Any store that sells physical games is important to me. Gamestop ( EB games in Canada ), was pretty awful for a few reasons over a solid decade, but since I've become a regular again at 4 of the 5 stores in my city, the expectations I have are well known, and thus, my issues have basically vanished. It's where it buy my Japanese games on PS4, and more importantly, all my Vita stuff.

She has internet but it's shit. And to work around the updates she brings a USB stick to her aunts house to download the updates with that and then put it on the game later (honestly Idk how people do this so I dont even know how to describe it). But yeah, I remember once she tried downloading a Miku Demo for the PS3 at her house and it took her internet 72hrs to finally download a fucking demo XD I remember that being hilariously sad. I'm sure you could find the size of that demo somewhere if you were interested in how small that was compared to the time it took. 

But she was mostly a person who played GC, 3DS, Wii, and Wii U games. So for updates she was ok most of the time except for the occassional Wii U game update

I think the takeaway is that we always benefit from choice, which is why I imagine it sucks so much to live far away from any major metropolitan area, at least if you care about gaming. A digital-only future is scary because we're robbed of choice, both in terms of where we buy games and what games are available. 

The most they've ever asked me is if I have a rewards card and if I want insurance. Don't see why they should be treated rudely just because they're doing their job politely 

I certainly think some store closures will be coming in the next few years. But, if they move into Retro Gaming a bit, try to figure out a way to get a bigger footprint in the digital space, and ride out the next several years a physical new game sales, I don't see why they would be headed for chapter 7. Of course, that takes competent management, and a culture that could deal with those changes. I don't know if they have those things or not.

Maybe if she treated you right, you wouldn't have broken up with her and you could be giving her the finer things in life. Now she's stuck living the shitty internet life, with no GameStop and she's saying, "If only I hadn't blown it with StarOcean..."

But she did blow it. She did. And now, she has to suffer.

Absolutly agree, not just with Gamestop but with retail game sellers. Its an extra option that gamers might loose in the future. Its hypocritical that people are calling for more rivalry between the console manufacturers, but they dont see that the same rivalry is important for distribution models as well.

I agree with Star Ocean. It's just another hate train to jump on.

Well i have been digital only since mid last gen... So i couldn't care less about gamestop... And to be frank I am all for a 100% digital consol... And more digital retailer... I did like the initial XBO plan since digital is how I already consume games...