And their games aren’t competitively priced. Why would I pay $40 for a used game there when I can get it for $20 on eBay? And they frequently don’t have the used games I want anyway, so there’s even less reason for me to check it. And if they do have a sale on something, it’s usually not as good of a sale vs their competitors (e.g. I bought my Switch from Target instead of GameStop, which is in the same parking lot, because Target had the better offer).
I used to go to GameStop because they had a great selection of used games for good prices, and there were perks to buying pre-release games from them.
If I were in charge, I’d change the whole model of the business, for example:
host tournaments with prizes and whatnot
host live game exchange events, where instead of selling to and buying from GS, it would arrange swaps directly between locals (i.e. safer than Craigslist/Facebook marketplace/etc); they could pay a small fee to test the game in the store and appraise the quality of the game, as well as clean it up
have an option to rent games before buying; it wouldn’t be a big part of the business, the main goal is to keep people coming back
sell retro games/consoles, international treats (esp. Japanese), and other nerdy stuff
Right now, when I got to GS, all I see is overpriced crap, and I want to leave as quickly as possible. If they’re going to survive, they need to be a place people want to go, otherwise they’ll just play at home.
And their games aren’t competitively priced. Why would I pay $40 for a used game there when I can get it for $20 on eBay? And they frequently don’t have the used games I want anyway, so there’s even less reason for me to check it. And if they do have a sale on something, it’s usually not as good of a sale vs their competitors (e.g. I bought my Switch from Target instead of GameStop, which is in the same parking lot, because Target had the better offer).
I used to go to GameStop because they had a great selection of used games for good prices, and there were perks to buying pre-release games from them.
If I were in charge, I’d change the whole model of the business, for example:
Right now, when I got to GS, all I see is overpriced crap, and I want to leave as quickly as possible. If they’re going to survive, they need to be a place people want to go, otherwise they’ll just play at home.