Do you support your local gaming store /v/?
yeah but they all turned into gamestops anyway
Fuck no. I don't feel like paying for upcharged used games.
>>343761246
No.
I mean, I would, if I like had a job. I wouldn't mind paying for more to shoot the shit with other enthusiasts.
Videogames are such a cheap hobby it's ridiculous.
>>343761485
How do you charge a game?
Sometimes
>>343761246
why do you live in such a filthy neighborhood?
you should quit spending money on useless games and focus on getting out of niggertown
>>343761479
I supported Gamestop when they used to sell NES and SNES games.
>have a local small business vidya store near me
>it's just a clone of gamestop but higher used game prices, no rewards bonuses, issues with pre-orders, lower trade in values, etc.
Fuck that. I'm just going to keep using gamestop.
>Duke Nukem Forever Poster
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>>343761573
Not much, you?
>>343761246
Back when Hollywood video was a thing. I'd stop by before and shoot the shit with employees. Was there so much I was on a first name basis with everyone. I would always get discounts and free shit. They would also give me passes for free rentals. It was the best. To bad it got shut down.
I live in a town of less than 5,000 people. We don't have a local gaming store.
>>343761632
you have no clue where that actually is do you
>>343761750
doesn't matter where it is, the fucking sign is tagged up by gangs, you're in a niggertown
Why yes I do in fact. There are only 2 game shops in town. GAME and GamesCentre. Even when games are cheaper in GAME I always go to GamesCentre for my purchases because they actually seem to like and enjoy games and let me try out their VR helmet they had just got in. There's only about 10 stores in the UK but they're great places.
>>343761246
yes, especially since i get games a few days early from them
>>343761749
Start your own.
>>343761246
My local store got closed down cause Game opened down the road and stole all their buisness. Pretty shit desu, I used to hang out there and became friends with the owner.
Is NYC the ugliest city in the US?
>>343761246
My local stores prices are worse then eBay, so no, I hope they go out of business soon.
>>343762226
NYC is no different from any other big city in the world. There are clean, nice areas and there are gross areas.
To answer your question though, pretty much any big city in Florida is uglier.
>>343761485
This
I miss EB Games. I remember when I was a kid I used go to the EB at the mall so often that all the people working there knew me and let me try out any game on the xbox demo station they had.
Gamestop is fucking garbage.
My local vidya store is charging 45 bucks for dark souls. What do you think?
>>343761945
NYC is niggertown?
I don't think I've ever had a "local store". It's always been either Walmart or Gamestop.
Nope.
Games are more expensive and less available. after a while they stop being friends with you and start treating loyal customers like shit.
>>343761246
Depends on the game. For example, my parents have amazon prime so I can get stuff cheap with free next day delivery. if the price is similar with the local place on the high street though i'll just go there because the owner is cool and we always have a conversation about shit. confuses some of the locals 12 year olds when there's a guy in a suit talking to some fat weeb looking faggot though, I think kids just assume anyone who looks slightly normal shouldn't be playing vidya in their 20's
No. It's not my fault they decided to open an obsolete business and actually expected it to make money.
I support whoever gives me the lowest price.
>>343761246
Those places are just for buying imports and good weed. Also just for hanging out in.
With digital downloading is Gamestop and local stores like these a dying business? Is Gamestop going to be the next blockbuster?
Why yes
I have one that's kinda local that's mainly pre-owned stuff, but they have three arcade cabinets too, one has Metal Slug X, so I go there whenever I can.
Prices are decent and it's the only place with a decent PS2 section, never looked into getting new games or preorders from them though.
>>343761246
There are none.
So I just buy online.
>>343761945
>this is how sheltered the average /v/irgin is
No because they're a bunch of turbokikes
They plow Facebook buy/sell/trade groups daily looking for good deals, haggling to get them even cheaper and resell them in their store next day.
I avoid those fuckers like the plague.
>>343761246
I did but
>has limited selection if good games
>ends up with many copies of bad games
>cheaper on amazon anyway
>GameCube controller I bought from them was subtlely broken
They went out of business anyway.
>>343761246
Yes. They are the only store in my city who haven't been bought by the jews who run GameZone.
>>343761246
I'm from Mexico and they sell lots of dudebro stuff, it doesn't help that the dollar is quite expensive and videogames too.
I buy most of my stuff from Amazon Mexico, specially my Chinese figurines
Pic related, a typical vidya store here.
I swear at least 40% of gaymen stores these days are just fucking merchandise. Bloody Funko pops everywhere.
>>343766364
> Go to Gameplanet to buy Odin Spehere
> 1000$ for the Vita version
> 1200$ pesos for the PS3 version
puto gameplanet
I like the staff at the one I visit but they kike the shit out of anything remotely considered "retro".
>>343763897
No chance in hell Normies and autistic Neckbeards love it there
>>343763897
At the rate american ISPs continue to jew the everliving shit out of their customers, no.
Maybe in first world countries where the internet is fast and unlimited, where downloading a 40gb PS4 game takes half hour, but not in america where it takes a day and you eat up 50% of your monthly bandwidth allowance.
>>343761246
No, they turned into a repair store over the past few years and don't stock to many games anymore
>>343761749
>>343762116
This, you'd be retarded not to.
Vgny is overpriced.
Also big fat Hawaiian smiley is a Faggot.
>>343761246
I support that store at every year's Comic Con.
I work at it and we are doing extremely well for just a local business. We have great prices and hive decent money back.
Also on good terms with the local GameStop and Best Buy. We are friends with the manager and he comes in all the time and we swap discounts at each other's stores
I suppose it helps we are really well known for our retro games and systems so we arnt supper imposing on them.
>>343761246
I don't have any nearby local gaming store, they all got replaced with Gamestop then Gamestop left and basically forced me to buy games from Best Buy
I'm not even aware of a local store around where I live. Gamestop pretty much reigns supreme. Fuck there's even two gamestops in close proximity of each other.
There's a non-Gamestop vidya store where I live, but I'm not gonna support them just for the sake of it. If I can get a lower price at Amazon/Best Buy then that's where I'll buy it from.
i used to have a game stop in my area from about 2005 to 2008 or so. ok prices, i got in on the ground floor when they opened, got to know the owner which let me be able to see what he was getting in before it hit the shelf.
being a small area, it died though in about 3-4 years. if i was opening a store, i'd just toss all my stuff in a storage unit and post on craigslist for good prices. everyone gets a nice price, what they want, i get money, im happy.
>Videogamesnewyork
It's a museum at best. Don't buy anything from there, it's way too expensive.
They justify selling new games at $69.99 because their rent is high (in Manhattan)
I took my business to the gamestop a few blocks away.
who /nyc/ here
queens reporting
>tfw will never live in new york
>spend $160 on hardware at a local game store
>none of it worked
>wouldn't give me cash backI bought a 360 and some Rock Band instruments. The 360 red ringed when I turned it on, and all of the instruments had major problems like one or two buttons not working.
I buy all my used games from local stores, we only have one Gamestop and it's all the way across town from me, so I got like, 4 local game stores to check out before I'd even reach gamestop.
I buy my new games at walmart for convenience, they're open at midnight, there's no lines at midnight, and I don't have to pre-order.
>PS1
>FF6 & 9
> $99
can't see what games come with the nes and n64 buy holy shit what a ripoff
>new york
how is that mario statue not stolen
>>343774657
Yeah, I gotta say they need to be more cautious about the shit they buy and actually test it.
I bought several DS games that won't load even after an alcohol cleaning. Same with memory cards that are corrupt.
But, they are always willing to return it, or trade it for a different one that works.
>>343768294
lol it would barely make any profit even in a town with 10 000 people
i don't like GameStop but fuck "AAA", I buy used games often as I can
>>343767169
I don't know where you live in America where you have a "bandwidth allowance" but you need to move. Top kek. I've never had such a thing.
>>343774816
Look at the feet, it's fucking chained to the ground.
>>343761246
Jnl Mustard here, they have overpriced shit but if you know the right folks/regular theyll give you a discounts and freebies.
>>343774468
battery park checkin in
>>343774468
Queens master race reporting
I wrote the website for my local gaming store. Scored a bunch of free shit and got paid a decent amount. That's support, right?
My "local" game store is a 2 hour drive away. I get games online or from target or walmart
>>343774468
Bushwick here famygdala, but I grew up in Astoria. I'd love to move back there at some point.
There's this decent place near Bryant Park alled J&L games. Prices are more or less the same, but they break street dates quite often, I got Bloodborne there like 2 days early, and that was only because they had already sold out.
>>343774468
>>343775250
Bayside master race here.
>>343761246
Yup. Buy and sell all my shit at the local used book/movie/game store since "game stores" are pretty much gone now in most places.
Feels goodman. Save mad money and support local business. They have insane deals on books too, I got this whole stack for about 20 bucks.
>>343766364
Pinche Gameplanet
I just order everything online since it's easier
The closest one is a good half-hour drive from where I live. Actually closer to 40 minutes now that I think about it
>>343774468
ayy lmao Long Island (Suffolk) reporting
>>343776630
>Contact Harvest
My nigga.
>>343774468
Ft. Greene reporting in
>>343765709
this, I have no reason not to just buy shit off Amazon instead
>>343777334
I read Fall of Reach way back in high school and I think that's book 2. I always wanted to read the whole series because once you get past the LOLHALO meme it's actually a pretty damn good book. I saw this one sitting there for like 4 bucks so I snagged it up.
Yes.
These stores are always staffed by snobby, know-it-all turbo autists and they're prices are always way higher than private sellers due to their overhead.
They're all dying and good riddance.
>>343776630
yeah so true, pawn shops are much better than independent game stores for prices
does anybody know if gamestop is open today?
the local shops round me are closed
>>343777625
FUCK SEATTLE
>>343777625
Man, when I lived in Seattle, I went there all the time. The closest store now only has PS3 gen up. I hate it.
>>343777737
plz respond ;_;
>>343767169
>bandwith allowance
>having such a shitty ISP
yes
Level Up Games in Inver Grove Heights, MN
love the fucking place
>>343774468
Floral park
>joyce gameland by the place I used to live closed down
>only alternatives are toyz r us, gamestop and amazon
>the gamestops are in nassau
>toyz r us barely has any selection
suffering
>>343761246
Mine either turned into GAMEs, vanished, or mysteriously caught on fire.
No, seriously. Console Action, Swansea.
Luckily it's reopening soon.
>>343761246
There are no local gaming stores, but there are bazaars where they sell new games for cheap, and used games for an even better price.
Most of the times they don't sell the games I want though and the internet is more reliable, but I try to buy there whenever I can.
I usually go to Retrotaku Games in Madison Heights, MI. They got a lot of imports and prices are pretty fair.
Other than that, Disc Replay in Sterling Heights, MI, usually have games for cheaper than you'd think they'd be (besides 3rd/4th gen games). For instance, I found a copy of FFVIII for $10.
>>343773642
this
last time i went there, fucking Rival Schools was new. its so damn sad that they do that shit because MUHNHATTEN RENT
>>343780563
but that is the price of it, its $10.
>>343778993
>mysteriously caught on fire.
Sounds like insurance fraud.
>>343781076
I usually see it for $15 or over. Either way, I find games that I'd expect to be $6-$8 actually cost $3-$5 there.
>>343761246
We had 2.
The first and better one closed down because the owner was a lazy dick who would take off for 2+ hours for lunch in the middle of the day all the time, and sold untested shit like broken sega CD systems.
He posted a big sob story note on the door when he closed about how gamestop ruined him. Fucker you took videos of you guys making kids angry in the store, told customers to fuck off and went to lunch for hours every day. Yeah, gamestop ruined your business.
The second one is a play n trade. Their stock is meh, but the prices are outrageous. Any old games of any notoriety are $40 minimum there.
>>343778391
>joyce gameland
HOLY SHIT I LOVED THAT PLACE
i used to live in fresh meadows and would go there when i could. i tried to go back like a year or two ago and i was so bummed out that it closed. the chinese owner was kinda of an asshole sometimes but he was alright. i remember buying a black japanese gba from them back when that color was only available in japan and feeling the coolest kid at school.
>>343761246
No even though I should since I don't want Amazon to take over the world, but I can't help saving money.
>>343761246
Sonic or Mario?
>>343774468
upper west side faggot here
>>343781846
oh shit, the old best buy displays!
>>343761246
I used to walk by this place all the time when I lived in the area. Fucking awesome store.
They even had a Vectrex.
>>343761945
you're so retarded it hurts
>>343774468
NYU here
I can't wait to pay off this school for the rest of my life
>>343761246
Mine went out of business almost 20 years ago.
Such is life living in a small town.
>>343766364
I don't think OP means videogame store chains like gamestop or gameplanet, I like to buy my physical copies from independent stores, because I know the money goes directly to the owner and his/her family.
This is everything within an hour of me.
>>343784089
Nice face, faggot.
>>343784450
Thx fampai
>>343761246
Now that all the Gamestops got closed in Puerto Rico, the only physical store other than Walmart is this shithole called Neo Japan. They have a nice selection but the prices are fucking ludicrous ($35 for Symphony of the Night Greatest hits edition) and it's run by faggot weebs. Fuck that place.
>>343782105
>nyu
nigga why
dont tell you're doing the game design degree
>>343781543
probably to get rid of them
>>343762992
why does the vidya store owner wear a suit?
>>343784561
So you're an acoustic musician from Tupelo, Mississippi?
>>343774468
>tfw only Bronx fag here
Westchester Sq reporting in
>>343761632
Fucking kill yourself you dumb faggot
Most of the guys who work there are pricks, but they break the street date and sell stuff as soon as they get it in, so swings and roundabouts.
>>343784597
nope thank god
double majoring in computer science andacting
I get to follow my passions and have job security
Anyone have stories from this store in LA?
They got a 4th of July sale going on, planning on going
The closest thing I had to a local game store was the guy who sold games and records inside of Happy's Flea Market, but that place got shutdown.
>>343774468
I don't live there, but I visit pretty often.
>>343780563
This hard4games guys on youtube love that place. Is it as cool as they say?
>>343774816
I think there was another game store that had a mario statue and it had gotten stolen. In the grand central area I think.
>>343774571
New York is a terrible place to live, unless your comparing it to somewhere even more terrible
I have like 6 local gamestores near where I live, and like 2 more in the nearby mall.
All of them sell the same shit at terrible prices.
Their games that they sell from this gen and last are more expensive than the gamestop equivalent. Their retro game selections are just the most common games garage sale quality games ramped up to $10-$30 a piece. The few actually rare games they have are all like $80 behind the counter.
And they all have the exact same plushes for sale at the exact same huge markup. I don't care how local you are, I'm not paying $30 for a 5 inch pokemon or mario plush, when the same thing is like $10-15 on amazon or even the actual Pokemon center site.
The one time I've enjoyed a visit to a local game store is when one of the ones in teh mall was closing down and all their games were half off. I walked out of there with a bag full of old xbox games that I'd been meaning to get for years, because the prices were actually reasonable for almost 15 year old bargin bin games.
Hey I got Pokemon X four days before its release. Cool place.
>>343774468
East Harlem reportin.
>>343785062
neither of those sound especially stable.
>>343761246
Yep.
>>343785908
programmers are in demand and will be for a very long time
>>343785281
why? what's in nyc that's any average sized city doesn't have?
>be younger
>want copy of wind walker
>go to local store
>casual old man runs the place
>says to me "how much is GameStop selling that for"
>I go "$50"
>he says "take it for $45"
Went there for awhile after that. Gotta appreciate proper capitalism. People who are still shopping at GameStop are filthy fucking casuals
>>343786060
nah. machines are going to replace people in that respect pretty soon. I guess it won't matter then though.
>>343784852
yeh
>>343786236
>being a singularityfag
machines intelligent enough to program themselves and actually have practical applications will not exist for a very long time
>>343761246
pretty much >>343761479
They are typically $5 less than gamestop but nothing else
no special programs
no customer loyalty
their retro games are also $50-70
sports games are around $10
fuck that
>>343782321
>this
The only privately owned game store I've been able to find near me is at a flea market. Its okay, they have import figures and merch as well, but prices are mediocre.
>>343786236
>oh no he said something I'm jealous about. Better be a dick quick!
Your projection is showing, anon.
>>343761246
I haven't stepped inside the local GameExchange in years anon. I can just download all my games now.
>>343786380
did I say machines? II meant Indians.
>>343786597
>jealous
I'm traveling this same path, friend. not so sure about it sometimes...
placing your future in the hands of such transient technology.
Used to manage the local game store. Got shit canned one day out of the blue. Haven't been back.
>>343786869
I'm doing the same thing and minoring in Japanese. As long as you stay current with new programming languages and techniques, you'll always have a job. I still have 2 years of school left and I already get jobs.
>>343787117
Double major guy here. I've only take a couple compsci classes, becauseI originally was just gonna do acting but then realized I couldn't make it work with the debt I'd be coming out with.
What sort of gigs do you get with 2 years of compsci experience? I've actually got a short QA gig at Activision lined up that I'll have to ditch after a few weeks because school, but I'm curious.
>>343785340
They got a lot of cool games and imports. It may not be a big place, but there's still some eye candy in there, like the glass cases that have things like the Panasonic GameCube (yup, they still have it). Only problem is that they expanded the store space a WHILE ago, but they haven't gotten around to putting in new flooring or organizing some things, so it looks a little off when you go further back in the store.
Still, worth a look if you're in the area.
>>343767169
>bandwidth allowance
jesus I forgot some of you guys had this shit
I also live in America but get Aussie speeds, but at least I can use it all I want
>>343763897
I hope not. I fucking hate digital and it's bad enough it's my only option on PC.
I try, but only one out of the three in my area has reasonable prices. The staff there consists entirely of unpleasant, fat neckbeards with no customer service or general social skills. It's awkward to go into, so I usually grab what I want and leave ad soon as possible.
>>343787776
Writing websites and point of sale software. If you have taken sql and vb, you should be able to market yourself. I have made more freelancing than I ever did with part time shit.
>>343787813
That's pretty cool. I'm looking to take a business trip to ann arbor and look for work in the next year or so, so I will definitely check it out. Ann Arbor a good place?
>>343784089
>8gag
>mississippi
>>343790518
Don't froget
>signed in to google plus
>>343784967
Bronx people are terrible. The whole borough is a shithole. Even the "nice" parts. Fuck you and fuck your shitty borough.
>>343786061
Arrogance for proudly living in a expensive shithole.
I don't have a gaming store actually. They don't even sell games at Kmart anymore and Blockbuster shut down. So all I have is Amazon.
>>343761632
He's right you know
>>343762226
Its no different from other cities really. NYC is one of the worst.
>>343762292
>Florida
You mean California.
>>343763897
That's silly.
>>343768628
This man has the right idea
>>343774468
Queens here. It's pretty quite.
>>343761246
My gaming store died a year after gamestop moved in like 10 years ago. They were overpriced, and the owner was a cunt. I don't know why you'd own a video game store if you don't like video games or the people who play them.
>>343761246
They don't exist near me anymore, all closed down.
I wish more Game stores would be a normal thing in NYC.
Are local gamestores only good for retro stuff or would online shopping be a better option?
is G2K a popular chain?
despite my town's relatively small size I have 3 gamestops and 2 G2Ks
G2K is good for anything 7th gen and below
>>343793476
423? I love g2k cause they rarely update their prices and shit will be cheaper than ebay.
>>343766364
At least you have a specialized gaming store. With blockbuster dead my shithole only has sanborns and other department stores with dudebro shit. There's this kiosk that has God-Tier selection but the fucking prices are insane ($2,500 MXP for Xenoblade X Collectors, $5,000 MXP for the Fates New 3DS XL, etc.)
>>343761246
I was just at VideoGamesNewYork last month. Cramped but beautiful.
>>343761246
I would if my local mom & pop stores would stop selling games at prices comparable to eBay scalpers. Outside of the occasion sale, I've never seen them offer PS1 games for less than $40, or GCN games for less than $60.
I recently visited the previous town I lived in, at one of the mom & pop stores there I was able to snag Front Mission 3 for $14, Castlevania Symphony of the Night non-GH for $8, and Puyo Pop Fever on GCN for $14. All complete and in like new condition. If I weren't wasting my money then on booze and casinos, I would have bought an aisle or two worth of retro games from them.
>>343761246
Yes, had a go at some of the arcade machines and got The Technomancer.
The Neo-Geo game was a fun shmup, but The Technomancer is just a shittier version of The Witcher, not recommended.
>>343786061
I usually go to kinokuniya, Gyu-Kaku, visit friends, or go to Video Games New York
No, buying games online is way cheaper and easier.
who /toronto/ here?
>>343761246
I got my Jap 3DS from those guys at a con a month ago, great dudes, clerk was pretty bro, would slam back a drink with him.
>>343761246
>People still buy games
>>343798356
Why did you buy a Jap 3DS?
Where can I buy used ps3 games online that will ship to Europe at a reasonable price?
>>343773642
Do they really sell new games $70 new? I used to buy games there since they broke street date but haven't been there in over a year since I started pirating more.
>>343792715
I've never been to a city with more local owned game stores than NYC. One of the few perks of living here is that you can find pretty much any game even ones that haven't been released yet if you know where to look. Though online shopping has kinda made it obsolete
>>343768628
lol
>>343798539
Wanted import games and too lazy to learn how to pirate.
Good thing I did too, turns out the Kid Icarus anime shorts are My Nintendo rewards in Japan, and it's so hard to find high quality rips of them. Got the first 4 with my points and I can get the last 2 in 2 weeks before they go out of circulation.
>>343761246
i was just there for my monthly check for anything good. and i walked out with nothing but i may go back for that megaman starforce complete works.
>>343761246
I've been in there a few times. Nothing is at a good price.
Yep. I usually get a bit of store credit in the weekly Smash tournaments so I head over after I get my paycheck. The selection is great and the clerks are really cool dudes; if any of you fellows ever visit Columbus, OH, consider checking out Buckeye Video Game Connection. The local Play-It Trade-It is cool too, though a bit less intimate.
>live in The Woods, USA
>barely any game stores around
>some guy opens up a small store
>visit it a little while after it opens
>his kids are playing games and having fun
>decent prices for newer stuff, high prices for older stuff
>buy some things
>go back a month later
>store is cleaned out and he's gone
I used to buy the latest call of duty like 4 days early for 20 extra dollars at this one local place. they didn't even care that they could get busted for it
No, they're a bunch of fucking jewish cunts
>They have a mass amount of classic games
>Overpriced to unholy fuck
>Wants 85 dollars for Super Mario 64
>Wants 150 dollars for Smash Bros
>Games are in horrid condition
>Most N64 games have their label ripped
>Says "I don't know" when asked if the game even works
>Classic consoles are nearly 500
>SNES is missing the box and wires
>Still wants 450 for it
I live in Maine so there aren't many video game stores here, but the ones that are around are insanely overpriced and ran by fat fucks who have no idea how to price things
>Go to local independent mom and pop game store
>All their prices are directly from ebay, $80 for loose N64 cartridges and shit
>Higher prices than Gamestop for modern games
Fuck that place
>>343806295
How do these kinds of stores survive anyway? Nobody is buying that shit.
>>343807712
You'd be very surprised
Hell no. I buy a bunch of shit on Steam. When I'm buying for my consoles I buy from Amazon or eBay.
>>343806295
>Classic consoles are nearly 500
This is probably the best part because you can get pretty much anything in great condition for <$100
>>343774468
Washington Heights representing
>>343774468
Gunnyside Up queens reportin'
i almost walked into VGNY the other day, but decided against it, i felt bad too. but what you other anons are saying makes sense; i'd rather buy shit on steam/online than go in a store. places like vgny are just there for a physical gathering place of people who are into the same shit.
i may stop by there this week
If we're counting Bookman's then yes
All of their classic games are well priced
Pretty much every PS2 game is 10 bucks or at most 15
Boxed games like Doom on SNES are like 60, but the game itself I'm sure could be found for like 20 at most
You could go in there with like 20 bucks and get shit like Twisted Metal 2 and Syphon Filter
I just wish I had more money. Yesterday I got ZombiU for 10 bucks
