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I just wish my local GAME store had more than just one DK and one Samus in the Amiibo section.
Seriously, they never restock that part.
Its rubbish you can't sort by format and it shows some items that are oos
I'll stick with my local luck. I've gotten games for £2 that cost £15+ elsewhere.
(Also, I'm still annoyed with GAME for taking over Gamestation, gutting their retro section and turning them into the exact same damn stores.)
@TheHumbleFellow try your local Argos, they sell amiibo's too, and they're cheaper. Just don't expect them to have the rare ones though.
At least Game are doing something to keep the retro scene going, they never stock in anything but last gen or current gen stuff in shop.
I suppose one advantage of this is you can save up your Reward Points enough and then blow them on a rare pricey game.....or do they not allow that on Retro Stuff?
Why not the US
Smyths toy shop is another good place to get amiibos from in the uk.
Cheap as well £10.99 each.
@EllenJMiller - Yeah it's a real shame GAME ruined Gamestation, they were my preferred store until the buyout and then, like you say, just made them replicas of GAME...
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