GAME shutting over 100 UK shops

shauncr91 · 23 Apr 2010 at 15:17

Burnsy2023 said:
Well considering there are 3 Game stores and a Gamestation in Southampton City Centre alone, we can afford to lose one or two.

Yep, 2 or 3 in Meadowhall too.

SilverSpider · 23 Apr 2010 at 15:28

n111ck said:
They should ditch all the scruffy BO smelling Gamestations and then get a bit more realistic with their pricing in the remaining Game stores.

Here was me thinking only my local Gamestation stunk of BO, seems it's more rife than that.

[TW]Fox · 23 Apr 2010 at 15:38

GAME and Gamestation stores are targetted at different demographics. GAME is aimed at the general public whereas Gamestation is for hardcore gamers. This is why its full of BO and anime crap.

elmuzzy66. · 23 Apr 2010 at 15:43

i worked for gamestation for over year and even got sent to las vegas for free

Sad to see the stores go but some had to go. Some gamestation's stores were just there to take sales away from game, even if made a loss in the store. I guess the stores in blockbusters must have gone after the sale.
Online might be cheaper but you get to know your local games store and the service given can't be matched. If anything goes wrong and they will help the loyal customer. I realy enjoyed the feedback on gaming when talking to customers

Rameses · 23 Apr 2010 at 15:53

[TW]Fox;16421952 said:
GAME and Gamestation stores are targetted at different demographics. GAME is aimed at the general public whereas Gamestation is for hardcore gamers. This is why its full of BO and anime crap.

I couldnt agree more hahaha.

Gob · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:31

mglover070588 said:
I refuse to buy games from GAME anymore, as every single game seems to be at the RRP price!

I just get games from etailers. I still prefer the disk though as I feel I am getting something for my money. I feel that if I do a digital download then I might as well torrent it.

I think GAME need to realise that no-one buys game from them because they are all 44.99 or 49.99 (ie the rrp).

True, its a bad state when you can actually go to the dog n record for a cheaper deal :s

ScottehBotteh · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:35

Would do better if the shops would price match with the company website.

james.miller · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:37

i buy virtually all my console games from the shops. 2nd hand bargains for the win. Pc games though, havent bought of from the shops for years.

antijoke · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:46

[TW]Fox;16421952 said:
GAME and Gamestation stores are targetted at different demographics. GAME is aimed at the general public whereas Gamestation is for hardcore gamers. This is why its full of BO and anime crap.

You hit the nail on the head there.

manoz · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:48

AcidHell2 said:
Probably has more to do with online shops and digital downloads.

Who buys games in shops anymore.

I remember when there were 3 GAME shops in Bristol city centre not more then a few hundred metres apart lol. I prefer Gamestation myself, better preowned deals.

Dark_Angel · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:49

There's like 3 in my town, (2 games and 1 game station) all close by about 5 mins from each other. It's not exavtly amazing they're struggling.

Plus a lot of the time they just can't compete on price.

ZG002 · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:50

2 game stores and 1 game station store within 5 minutes of each other in Sunderland. As Fox said Electronics boutique took over and took on the Game name. So they ended up with 2 stores in most city centres at a guess, Then add Game station into the mix, They will more than likely close one of the Game stores and keep a game and game station in the centres,

Even the Metro centre has two game stores and a game station.

antijoke · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:50

I still remember when Game in Leicester was Electronics Boutique (what a gay name), and before that it was an actual arcade!!!! And I spent many hours playing Mortal Kombat 2 upstairs.

ZG002 · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:54

Used to have a Game, Electronics Boutique, Chips and three independent stores up here during the ps1 Gen,

DampCat · 23 Apr 2010 at 17:04

The 3 games i regularly visited at home all reduced their PC section to less than 1 shelf and charged ridiculous prices.

No loss i say. Sucks for those losing jobs though.

Gackt · 23 Apr 2010 at 17:33

Good. The one in my town doesn't even sell PC games anyway. And they've always charged high prices - I can get games online for MUCH cheaper.

It is a shame, but it's their fault for not changing with the market. i.e. You can't get away with charging £40+ for a game these days when you can get it only for £35 or less and have it delivered to your door.

Sinny · 23 Apr 2010 at 17:47

Gackt said:
Good. The one in my town doesn't even sell PC games anyway. And they've always charged high prices - I can get games online for MUCH cheaper.

It is a shame, but it's their fault for not changing with the market. i.e. You can't get away with charging £40+ for a game these days when you can get it only for £35 or less and have it delivered to your door.

I used to love coming out of school every so often and walking into town to buy a friday release every now and then, but I can often save £15 by buying off the net so I don't really see any point.

Gackt · 23 Apr 2010 at 17:59

Sinny said:
I used to love coming out of school every so often and walking into town to buy a friday release every now and then, but I can often save £15 by buying off the net so I don't really see any point.

Same, I'd love to check it out. I still remember running down to buy FFX when it came out, and other games. Plus they used to have some good deals - but it's as a dry as a grandmother's vagina now.

Nodiggidy123 · 23 Apr 2010 at 18:03

i only ever go to game/gamestation when i want to trade something.

RobH · 23 Apr 2010 at 18:29

3x GAME stores in Birmingham city centre and 2x Gamestations. They do have competition with the big CEX store and GameStop nearby though. I never buy brand new games now as the second hand ones are just as good, 90% of the time the disc is flawless and I don't care about the case. GAME and Gamestation are pretty expensive even compared to their competitors (and most supermarkets these days).