twesterm said:
Fayceless said:
Gamestop and Steam. People don't understand Gamestop's value to gaming. Wal-Mart and other general retailers stock mainly shovelware and big hits because their uneducated (gaming-wise) consumers only buy crap. Niche games need a physical home, a presence in stores, otherwise they may not be released at all. Why do you think Xenoblade Chronicles was Gamestop-only? They were most likely the biggest retailer who would even stock the game. Do you really think Wal-Mart would move Shooter-Hunter/Colorful Mini-Game 2013 for a JRPG franchise with a cult following? Forget about it, their customers are mainly rednecks and little kids (or their parents) who pick up the redneckiest or most colorfully packaged games.
Someday online will be the way to get games. Until then, we need actual game stores. |
Except Gamestop are the same ones that will pressure you into preordering those very same shovelware and big hit games...
Seriously, screw Gamestop. I don't need some know-it-all moron telling me false information and telling me I have to preorder X big game or else I have no chance of getting it.
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I've never understood why this bothers people so much. It's pretty much exactly the same thing as the fast food worker who says "Would you like to try X today?" Nobody complains about them pushing their cheap food on you, all you have to do is say "no, thanks." Even at the grocery store check-out they're trying to offload some candy or something on me. It's ubiquitous these days.
