IW Boycott of EBGames and Gamestop! - Page 7

Sir Goulum · 10-26-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
Cloudy: I'll try... its just after a days work of putting up with idiots and jerks, I get a little wound up and when I come on here seeing people say misleading things about my place of work, I get a little riled up.

Keep your pants on dude, this is the first time i've seen you lose your cool. And for what.... a few jabs ? This is not you, settle down. [/QUOTE][img]smile.gif[/img]

I've just been a little grumpier than usual lately... probably from work and a bit of lack of sleep.

Memnoch · 10-26-2006, 11:22 PM

Ok, now that everyone's put down their handbags, let's get back to talking about EB and how they seem to have abandoned PC gamers.

T-D-C · 10-26-2006, 11:30 PM

Hmmm how the hell do Gameswarehouse have Guildwars titles. I though EB were the ONLY resellers in AU to sell it.

Ok I can now support the Boycott!

wellard · 10-29-2006, 05:29 AM

Thanks for the link Hive I have been thinking of buying online for a while because my local shop sucks ... EB of course [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Sir Krustin · 10-29-2006, 12:50 PM

The EB thing is a corporate policy. I've been seeing this happen up here, as well.

I'll just shop Wally-mart (where all the wallys shop) or Amazon.

Chewbacca · 10-30-2006, 05:32 PM

This boycott has my support. I'm picking up some PS3 and Nintendo systems from them, but they make no profit on those anyway so it's all good.

I used to work as a manager for Gamestop from 2003-2005 and can confrim they don't care about PC gaming very much (or employees for that matter).

Highest potential profit is what they care about and that means used (pre-owned) console and handheld games.

I expect no less from a publicly traded company. Reduce benefits, raise prices and replace low margin product with high margin product. All to increase profit! profit! profit!

Only Gamestop does it with NO class at all.

Elif Godson · 10-30-2006, 05:47 PM

Last EB I was in had more Used DVD's then PC games, I'm with ya Z!

Nanobyte · 11-01-2006, 01:44 AM

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Originally posted by Ziroc:
The little prick behind the counter said they don't even GET a PC game unless they have lots of pre-orders for it.

They do this for any game that they feel won't sell well. Okami, a PS2 title released in mid-September, saw a limited release through EB/GameStop. By limited I mean three to five copies per store.

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Hello? Who MADE YOU what you are? PC Games did. Its sad. All these lame ass consoles are just saturating the market with the same instant-gratification 'kill it' shit. That is all consoles are mostly. I can name on one hand how many good console games came out in the last 3 years.

Either you're exaggerating or you haven't played many console games in the past three years.

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Console games will die eventually too. All this repetitive 'kill all' BS will grow old, and people will drop it as well.

Why are you lumping all genres into one category? Would you classify Katamari Damacy as a "kill all" game? Howabout Psychonauts? No? Console gaming isn't anything new, just more popular (and I'm not trying to be an elitist ass, I enjoy PC games just as much as I do console games).

Mellagar · 11-02-2006, 12:14 PM

I took a stop over at a Gamestop near where I work and spent a few minutes trying to find the pc games only to discover ONE little shelf stand tucked by the dvds with old junk and a few new titles. Sad, sad.

WOLFGIR · 11-07-2006, 04:12 AM

Well ahead of ya!

EBGames bought up Tradition here in Sweden a few years back and continues an already crappy decision of making one of swedens best game places fro RPG, PC games, board games puzzles, juggling whatnots into a console pushy and far more expansive place then anything else. For the last three years, I buy online and online only and from the ones that send it ASAP and to the best price.

10-26-2006, 11:22 PM	#62
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	Ok, now that everyone's put down their handbags, let's get back to talking about EB and how they seem to have abandoned PC gamers. __________________

10-26-2006, 11:30 PM	#63
T-D-C Ironworks Moderator Join Date: October 26, 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,416	Hmmm how the hell do Gameswarehouse have Guildwars titles. I though EB were the ONLY resellers in AU to sell it. Ok I can now support the Boycott! __________________

10-29-2006, 05:29 AM	#64
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Thanks for the link Hive I have been thinking of buying online for a while because my local shop sucks ... EB of course [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

10-29-2006, 12:50 PM	#65
Sir Krustin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON, CANADA Age: 61 Posts: 1,394	The EB thing is a corporate policy. I've been seeing this happen up here, as well. I'll just shop Wally-mart (where all the wallys shop) or Amazon. __________________ If I say \"Eject!\" and you say \"Huh?\" - you\'ll be talking to yourself! - Maj. Bannister, <b>Steel Tiger</b>

10-30-2006, 05:32 PM	#66
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 52 Posts: 5,373	This boycott has my support. I'm picking up some PS3 and Nintendo systems from them, but they make no profit on those anyway so it's all good. I used to work as a manager for Gamestop from 2003-2005 and can confrim they don't care about PC gaming very much (or employees for that matter). Highest potential profit is what they care about and that means used (pre-owned) console and handheld games. I expect no less from a publicly traded company. Reduce benefits, raise prices and replace low margin product with high margin product. All to increase profit! profit! profit! Only Gamestop does it with NO class at all. __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

10-30-2006, 05:47 PM	#67
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 53 Posts: 3,089	Last EB I was in had more Used DVD's then PC games, I'm with ya Z! __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

11-02-2006, 12:14 PM	#69
Mellagar Avatar Join Date: June 16, 2001 Location: Far from where I was, nearer where I wish. Age: 42 Posts: 563	I took a stop over at a Gamestop near where I work and spent a few minutes trying to find the pc games only to discover ONE little shelf stand tucked by the dvds with old junk and a few new titles. Sad, sad.

11-07-2006, 04:12 AM	#70
WOLFGIR Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 3,450	Well ahead of ya! EBGames bought up Tradition here in Sweden a few years back and continues an already crappy decision of making one of swedens best game places fro RPG, PC games, board games puzzles, juggling whatnots into a console pushy and far more expansive place then anything else. For the last three years, I buy online and online only and from the ones that send it ASAP and to the best price. __________________ Don´t eat the yellow snow

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