• HipHoboHarold@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They almost did, but then there was the whole thing with people getting stock and holding, and that actually ended up on helping GS. How long they will hold out is still debatable though. Mostly because of things like this post and the other comments. They used to be great, but because of stuff like that, i refuse to order from them at this point. And there’s a retro game store near me that actually has a ton of switch games. More than any GS I’ve been to. So I don’t see a reason to go into one in person. Not to mention the rise in digital games.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      By the time the last of four (!) Gamestops in my town finally closed, I am certain it had more square footage devoted to Rick and Morty shit than it did to video games.

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      1 year ago

      Don’t gloss over the stock issues. That was straight up Q-Anon shit with the CEO sending them secret messages because of the SEC or some absolute insane bullshit.

      • phillaholic@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        It was a giant “fuck you” to greedy hedge funds. Pretty diverse crowd got in on it.