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Looks like they've closed the high rental shops. Of the 2 closest to me they've kept open the one in Broughton but closed the much busier Chester one. No surprise really as Chester has the highest rents outside of London.

 

 

Another instance of internet shopping killing off the high street.

 

True enough, why go all the way to Chester or wherever and pay through the nose for parking when you can buy it cheaper from Amazon :shrug:

 

 

Pete

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eCommerce didn't help their cause but employing people who didn't, on the majority, give a @*!# about what they were doing or selling never helped. Going into an old indie game store and chatting with the owner/employee about some upcoming games was well worth the extra couple of quid than buying online. But going into an overpriced, poorly staffed/trained shop with no interest in gaming isn't going to get you very far!

 

And the fact they had a ridiculously number of shops within walking distance of each other, I'm sure at one point there were 2 Game and 1 or 2 Gamestation shops in Manchester city centre.

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They had it coming, who ever decided it would be a great idea to have sometimes 4 shops in one town was clearly mental. Also i have heard lots of rumours about them holding knives to games companies throats to secure unfairly low prices etc..

 

I basically buy most new games, easily 1 a month, but havent bought a game from Game in over 8 years, why would I when i know i can get it cheaper and without having to talk to some random about keyrings i may want when i can buy it on Play or amazon £5 cheaper.

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It was inevitable, if you dont stay ahead of the game you go under. There is no advantage to buying from game, there is no touchy feely effect of going in and seeing the product in the flesh its just far cheaper on line.

 

I can see other companies going the same way.

 

Sad really.

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I didn't mind paying more in a shop to guarantee myself a Day One copy, but what did tug on my nutsack was the obsession with second hand games over brand new ones.

 

If I want a pikey copy, I'll go on eBay. I'm in a shop on the high street, give me an untouched copy you mongs! :rant:

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One thing i always liked about game was that you got a sealed copy of the game.

 

Ive lost count of the number of cds i rejected from hmv etc because they had opened the box to put it on the shelf whilst the game was half exposed in a half size brown envelope behind the counter :headhurt:

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It was inevitable, if you dont stay ahead of the game you go under. There is no advantage to buying from game, there is no touchy feely effect of going in and seeing the product in the flesh its just far cheaper on line.

 

I can see other companies going the same way.

 

Sad really.

 

 

Disgree with it being sad. They where too expensive with high overheads. Where they could have had a reason to shop with them they didn't. Customer service should have been their usp.

 

A game and game station where across the road from each other as well. Why didn't they compete with play and amazon online?

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I meant sad in that other companies will go the same way. Years ago every city centre used to be different with different specialist shops and variety. Travelling to a new city you never knew which shops you might find.

 

Now every city centre follows the same generic format with the same shops, its all rather dull. Not saying Game was one of the specialists as it was found everywhere but the trend continues.

 

Wont be much reason for me to go into town soon as there is very little of interest there.

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Agree.

 

They instead chose to keep on sometimes two or more stores in the same town. Chesterfield is hardly a large shopping destination, yet there were two stores 100 yard apart. In meadowhall wit their extornionate rates, they kept two stores open. This just doubled their rent/rates for the exact same customer base. Bonkers.

 

I also found that the "gamers", went to Gamestation. They had more knowledgeable staff and seemed to take an interest in the products they were selling. They should have played to that and removed the more clinical feeling Game stores in favour of Gamestation.

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They deal in technology. Even places like play will diversify or something because one day the will remove the middle man as such. You might be able to get them like steam or there might be something like an app store. You have to be one step ahead.

 

Gameplay was the first mail order company and their prices where great compared to the high street but they didn't adopt the Internet as well or as quick as they should have. You have to be one step ahead or your gone.

 

The first nerdy shop i can remember was electronics boutique I think it was called.

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Yep. We were discussing this the other day. Blockbuster has to be next. With the advent of streaming and services like lovefilm etc. They cant be long for this world.

 

I don’t know there are a lot of anti-tech people out there, like my dad for example who will not except my "special brand", and isn’t that clued up on the Love Film thing. Also I work with a lot of folks who frankly hate computers, as they have to use them every day for work, and don’t see any other applications for them, that are interesting or useful to them :shrug:

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Yep. We were discussing this the other day. Blockbuster has to be next. With the advent of streaming and services like lovefilm etc. They cant be long for this world.

 

I don’t know there are a lot of anti-tech people out there, like my dad for example who will not except my "special brand", and isn’t that clued up on the Love Film thing. Also I work with a lot of folks who frankly hate computers, as they have to use them every day for work, and don’t see any other applications for them, that are interesting or useful to them :shrug:

 

I thought the same too at onepoint. Looking at my mum and dad once they liked going to shops, having the personal interaction and hated computers. Now they are on the ipads or laptops, food ordered and delivered online. Mum has a ds and is always buying games from play or amazon. The wind changes pretty fast and its keep up with the customer demands or fade away into obscurity.

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