Former Nintendo Of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé Joins GameStop's Board Of Directors

Apparently Reggie cannot do retirement well.

Holy cow Reggie! I Don’t understand that move at all. Should’ve just stayed on with Nintendo??? And if Gamestop keeps going they way they’re going you’ll be retired before long again! 🤷‍♂️

If anyone can help turn things around for Gamestop it's Reggie!

Hmm, interesting move. I love the Regginator, but I doubt even his sexy cyborg powers can save that sinking ship.

Prove me wrong, Reggie. Prove me wrong!

Please change this absolutely garbage company into what it used to be! Get rid of all those funko pops, bootleg fnaf merch, hangrees, etc. Get rid of that garbage magazine! Stop shoving the horrible membership down my throat! Make us proud!

Reggie’s getting on the boat, as soon as it’s sinking.

I really like brick and mortar game shops, but I’m afraid there aren’t going to be too many still around. You’ll have to go to Target or Walmart to buy games, unless you’re in a big city with a dedicated game store.

They should bring back retro sales.

Hopefully they will start competing with Walmart, who puts out games at $50

@jamesthemagi that's really all they need to do. I used to buy Amazon for the 20% off then when they stopped, Wal-Mart came in with the $10 off. Give me that and I'll shop at GS any day of the week.

One of the best figures in gaming is leading one of the worst figures in gaming?

This ought to be interesting.

I don't blame Reggie. I'm sure they offered him a nice fat pay check for the job.

That said - nothing can save Game Stop or other specialty stores. Massive corporations like Walmart and Amazon are not selling games cheaper because they can - they are doing it to destroy GS and other similar stores. If and when GS goes under - and I think there's a good chance that will happen - those games will got back up in price because the competition will be gone.

Massive companies like Walmart and Amazon can afford to break even or even sell at a loss, if it means they destroy smaller rivals.

There's no competing with that. People can spout their "buy local" or "support brick and mortar stores" all the like. It's not gonna do anything but delay the inevitable. The real world isn't Stardew Valley - people are always going to buy the most affordable choice most often.

Reggie hear me. Remember, no means no. When I decline to make a preorder at check out I don’t want to have to defend my decision over and over and over again. I just want to buy a game and GTFO.

@NintendoByNature Same. I only buy games from Amazon these days when I get them for free using my Amazon credit card cash back rewards. Any time I buy a $50 game at Walmart I make sure to put it on my Amazon credit card, just to twist that knife a little, lol. If Gamestop can offer something competitively priced I'd start shopping there again.

If Reggie can't help turn Gamestop around, then I will have no place to sell back my $60 games for pennies on the dollar. And use those very few pennies I get back to buy more "brand new" unsealed games with all the codes, books and goodies missing. What ever will I do?

It's hard to imagine this will add anything positive to his legacy.
But hey, give it a shot!

My vote is for the retro game lounge route for Gamestop.

First step: Bring used game payouts and used game prices in line with the indie competition. They need to learn that just because they're the only major chain of dedicated game stores left in the U.S. does not mean they are even close to a monopoly in the business.

@Heavyarms55 I don't know; if anyone could pull off the Stardew Valley plan for rural economic rejuvenation of "punch Walmart in the face and wear shades," it's probably Regginator Fis-a-Mech.

Wishing Reggie luck - he has really got a lot of work to do there!
But I agree, a healthy GameStop is better for the industry. Here in the states people’s lifestyles and the economy can’t support or foster independently-owned video game retail boutiques, so the best we can expect is a specialty chain. I’ve talked with some cool salespeople at my local GameStop, and it would be a shame if it closed.
There’s such enormous energy and demand in the video game industry now - there has got to be a way for them to tap that community feel and stay afloat.
Although shoppers’ habits lately don’t help - buying digital instead of physical only hastens the trend towards none of us owning anything, merely renting.
No thank you!
Buying a big release at a specialty shop can be an event that hypes you for a game and makes you feel like part of a community. Shop local!

@Kangarooskillit I brought up the unsealed new games to the checkout guy years ago. He asked me, “when you buy a new car is it in the wrapper?” Lol

@Heavyarms55 Places like Wal-mart don't buy or sell used games, though, nor do they have as wide a selection of various products. Even if GameStop does go out of business, they'll have a tough time crushing the remaining well-run indie competition.

@Teksetter You just don't live in the right place. I have multiple indie game store options in my area, although technically they also sell music, movies, comics/manga, trading cards, etc.

@BulbasaurusRex That doesn't really matter though. Small businesses like that are far and few between and don't really bother Amazon or Walmart and frankly - big companies like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have never really liked the second hand markets in the first place. They might publicly say otherwise, and individuals in the company might even honestly like the second hand market - but overall the second hand market is not something the business side of the industry is in favor of. When consumers buy used copies of games - those are potential sales of new copies that might have otherwise sold.

This is related to the push for digital sales as well.

Don't get me wrong though - I'm not saying I agree with the mindset, just that I understand.

And frankly GS has done a poor job of garnering customer loyalty. They'll give you 10 bucks for a game they'll sell used for 40 - for example. Then they force their employees to pester customers over memberships, magazines, pre-orders etc...

Doesn’t that line contradict his recent comments about the digital future of games? Now we need stores again??

@Heavyarms55 There are plenty of them around, and while they don't bother the big stores (basically beneath their notice), they are healthy enough to carve out their own niche in the market and serve as additional direct competition to GameStop.

Who cares what the big publishers thing about the second-hand market? Despite what they think, it exists, it remains popular, and it's not going away any time soon. Part of what lets these indie stores compete against GameStop is that they usually offer more reasonable prices on both sides of used sales.

@BulbasaurusRex Maybe there are several in your area but they are hardly common enough that everyone has access to them like they do Game Stop or big chains like Walmart or online shopping like Amazon.

@Heavyarms55 No, but they're common enough that probably at least half the U.S. population has reasonable access to at least one. Still, this is why it's important for GameStop to remain relevant.

It doesn't matter who joins Gamestop; the company is screwed.

I don't think even the Reggienator can patch up that sinking ship.

Listen he’s not joining as CEO or VP lol he’s joining the board

As long as he cleans up the management mess and gives GS members better service then I am all for it. And yet here we have sketcky Amazon workers warehouse works and Walmart paying low wages. And yet people still talk about how good those place are. This is why I call those people hypocites by their very own words.

@BulbasaurusRex I seriously doubt that - but it's been about 3 years since I've been back to the US. So perhaps more have opened.

@Cevil Gamestop is far from perfect but if they go out of business it will NOT be good for the gaming industry.
This is what alot of NintenDoomed and GS Haters forget. They should be careful what they wish for. Also Remember Amazon returns comes at a cost unless manfacture recalls which is slim. People keep talking how Amazon is better but yet forget there is a charge to Return Merchandise that you pay. Otherwise I would be greatly happy for for those talking like it easy to pay for all my return at their cost. Then let's see them talk about this again. Also remember once you open games from Walmart you can't return but with GS at least if you don't like the game you can resale it back. To Amazon some will be returnable at your cost to send back and some you can't return so tell me again this is a good deal?

@Kangarooskillit, GameStop online accepts PayPal. After selling some of my old games on eBay, I just bought a Switch Lite, the Link’s Awakening puzzle, and a Cup Head puzzle from GameStop.

@Chowdaire for sure. Hoping Reggie has some tricks up his sleeve. And like others have said, bring retro games back in store.

What happened to retiring?

Some of y’all know there’s a difference between a board member and a CEO/COO/CFO, right? Nah, I’m sure you all do.

@Tandy255 "After selling some of my old games on eBay"

Ya, you sold your games on eBay for market prices (The actual price someone is willing to pay for your goods). My point was that Gamestop does not buy at market price... But hey, taking advantage of youths who don't always have access to markets seem like a respectable business practice.

@SwitchForce "but with GS at least if you don't like the game you can resale it back."
If you buy Pre-Owned (which, granted, is a huge benefit). I'm extremely fortunate that my copy of Mega Man 11 for Switch started having troubles booting up most times. Not sure where the fault was, don't care, I didn't care for the game at all despite clearing 1-10 and some side games. Brick Man's level was the only fun.

Regardless, having someone Nintendo-side on the Board should be a good thing. Gamestop's woes could have been prevented by not opening so many stores. ThinkGeek is an alright way to shift the purpose of some stores, but mathematically, they need a third model that isn't Pre-Owned or miscellaneous media. Clearly the phone service thing wasn't going to work (and why is Walgreens trying?). Despite being in DFW, there's barely anywhere to play and meet others, so maybe a "GameStop Center / Stage / something" that can alleviate this and properly house the big roving events and tournaments.

@Heavyarms55 well someone could always take pages out of Teddy Roosevelt‘s and FDR’s respective books and break those behemoths up.

@GrandScribe One can dream. I'd support that move. And not just those behemoths but also companies like Disney, Apple and Google.

Gamestop is horrible, plus physical games are bad for the environment. Let's all boycott them both.

@KingBowser86 Of course you can resell games to GameStop that you previously bought new (and not just because it stopped working). Where do you think their initial pre-owned stock comes from in the first place? You won't get the best prices compared to eBay or an indie shop, but you can do it.

Here in Sweden, GS are already on their way out, being in the process of closing all their stores.

I'm not sad, because GS have sucked as long as I can remember. Extremely over-priced games, both new and used ones, bad deals (sounding good on paper, but not always in reality - convenient maybe, but that's mostly all), and focus on a lot of crappy merch.

In many places, they've been the only retail option for video games, but I think the competition from online stores (and the increase in digital purchases) finally has brought them down.

@Heavyarms55 Well, it's not half of the land area but half of the population, you know the half that lives in cities and large suburbs. Any city with 40-50K+ population (or smaller ones or unincorporated areas located right next to one that big) should have such an option in reasonable driving distance.

@mesome713
Just curious, I see you overly praise Nintendo for every action they do, but you do realize Nintendo is one of the least environmentally friendly company in the video game business, right?

I remember Nintendo used to be constantly raked over the coals by Greenpeace every year during the Wii era.

@Kangarooskillit You are not wrong, I have done many trade-ins that I regretted. However, by using eBay, I need to buy thing on eBay or use online stores that accept PayPal (and GameStop is one of them).

Of course, if I can buy it cheaper somewhere else, I will (usually true for games). The two puzzles were GameStop exclusives and I really wasn’t going to find a new Switch Lite cheaper than the MSRP.

On a side note, the Switch eShop also accepts PayPal. 😁

@mesome713 a true Troll in sheeps clothing and NintenDoomed fandom is what we go here. If they are so bad one should stop using internet as it uses electricity and that is bad for environment as well. So why are you on the internet for? Why aren't you boycotting the use of Electricity and coal generated electricity. The hypocrisy of these types of people just amazes me everyday they use something without taking a second thought.

Looks like he's hedging on his cloud-only gaming prediction. Good to see.

@BulbasaurusRex You confused me, there! I'll go on, despite it not being your post.
Switch Force used the term "resale." In the context of the rest of the post and for not using the term "trade," it implied full-price. It makes more sense with those clarifications in place.

@KingBowser86 No, SwitchForce was saying that at least with GameStop you can get some of your money back by selling a game back to them if you try it and don't like it, something you can't do with Wal-mart and actually costs you extra to do with Amazon. He/she was just using bad grammar.

@SwitchForce I'm using the sun and water to power my electricy. And my Nintendo Switch doesn't use and waste as much power as the Sony Playstation. That's why I boycott Playstation also. Yall should too, Sony is horrible for the environment compared to others who care for the earth and future of our children.

I don't know if he's really going to have the power to make real change at GameStop. He's only one board member and the rest of the board has demonstrated time and time again that they have no interest in treating their employees or customers with any respect or human decency.

I don’t want GameStop to go out of business but they have issues which are their own fault besides digital games. corporate absolutely must stop requiring employees to to bother customers to preorder, pay for a rewards membership, trade in a phone etc people don’t want that nonsense when they go shopping. also don’t charge the “new” price for a game if it’s the last opened display copy, which is what most of their “new” games in stock are which is another issue. Remodel the stores and make the stores look more professional instead of looking like a garage sale shop. I hope Reggie makes some good changes although i honestly can’t understand why he took the job.

GameStop is a dumpster fire that fleeces its customers and exploits its workers. This is a very, very bad move on Reggie’s part and I hope he abandons ship before he sinks with them and loses his glowing reputation...

@Toy_Link ignore Mesome713. He’s just a troll with several aliases. Just block him and move on- hopefully the admins will give him the boot again in due time.

This is a really weird move for Reggie. Why retire from Nintendo, a company almost universally loved by gamers, only to join a company almost universally hated?

Anyway...

"The gaming industry needs a healthy and vibrant GameStop"

Nonsense. Gamestop is the reason that the vast majority of people who want to shop at a brick and mortar videogame store have only Gamestop to choose from. Gamestop needs to die and maybe something good will rise up in its place. Or maybe not, maybe the time for brick and mortar videogame stores has passed. Either way, no one should mourn Gamestop's inevitable passing.

@mesome713 there we go try to deflect when told to boycott all electricity is produced from pollution. Your all might boycott is a farce here.

@Donald_M a hater of GameStop don't we have here. Try to return a open game to Walmart and you will get a "We Don't accept open games". Amazon we take back but you pay to return it back in working order if not you will not get refund. That's the kinda store you want I doubt you would go back to them after that especially Walmart whom will Absolutely not take back open games unless manufacture defect. If those are the options you want to have you can have them but don't tell the rest of us to use those options. This is laughable when people say this:
Gamestop needs to die and maybe something good will rise up in its place.
They have no concept of Business/consumer buying habits and will find out shortly they will be at the short end of the stick.

They need to price match Amazon et al, which is just about impossible given the costs of running retail stores.

Sadly I don't see a future for any dedicated games retailer anymore, there are just far too many places to buy games from whether it be online or even just the supermarket. Add to this the percentage of digital sales is increasing every year and it's a case of ever decreasing circles

Remember we don’t want any games outlet to go out of business- that means less choice, variety, and competition. Prices will go up and niche stuff will be harder to find. Plus the industry needs brick and mortar shops because no matter that they want an all digital future, they still need to sell their consoles and controllers, AND have an outlet to the casual gamer and for people who aren’t regular customers but are buying for gifts.

They may not be able to match price, but they can try to be more unique. If Reggie can get a closer relationship for GameStop with Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox and get them to give something to Gamestop that you can’t get elsewhere, then there is a chance he can keep the lights on a little longer.

Physical gaming's in a dangerous position at this point. Microsoft is all about Game Pass/xCloud, Nintendo has nothing happening after March 20th and Sony's reluctant to reveal the PS5 so places like Gamestop will suffer further in their current state.

Hopefully Reggie is able to turn Gamestop around.

Remove the Funko Pop shelves, the Five Nights at Freddy's/Fortnite/Hello Neighbor merch, and shirts! I can go to Hot Topic or a toy store for these things, they have no place in a videogame store.

Reggie, no! GameStop is on its way out and nothing can stop it unless it stops selling games entirely. Then it can't really be called "GameStop" anymore. The times are changing and there's just no place for a dedicated games retailer.

Gamestop will always hold a special place in my heart but it was a very love/hate relationship I endured. Moved up through the ranks quickly just out of college, couple of years as a store manager, helped open a few stores, was an acting area manager for a stint, then finally got introduced to the virtual cesspool that is upper management. Never before or since have I witnessed such blatant corruption, greed and total disregard for employees and customers alike. It is not surprising to me AT ALL that they eventually spiraled out of control and are now in the position they find themselves in. The changing nature of the video game industry is not what crippled Gamestop, although many people point to that excuse. No, Gamestop crippled Gamestop. You have to care about the people who work with and for you and you have to care about the customers you serve. If not, it will eventually catch up to you. Although, I must say, I would absolutely love to see Reggie turn things around and effect real change there. He's got an uphill battle for sure.

I hope his body is ready to lift the sinking ship out of the sea.

He's on the board of GS. He will not be doing an operation function like he did at Nintendo.

He's gone from Nintendo, where dreams are made, to Gamestop, where games go to die.

@Torakaka yes , though as a member of the board at most he would be as a consultant I imagine and this gives positive PR for Gamestop which desperately needs it. They probably opened up the coffers for him. "Yes, we spent the past 10 years underselling trade ins and treating our employees badly but we got Reggie on board now! Remember Mario, Smile!" In short get your money Reggie.

This is a win for Gamestop if for nothing else great PR. Which they need. I don't think Reggie would've gone there if he didn't think he could help turn the company around. He's got a pretty great track record of doing that. I hope he can help Gamestop turn it around and make it a viable option to buy games from again.

@Grumblevolcano Microsoft, surprisingly, makes more odes to physical than anyone but Nintendo. Their focus is on digital services. However Phil openly talks about how GP counter-intuitively leads to an increase in actual game sales, and that's something they keep in mind - so individual game sales are still meaningful. But MS, despite having a focus there, is also a strong supporter of their physical ecosystem. They're not stupid. They know the value of their distribution footprint. As does Sony, but they don't need to work for it, as the leader.

Physical may end up being about swag and perks/rewards more than actual physical media, but I don't think physical as a channel is ending any time soon.

GameStop specifically, on the other hand.........

Poor Reggie. I think Pizza Hut needs him now more than ever given their latest gimmick is sticking frozen mozzarella sticks around the crust. Instead he's buying last minute tickets for the Edmund Fitzgerald.

@NintendoByNature
I also think is ridiculous how they list used games more expensive than new games. That makes no sense. They need to work on their pricing. Look at eBay and see how much they are trending for.
They could introduce a 2% rewards program.
If they are going to do card game tournament, let's say they do 8 people $10 each entry fee and give out a $50 price.
A retro gaming section where they charge/hour
There is a lot of potential not only to excite gamer, but also to make the stores very profitable.

@SwitchForce I’ve never paid to return to Amazon. I have had an instance that I had to pay return shipping on an item that I bought through a small seller of Amazon. In fact I can take my item unboxed/ packed and take it to the UPS store or Kohl’s and they box it and print the label and I get a receipt for return. As for returning an opened new game- that’s never been allowed anywhere.

I don't know. I feel uncomfortable in gamestop, it's like I feel like prey in a GameStop store. Pricing is so unfair. I exclusively buy new games now ( except for old systems) over the years I have just come to dislike GameStop in the way they treat me I almost always by my games new from Best buy now.

I am hopeful he can make effective change at Gamestop. The economy needs them to stay in the industry. I do agree their guerrilla marketing tactics are tiring and keep me out of the store. I recently bought a car charger and the sales pitch at the register irritated me.

In spite of this we still need them to survive. Some of you may not remember the times when we were flush with video games and computer stores. There was nothing better than heading out to see the latest games and play demos. Or to piece together your newest server from new or used parts at the local computer store. Times indeed have changed but if we continue to march towards renting rather than owning something physical the economy will continue to suffer as everything is interdependent and when pieces start to fall eventually it will collapse or devolve into something less robust.

I hope he is saying "My body is ready" because we need somebody to fix this.

I have mixed feelings about GameStop but I do think they’ve been trying to turn things around. I’ve noticed lower prices on used games, more sales, and that cool $5 off coupon you get for being a pro member once a month. It’s not by any means fixed but it’s a start. I used to buy my new games exclusively from Amazon with that 20% preorder discount but since they’ve done away with that I have cut back dramatically on buying new releases in general. If I’m buying a used game it’s from GameStop- with that 7 day return policy it’s just the best choice for me. Now if GameStop started matching prices...

Also to anyone saying just sell you game on eBay- that may or may not be the best decision. eBay charges you selling fees , sometimes listing fees, PayPal fees, plus you have to accept returns if the customer says the item is not in stated condition. I’ve found that more often than not, after all the fees, that GameStop trade value is fairly comparable- I’ve even found instances where I’ll get more at GameStop especially if I trade towards an upcoming game. I’ve also had several instances where the game I’m looking for is cheaper at GameStop than eBay especially used and when you take shipping in account.

@Torakaka
His body just wasn't ready to relax.

Here in Denmark, most GameStop stores just closed. Can't say I'd be super excited to have them back.

Step 1) clear out the rest of the board of directors.
Step 2) Fire every corporate manger, ceo, coo, cfo that there is.
Step 3) Rebuild from there.

Most people that buy physical games still use GameStop/ebgames as far as I'm concerned, so if they're losing money, it's because of blatant mismanagement at the top.

@Mamabear I’ve never paid to return to Amazon. I have had an instance that I had to pay return shipping on an item that I bought through a small seller of Amazon.
This is a total lie. They take it out of your refund to pay for return shipping. Might want to read closer to the TOS when you send it back. Defective only are the free return.

@Mamabear In fact I can take my item unboxed/ packed and take it to the UPS store or Kohl’s and they box it and print the label and I get a receipt for return.
And yet here we make another lie you pay to send back from your refund. Try again. Only Defective gets free return.

@Mamabear As for returning an opened new game- that’s never been allowed anywhere.
It's allowed when defective so your trying to hard here again. You can return to GameStop open used New game for credit or cash.

@jamesthemagi yep the used games more expensive than new kills me. Usually the new games aren't stocked anywhere so they jack up the price of the used game.

Cant really see why he join when they closed all the stores

@PBandSmelly All of this. Especially the Funko. I walk into a store, and its a WALL of them. They cram in the three main systems everywhere else. Every other store is selling Funkos, so let them.

He'll either save GameStop or retire trying to. Even if it means changing their name to ConsoleStop.

I agree with him in this case. I like dedicated stores for things, i.e. books, toys, music, games. And while I do shop at Wal-Mart and Best Buy sometimes, Gamestop is my go-to.

I was bummed to see the likes of KB, TrU, many small music stores and Dalton Books go.

I dunno if you can turn it around or not, but good luck Reggie.

As for reselling games, I'd rather just do a yard sale or something. That way I can charge a fair price.

Also needing help; Game UK. CEX is great, but it's used phones, tablets, pc parts, laptops, consoles, accessories, games and dvd/blu ray media only. Game has gaming memorabilia, house hold items, figures, apparel and new items. It's nice to browse these things and go home with some that day, not have to look on the net or buy new games from argos.

@SwitchForce Clearly you’ve had some horrible Amazon experiences. Maybe other people have as well. Seriously though any time I’ve made a return ( even if it’s not defective) I have gotten the entire amount that I paid for the item. Every time. Even when I return to Kohl’s or anywhere. I’m not sure how familiar you are with returns through them but you can actually pay the shipping yourself so you don’t get charged their quoted Shipping price- if this is something you have to do then that is usually an option. Or like you said you can have the shipping taken out of your refund. Again this is normally when you buy from a third party seller. I think most people don’t realize that returns may be different when you buy from Amazon, Amazon Warehouse, or other third party sellers. They have their own unique rules and some may be subject to restocking fee unless defected ( Amazon warehouse and 3rd party sellers). I’m not grasping at straws. I’ve been a customer for many years and have not had few bad experiences which were taken care of when customer service was contacted.

I think this conversation is showing light on an actual issue which is that it is risky to make large purchases on Amazon- video game consoles, large or expensive electronics, or even furniture. Since many people don’t bother to take the time to discover the actual seller of the item and any rules they may have regarding returns it is often surprising when you get hit with these charges you weren’t expecting. I myself had planned to buy an Xbox One on Amazon since it was so much cheaper than going to Target or GameStop. However when I looked at the recent reviews it seemed likely that I may not be getting the NEW console I wanted. That made me look at seller policies - I ended up buying at a trusted store because the seller with the best price On Amazon would charge a restocking fee If returned and I thought that was a gamble. Morale of the story- be a thoughtful consumer.

When you walk into that store to buy a brand new, sealed game as a gift for a friend, specifically telling that to the guy at the counter, who then slips a disc into an opened package saying it's the "store copy," and the next one you go tell tells you "it's cheaper used" and offers to shrink-wrap a used copy to try to fool the friend you want to buy the new, sealed game for, something is very wrong.

No, Reggie, what the gaming industry needs is the demise of the consistently anti-consumer direction it has been heading in since at least the original Xbox's generation, when corporations thought they could get away with disgusting practises like charging for patches and pretending that networking connectivity (a staple of the industry since at least the '90s) was in some way a premium feature requiring its own paid membership — and people fell for it.

And when that whole "used games are the devil!" fiasco came up, guess what, publishers still want to jump into bed with the same store where their custome-- sorry, Mindless Consumers sell their used games (for exploitative peanuts, I should add). All in order to secure them pre-order dollars (often to incomplete DLC storefronts), while pushing "service plans" and other unnecessary crap with high-pressure sales tactics.

No, if anything, the industry needs a damn crash so it can start over, because there's nothing "healthy" about it at this sorry point.

Very surprised by this. Unfortunately, Gamestop (EBGames here in Canada) is on its last few miles. Even the renewed EBX stores can't save them. The reputation these stores have, plus the little games vs trinkets and knick knacks there are on shelves and the usual holier than thou attitude from employees all comes to one inevitable thing: Permanent closure.

People may still have a hard time accepting this but digital is gradually taking over and looking around, I see Best Buy having very little games on their shelves (just top stuff), Walmart is again more mainstream stuff. Here in Quebec, a major player is shutting down all of their stores in the province gradually over 2020. Enjoy the upcoming next gen consoles folks as it will be the last one with physical discs.

@kuliddar As media size continues growing, we'll either see a turnaround back to physical discs as local storage of everything will become impractical, or we'll see mandatory streaming. With 8k around the corner, imagine storing your 3TB games all on an HDD.

@NEStalgia 8k is more a flashy gimmick than anything else and the human eye cannot tell the difference. The only media it can help is gaming, nothing else...but that's likely not enough. Movie productions are still in 2k and the few that are over this get a 2K DI for distribution in theaters, the same applies for streaming (4K streaming is, well...not really 4K). Its also very expensive to produce in 4K+ which is why many don't bother in the first place.

But yes, long term its going to be streaming one way or the other but probably not for another 10 years.

I agree with prior post, it’s becoming a FUNKO store that sells games on the side. By the way these used games have a mark up that, sometimes, for $2 more you can get it new at Target. I miss the EB where it felt fair priced and desktop collectibles was not 75% of the store.

@kuliddar oh, I agree wholly on 8k. Won't stop the gaming industry from hanging their hats on it and stuffing more bits in the package though!

Heck we can't even get uncompressed 1080p video readily let alone 8k mattering.

@PBandSmelly theres nothing wrong with gameinformer magazine or the powerupreward program.

People looking at a 27" to 40" couldn't tell from 1080p to 4k to 8k. That's the reality but the koolaid drinkers keeps drinking it. The moment used games goes away forget your ability to get good games. Games will go back to carts they function like microSD and will be the future of physical gaming.

@RiasGremory Don't feed the Troll the user name already tells you something smells quite ripe about their posts.

@Theberrage: I feel ya!

Gamestop...probably something similar to Gamemania...shops that are too expensive. Nowadays I order my games via certain webshops, it saves me money.