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Old 03-28-2017, 02:27 PM   #11726
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Originally Posted by Ruien View Post
What is the circle of life for Gamestop?

Don't think it is a big deal shutting down some stores. I have 2 locations in the same mall and 1 literally 2 blocks away of said mall. I am sure the Switch is helping sales. The thing that probably hurts them the most is being able to digital download games with each console doing their own sales which js just as good or better than Gamestop (and any other retailer).
Think the main problem was even with the sales of the Switch, it doesn't seem to have been enough to counter the PS4/Xbox One/etc being down a lot more than they were expecting. Even in terms of games, Switch games likely didn't come close to covering the decline from other big games released in the quarter and previous quarter. They do make a chunk of sales from selling digital codes but that was also a lot lower than they were expecting.

Only real bright side is since their non-gaming sales are still good, they pretty much are just replacing those gaming stores with more non-gaming stores.
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