GameStop and EBGames merging

[Allnatural]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/04/18/news_6122418.html

[Hexidecimal]

Fuck a doodle doo, Gamestop sucks ass, I much prefer EB Games.

[2fast4u]

5 bucks says penny arcade will do a strip on this

[smcd]

Gamestop usually has cheaper prices from my experience. Call of Duty for example, was $15 @ Gamestop but $30 everywhere else still.

[Eagle]

Gamestop usually has cheaper prices from my experience. Call of Duty for example, was $15 @ Gamestop but $30 everywhere else still.

They merged a long time ago down here.

[ShizZy]

For good or bad, Wal Mart will still control the game retail industry. EB and GameStop combined would make up 25% of it in the U.S. where Wal Mart already has what, maybe 40%? I heard 50 somewhere... but that seems a bit excessive.

[smegforbrain]

GameStop and EB both are more into it for the used games than retail, for a great many titles.

Sure, Wal-Mart is as much of a cancer as Starbucks, but Wal-Mart's selection is still relatively small (same goes for K-Mart, Target, etc).

[Eagle]

For good or bad, Wal Mart will still control the game retail industry. EB and GameStop combined would make up 25% of it in the U.S. where Wal Mart already has what, maybe 40%? I heard 50 somewhere... but that seems a bit excessive.

Wal-Mart? They have one of the smallest selections I know of. The super center here carries maybe 10 current titles at a time and the rest is old stuff. Best Buy has at least 50 current titles. Definately one of the biggest there.

[ShizZy]

It's not about carrying games, it's because just about everybody lives near a wal mart, and goes in them often. And generaly, wal mart game deals are pretty good. (Meaning rarely are they the expensivest carrier of a game).