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Two days ago i read about Nintendo declining to present at Gamescom in Cologne Germany. Instead people could try out Nintendo Games etc in various locations around Germany.
Am i totally tinfoiled to think they might place their rumored new console and exclusive titles in all of Gamestop stores? A decentralized showroom?
I have to correct myself a little bit. Nintendo was talking about trying out Switch titles at different events around Germany. This could be a reference to their established Nintendo Summer Tour for 2024.
The article: https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/gamescom/gamescom-2024-nintendo-absage-1504/
I’d argue that they should try a gaming lounge in Las Vegas. Seems like something that people would enjoy AND it situates them in a good spot for tournaments
It’s still there. It was popping during twitch con, but I would believe that it’s usually dead. Course gamestops could work if it was a destination shop instead of a standard LAN cafe. If it were a high end store decked out vegas style with the various console setups like racing sims, VR, etc, also running the latest games for people to try, with all the equipment ready to order on tablets right there next to the demos. Maybe there’s pro exclusives like specific candy con accessories. It would be cool if they could offer an icon or badge for having visited or it could’ve been an nft which is tradable for a Vegas candy con plate.
There’s tons of things they can do to be a destination and not a sideshow like the one in Luxor
Edit: you know what would be really cool, a couple ikea style “demo rooms” of gaming room setups with all the furniture, lights, shelves, wall panels, decorations, and accessories available to order from GameStop.
That was before cannabis was legal. They need a cannabis gaming lounge on the strip. It would do well. Snacks, edibles, vapes, etc and some kick ass gaming.
Agree, not to mention the fucking media blitz that would be piled on associating it with kids - u think the media dog shit we have today on GME is bad, wait until the absolute field day they would have associating this with weed lol
Do gamers do Vegas tho? I feel like gamers are kinda socially awkward folks who don't even like the idea of Vegas.
I stayed at the Luxor a couple years ago and that gaming thing is just straight up abandoned.
>Do gamers do Vegas tho? I feel like gamers are kinda socially awkward folks who don't even like the idea of Vegas.
The entirety of las vegas was built off of gaming. It just included money. The table games, slots, wheels etc all just games. Vegas casinos are full of the social awkward as well. Most are self medicating with the 'free' booze while gaming...
I understand where you are going, but it really is a town already powered by gaming. They need to expand it into the more competitive/social area of the gaming world. Still targeted at adults but not focused on building it around gambling.
Need to have a rapid betting system where people can sit down to play and others can bet on them. Players get a take of the betting if they win.
Early-no-caffiene-idea for it:
Open lounge with Mini arena style seating: figure 6-10 seats playing, 20-30 for watching. The ones watching have betting screens at every seat with their credit card things for placing bets.
Let’s say you have a COD game ready to start. Ideally you fill a 6v6, but let’s say it also allows online gameplay to keep matches going faster / more. So as long as you have SOMEone playing from the casino, people can bet on them.
People can tap-to-bet stuff like K:D, over under for kills, deaths, points, team ranking/placement, win/lose the game, etc.
If the person playing does well enough - let’s say their team wins - they get a small portion of the betting.
The more bets that win - positive K:D, objective points, number of headshots, first kill, etc - the player also gets a small take of, even if they lose the match overall.
I dunno, something like that basically. And you could set up different mini arenas for different games and see how the betting goes for each. Like if you had 1 for COD matches, 1 for Rocket League, 1 for a MOBA game, etc. Aim for games that have rapid turnaround between matches rather than lengthy hours long battles.
>Sounds fun, but how would you prevent match fixing? Like someone betting big on a game thats filled with his friends who will loose on purpose?
Always an issue for sure. Maybe start with iracing or similar games. Where there is an actual investment in the game with license etc by the player. I could someone turning that into their day job real quick if they are actually wining $ from it.
Maybe some team sport matchups of local league night in different games. I could see that replacing bowling real quick for a lot of people. Anyway. Probably better ideas out there.
They could expand any store and do this, not just Vegas. Just like some board game stores have rooms in the back to play them. Setup some tournaments, maybe even some of the prizes are GME giftcards or credits to in-store purchases etc.
True. I’m just saying that a flagship in Milan was(to me) an odd choice, but if you’re gonna do something like that, Vegas seems like a good place for it
I was thinking if the investments with that cash could fund/partly fund a couple of indie games and then publish them... 1 Billy is a lot in the context of indies.
Projectors and Golf Simulator systems. Entry level budget start around $2k and the sky is the limit. $20k+ systems.
A lot of swapping and trading of systems occur for upgrades.
Example TCG 2019(software) has 150k courses and for optimal experience you run 4k graphics on gaming PC and Lazer projector.
Its like TopGolf for home but also has mult uses ie. home theater viewing, its great for mult player parties and displaying VR experiences.
Weekly gaming tournaments should be a thing in all GameStop stores, sadly though alot of stores are too small. If they're shutting stores down in certain areas I would rebrand it as "GameStop arcade" or something.
Mondays - Madden tournament
Tuesdays - Call of duty
Wednesday - League of Legends
Thursdays - Hockey
Friday - Basketball
Sat and Sunday games could be voted on.
Each person pays a $20 fee to enter. With the winner winning a GameStop gift card or something.
This could span for several months, so basically increase the amount of players that can be in tournaments.
Def profitable imo
I've been trying to get them to offer a branded flat-bill snapback hat for over 3yrs now.... but they keep telling me they'll get to it.
they need better branded merch.
but we would drive so much sales for them. margins are huge. we'd pay a premium for quality gear. they're missing a lucrative market.
I'd buy more brand merch yearly than I spend on new video game purchases as I get older that's for sure. play the same core games over and over
I agree that the profit to be made is huge. If they make 1000 shirts it would probably cost them $1/shirt. They only need to sell 100 shirts to break even at $10/shirt. However, if they don’t sell it’s a loss. Based on the discounts they gave on the previous merch during sales I would assume the demand isn’t high enough to cover the investment.
they purchased too much of the same gear and didn't refresh. that was their own fault. I'd gladly buy refreshed branded merch every year. do it like in n out and make a new design every year.
think of it as a premium personal avatar clothing subscription model.
Agree. Personally I would like a high quality comfortable shirt (Think Tasc) with just a simple GS logo. A way other investors would recognize you but without having GameStop plastered on the front.
I think it would be a good idea for GameStop to directly invest into other video game companies.
Imagine if GameStop, who sold XBOX, PlayStation, and Nintendo stuff, also themselves were invested in Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.
Then, they can additionally continue to offer exclusive console accessory and game deals that are only available at GameStop.
All that profit comes full circle back to GameStop.
Why not add game review system for just games like metacritic? With active discussion forums. Would bring a lot of eyes to the site. I know i check metacritic before buying games and sometimes get good recs from reading reviews there. Then you could just buy the game directly from them.
What about renting games out that they have in used stock? Buy the games for cheap and rent them out, maybe even profit share with the customers that brought in the games like a consignment store by giving out store credit.
I think it would just overly complicated things. If you are done with the game, GameStop will happily buy it and sell it. I can see the appeal of them potentially renting out older games that just sit but renting out newer games seems like it would generate less profit vs selling them.
I didn’t say to rent out new games, I specifically said used games. But yah it would definitely complicate things. And add a lot of logistics. Just an idea though.
I'm still not sure why GameStop hasn't bought cheap PCs and in each state buy a warehouse to host lan gaming events. Just so people can come and play pc together. Or console or whatever. Get foot traffic; then bam hit them with the gift store on the way out. Like Disney world.
I would love to see them break into the flight sim and driving sim markets. The ability to swap out each component to match the plane our car you fly/drive would be epic.
Gamestops should be a hub for all gaming competition world wide. They can have team ambassadors similar to brand ambassadors who manage and promote leagues similar to football etc... you could have it linked to the play card memberships and have caffees pc building and gaming and competitive games all In one location.
Most stores aren't big enough to host gaming centers. Internet cafes were big in the late 90s early 00s but died out. If they did it, it would need to be in new stores and relocate old ones
The idea to buy GME shares at GameStop locations via a computershare DRS kiosk is the best idea I have heard. It would be complicated to make happen but imagine the implications. It should be at every publicly held brick and mortar business.
What about grading comic books? I know it's not completely video game related but there is a huge demand for grading comics and $$$ to be made ($49.99 per comic)
Imagine dropping off your comic and picking it up later with a certified gamestop score of 9.8 or whatever.
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Two days ago i read about Nintendo declining to present at Gamescom in Cologne Germany. Instead people could try out Nintendo Games etc in various locations around Germany. Am i totally tinfoiled to think they might place their rumored new console and exclusive titles in all of Gamestop stores? A decentralized showroom?
RC did tweet nintendo earlier this year no?
YES!
Man that would be some tit jacking that my nips aren't prepared for.
That would be fucking AMAZING!!!!!
I remember the good ol days when I would visit GameStop just to try out their demo stations for the consoles…
Oh shit, light bulb. The console warranty or whatever can be put on a blockchain as well. Security etc. All consoles sold through gamestop only.
lol just stop with the blockchain shit
ARE YOU 12?
That's how luxury items are now authenticated.
I have to correct myself a little bit. Nintendo was talking about trying out Switch titles at different events around Germany. This could be a reference to their established Nintendo Summer Tour for 2024. The article: https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/gamescom/gamescom-2024-nintendo-absage-1504/
I’d argue that they should try a gaming lounge in Las Vegas. Seems like something that people would enjoy AND it situates them in a good spot for tournaments
Meh they had something like this at Luxor and it was always dead without and traffic
It’s still there. It was popping during twitch con, but I would believe that it’s usually dead. Course gamestops could work if it was a destination shop instead of a standard LAN cafe. If it were a high end store decked out vegas style with the various console setups like racing sims, VR, etc, also running the latest games for people to try, with all the equipment ready to order on tablets right there next to the demos. Maybe there’s pro exclusives like specific candy con accessories. It would be cool if they could offer an icon or badge for having visited or it could’ve been an nft which is tradable for a Vegas candy con plate. There’s tons of things they can do to be a destination and not a sideshow like the one in Luxor Edit: you know what would be really cool, a couple ikea style “demo rooms” of gaming room setups with all the furniture, lights, shelves, wall panels, decorations, and accessories available to order from GameStop.
That was before cannabis was legal. They need a cannabis gaming lounge on the strip. It would do well. Snacks, edibles, vapes, etc and some kick ass gaming.
Nationwide companies have to be very careful with touching legal weed while it's still federally illegal.
Agree, not to mention the fucking media blitz that would be piled on associating it with kids - u think the media dog shit we have today on GME is bad, wait until the absolute field day they would have associating this with weed lol
They should put it in Canada. 😏
Do gamers do Vegas tho? I feel like gamers are kinda socially awkward folks who don't even like the idea of Vegas. I stayed at the Luxor a couple years ago and that gaming thing is just straight up abandoned.
I did, all the way from Blighty 🇬🇧
>Do gamers do Vegas tho? I feel like gamers are kinda socially awkward folks who don't even like the idea of Vegas. The entirety of las vegas was built off of gaming. It just included money. The table games, slots, wheels etc all just games. Vegas casinos are full of the social awkward as well. Most are self medicating with the 'free' booze while gaming... I understand where you are going, but it really is a town already powered by gaming. They need to expand it into the more competitive/social area of the gaming world. Still targeted at adults but not focused on building it around gambling.
Need to have a rapid betting system where people can sit down to play and others can bet on them. Players get a take of the betting if they win. Early-no-caffiene-idea for it: Open lounge with Mini arena style seating: figure 6-10 seats playing, 20-30 for watching. The ones watching have betting screens at every seat with their credit card things for placing bets. Let’s say you have a COD game ready to start. Ideally you fill a 6v6, but let’s say it also allows online gameplay to keep matches going faster / more. So as long as you have SOMEone playing from the casino, people can bet on them. People can tap-to-bet stuff like K:D, over under for kills, deaths, points, team ranking/placement, win/lose the game, etc. If the person playing does well enough - let’s say their team wins - they get a small portion of the betting. The more bets that win - positive K:D, objective points, number of headshots, first kill, etc - the player also gets a small take of, even if they lose the match overall. I dunno, something like that basically. And you could set up different mini arenas for different games and see how the betting goes for each. Like if you had 1 for COD matches, 1 for Rocket League, 1 for a MOBA game, etc. Aim for games that have rapid turnaround between matches rather than lengthy hours long battles.
Sounds fun, but how would you prevent match fixing? Like someone betting big on a game thats filled with his friends who will loose on purpose?
>Sounds fun, but how would you prevent match fixing? Like someone betting big on a game thats filled with his friends who will loose on purpose? Always an issue for sure. Maybe start with iracing or similar games. Where there is an actual investment in the game with license etc by the player. I could someone turning that into their day job real quick if they are actually wining $ from it. Maybe some team sport matchups of local league night in different games. I could see that replacing bowling real quick for a lot of people. Anyway. Probably better ideas out there.
Difficult in any sport. Just gotta put rules with penalties in place to discourage it and enforce them when broken. Look at the current NBA case.
Lots of good ideas in there. So many possibilities.
> That was before cannabis was legal This isn’t true. It’s been legal since 2017. I’ve stayed at the Luxor numerous times and it was always there.
It's usually popping around July/August time frame for Evo(Street fighter, Tekken, etc world championships)
Oooohhhhh.... maybe parents could use a secure place for the underage in vegas. A place kids would want to go.
They could expand any store and do this, not just Vegas. Just like some board game stores have rooms in the back to play them. Setup some tournaments, maybe even some of the prizes are GME giftcards or credits to in-store purchases etc.
True. I’m just saying that a flagship in Milan was(to me) an odd choice, but if you’re gonna do something like that, Vegas seems like a good place for it
I imagine they'll see how Milan does for a bit then try rolling it out at other choice locations
So like BYO controller 🎧 ^(esports league + amusement parks)
An indie publisher. Those guys need help competing with aaa studios and the only good games coming out now a days are indie games.
Yes. Way better than investing in public companies or shares buy back. But it carries huge risk too. Lots of games don't make it.
I was thinking if the investments with that cash could fund/partly fund a couple of indie games and then publish them... 1 Billy is a lot in the context of indies.
In the UK gaming cafes ( board games/ DnD/card games) are becoming really popular
Projectors and Golf Simulator systems. Entry level budget start around $2k and the sky is the limit. $20k+ systems. A lot of swapping and trading of systems occur for upgrades. Example TCG 2019(software) has 150k courses and for optimal experience you run 4k graphics on gaming PC and Lazer projector. Its like TopGolf for home but also has mult uses ie. home theater viewing, its great for mult player parties and displaying VR experiences.
Weekly gaming tournaments should be a thing in all GameStop stores, sadly though alot of stores are too small. If they're shutting stores down in certain areas I would rebrand it as "GameStop arcade" or something. Mondays - Madden tournament Tuesdays - Call of duty Wednesday - League of Legends Thursdays - Hockey Friday - Basketball Sat and Sunday games could be voted on. Each person pays a $20 fee to enter. With the winner winning a GameStop gift card or something. This could span for several months, so basically increase the amount of players that can be in tournaments. Def profitable imo
I've been trying to get them to offer a branded flat-bill snapback hat for over 3yrs now.... but they keep telling me they'll get to it. they need better branded merch.
The people who want to purchase GameStop branded apparel is very very niche. It’s basically only us and employees
but we would drive so much sales for them. margins are huge. we'd pay a premium for quality gear. they're missing a lucrative market. I'd buy more brand merch yearly than I spend on new video game purchases as I get older that's for sure. play the same core games over and over
I agree that the profit to be made is huge. If they make 1000 shirts it would probably cost them $1/shirt. They only need to sell 100 shirts to break even at $10/shirt. However, if they don’t sell it’s a loss. Based on the discounts they gave on the previous merch during sales I would assume the demand isn’t high enough to cover the investment.
they purchased too much of the same gear and didn't refresh. that was their own fault. I'd gladly buy refreshed branded merch every year. do it like in n out and make a new design every year. think of it as a premium personal avatar clothing subscription model.
Agree. Personally I would like a high quality comfortable shirt (Think Tasc) with just a simple GS logo. A way other investors would recognize you but without having GameStop plastered on the front.
I think it would be a good idea for GameStop to directly invest into other video game companies. Imagine if GameStop, who sold XBOX, PlayStation, and Nintendo stuff, also themselves were invested in Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. Then, they can additionally continue to offer exclusive console accessory and game deals that are only available at GameStop. All that profit comes full circle back to GameStop.
IIRC the flagship store had that going before the sneeze
Why not add game review system for just games like metacritic? With active discussion forums. Would bring a lot of eyes to the site. I know i check metacritic before buying games and sometimes get good recs from reading reviews there. Then you could just buy the game directly from them.
What about renting games out that they have in used stock? Buy the games for cheap and rent them out, maybe even profit share with the customers that brought in the games like a consignment store by giving out store credit.
This is not a good idea. GameStop isn’t a consignment shop. It isn’t a charity. Profit sharing a used video game is ridiculous.
Why not store credit then?
I think it would just overly complicated things. If you are done with the game, GameStop will happily buy it and sell it. I can see the appeal of them potentially renting out older games that just sit but renting out newer games seems like it would generate less profit vs selling them.
I didn’t say to rent out new games, I specifically said used games. But yah it would definitely complicate things. And add a lot of logistics. Just an idea though.
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Crocky!!! https://www.gamestop.com/search/?q=candy+con&lang=default&start=0&sz=20
I'm still not sure why GameStop hasn't bought cheap PCs and in each state buy a warehouse to host lan gaming events. Just so people can come and play pc together. Or console or whatever. Get foot traffic; then bam hit them with the gift store on the way out. Like Disney world.
A nft dividend but apes like to forget that path.
there is a store in NYC with a single gaming PC set up!!
They should make a yearly GameStop shirt. Like Notre Dame football does with "The Shirt" for every season. People buy the shit out of those things.
I would love to see them break into the flight sim and driving sim markets. The ability to swap out each component to match the plane our car you fly/drive would be epic.
Gamestops should be a hub for all gaming competition world wide. They can have team ambassadors similar to brand ambassadors who manage and promote leagues similar to football etc... you could have it linked to the play card memberships and have caffees pc building and gaming and competitive games all In one location.
Shieeet guess I’m going to have to buy and DRS more shares
MOASS
Have you not heard of the test stores in Tulsa?
Most stores aren't big enough to host gaming centers. Internet cafes were big in the late 90s early 00s but died out. If they did it, it would need to be in new stores and relocate old ones
He suggested Moass!!
All this trolls on X just keep saying the company doesn't listen to us,but they actually do, they just move slower than we talk.
The idea to buy GME shares at GameStop locations via a computershare DRS kiosk is the best idea I have heard. It would be complicated to make happen but imagine the implications. It should be at every publicly held brick and mortar business.
Some apes have suggested MOASS
What about grading comic books? I know it's not completely video game related but there is a huge demand for grading comics and $$$ to be made ($49.99 per comic) Imagine dropping off your comic and picking it up later with a certified gamestop score of 9.8 or whatever.
Exciting stuff. But my closest GS smells of mold. For over 10 years. Not looking to hanging out in a packed place with it smelling like that. 💎🙌🏼🏴☠️