GameStop to buy Electronics Boutique for $1.44B

om3gablue · April 18th, 2005

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinv...M_Exclude=Juno

I've been in EBGames quite a bit these last few months. I like them a lot more than I did when I lived in NC. The employees are nicer at the one here, much better than GameStop. Not to mention their used game selection is somewaht better also. Which makes this a little dissapointing.

It will be interesting to say the least.

I searched to make sure this wasn't posted yet and didn't find anything, sorry if this is old news.

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Talbain · April 18th, 2005

pwnt.

The Captain · April 18th, 2005

Doesn't really affect me, since there aren't any EBGames where I live. As far as employees go, some Gamestops have nice, normal people, while others have very strange employees who would rather you leave than buy something.

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**Bgnome** · April 18th, 2005

wouldnt there be some sort of antitrust issues here? i mean the only dedicated video game retail stores i see are either Gamestops or EBs. not that i shop much at either one..

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om3gablue · April 19th, 2005

I think that's one of the issues that will be brought up at the FTC review. Like you said, there isn't many other places to go. There was this place called Hi-Tech Video Games back in NC, but they rip people off way worse than Gamestop or EB.

The only other alternative is to buy from the rental places, even though they can be as bad also. I remember seeing a used Devil May Cry 1 for $20 at the local Blockbuster, you can get a new one for that price. And yes, the one they were selling was also a Greatest Hits.

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GryphonKlaw · April 19th, 2005

Well it's not like they don't have any competition, there is Walmart, Best Buy, Circuit City, and those kinds of stores. I buy most of my games either straight from the developer, Best Buy, or online stores like Amazon.

RF · April 19th, 2005

Well if it will bring lower prices up here, im all for it. Sad to see EB go though

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Zapages · April 19th, 2005

This sucks!!! I like EB better than Gamestop... Oh well.

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Toshiro · April 19th, 2005

Hrmm, in Canada, the only thing that exists is EB, and a trickle of a gaming shop called Microplay. Well either way, maybe it will be a good change, and maybe it will be a bad change. We will wait and see, although I wish we had a local importer that takes care of import games from JP so that I do not have to keep ordering from Lik-Sang and paying the hefty customs charges :P

Talbain · April 19th, 2005

I've never liked EB. I dunno why, probably the poor service. I don't really have anything against Gamestop, but their prices are jacked up typically (unless you pre-order). I personally prefer to simply order online. Saves me time and money.

Valcrist · April 19th, 2005

I love my local EB, but I love my local gamestop better, so this is exellent for me

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Paratech · April 19th, 2005

I prefer EBbecause they aren't as pricey as Gamestop. I just hope the local EB isn't shut down. We don't have any local Gamestops within 60 miles of where I live...

Kaotic Soul · April 19th, 2005

Where I live we have both a gamestop and an EB, they are both identical to me anyway, same prices,same service, same everything. I like to shop between the two, if one doesn't have what I'm looking for I look in the other. But now I pretty much don't go into either anymore because I started buying my games at half.com ,generally I have found the prices to be cheaper than bot GS and EB.

Exodus · April 19th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Toshiro

Hrmm, in Canada, the only thing that exists is EB, and a trickle of a gaming shop called Microplay.

it wouldn't surprise me if they don't even bother changing the name in canada. and if they do, it'll take forever.

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D.D. · April 19th, 2005

i have never bought any game from EB (i live in canada). i find that walmart is usally cheaper :P

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**Yeloazndevil** · April 19th, 2005

noooooo! I hate gamestop

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Exodus · April 20th, 2005

oh whatever, its just a name afterall, and they all sell games for too much.

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Paratech · April 20th, 2005

I've seen games in Erie, PA priced $5 more @ Gamestop than Electronic Boutique. The same mall, same games...

Talbain · April 20th, 2005

The local EBs aren't going to be shut down. They're just going to be Gamestops instead. That's the basic point of buying a company out. I don't really care about the company, just as long as the prices and service are good, in the end.

Exodus · April 20th, 2005

unless gamestop has different policies, we, as a consumer, won't be seeing any difference in the store except for label changes. the pre-owned price sticker will never be the same...

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April 18th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
om3gablue Taken... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Orleans Posts: 184	GameStop to buy Electronics Boutique for $1.44B http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinv...M_Exclude=Juno I've been in EBGames quite a bit these last few months. I like them a lot more than I did when I lived in NC. The employees are nicer at the one here, much better than GameStop. Not to mention their used game selection is somewaht better also. Which makes this a little dissapointing. It will be interesting to say the least. I searched to make sure this wasn't posted yet and didn't find anything, sorry if this is old news. __________________ I walk a lonely road, the only one I've ever known don't know where it goes but it's home to me and I walk alone.(My blog)

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April 18th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Talbain Moo. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a field, eating grass. Posts: 455	pwnt.

April 18th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,449	Doesn't really affect me, since there aren't any EBGames where I live. As far as employees go, some Gamestops have nice, normal people, while others have very strange employees who would rather you leave than buy something. __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

April 18th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	wouldnt there be some sort of antitrust issues here? i mean the only dedicated video game retail stores i see are either Gamestops or EBs. not that i shop much at either one.. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

April 19th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
om3gablue Taken... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Orleans Posts: 184	I think that's one of the issues that will be brought up at the FTC review. Like you said, there isn't many other places to go. There was this place called Hi-Tech Video Games back in NC, but they rip people off way worse than Gamestop or EB. The only other alternative is to buy from the rental places, even though they can be as bad also. I remember seeing a used Devil May Cry 1 for $20 at the local Blockbuster, you can get a new one for that price. And yes, the one they were selling was also a Greatest Hits. __________________ I walk a lonely road, the only one I've ever known don't know where it goes but it's home to me and I walk alone.(My blog)

April 19th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
GryphonKlaw V Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Near New Orleans Posts: 91	Well it's not like they don't have any competition, there is Walmart, Best Buy, Circuit City, and those kinds of stores. I buy most of my games either straight from the developer, Best Buy, or online stores like Amazon.

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,744	Well if it will bring lower prices up here, im all for it. Sad to see EB go though __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: SLI 8800GTX HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64

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Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,105	This sucks!!! I like EB better than Gamestop... Oh well. __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

April 19th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
Toshiro Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Small island in Japan Posts: 822	Hrmm, in Canada, the only thing that exists is EB, and a trickle of a gaming shop called Microplay. Well either way, maybe it will be a good change, and maybe it will be a bad change. We will wait and see, although I wish we had a local importer that takes care of import games from JP so that I do not have to keep ordering from Lik-Sang and paying the hefty customs charges :P

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Talbain Moo. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a field, eating grass. Posts: 455	I've never liked EB. I dunno why, probably the poor service. I don't really have anything against Gamestop, but their prices are jacked up typically (unless you pre-order). I personally prefer to simply order online. Saves me time and money.

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Valcrist Resident Mac User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: (Hicksville Florida) Posts: 1,447	I love my local EB, but I love my local gamestop better, so this is exellent for me . __________________ \| Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS 6600GT \| 1 GB Dual Channel \| 20 GB Windows XP \| 100 GB Ubuntu \| 120 GB Storage \| \|14" iBook G4 1.33Ghz\|512 MB\|Radeon 9200\|60GB OSX Tiger\| >--Visit my blog--< http://blog.efx2.com/user/Tim

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,136	I prefer EBbecause they aren't as pricey as Gamestop. I just hope the local EB isn't shut down. We don't have any local Gamestops within 60 miles of where I live...

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Kaotic Soul Random Madness Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pearl,Mississippi,USA Posts: 494	Where I live we have both a gamestop and an EB, they are both identical to me anyway, same prices,same service, same everything. I like to shop between the two, if one doesn't have what I'm looking for I look in the other. But now I pretty much don't go into either anymore because I started buying my games at half.com ,generally I have found the prices to be cheaper than bot GS and EB. __________________ ---------------------------------- \| Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz \| Windows Vista \| 1.7 Gig of Ram \| Nvidia 8600 GT OC \| Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS - Gamer : Limited Edition \| Western Digital 250 Gig HD \| Lite-on DVD-RW/CD-RW \| HP Pavilion 19" LCD" --------------------------------

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,915	i have never bought any game from EB (i live in canada). i find that walmart is usally cheaper :P __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,386	noooooo! I hate gamestop __________________

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,923	oh whatever, its just a name afterall, and they all sell games for too much. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,136	I've seen games in Erie, PA priced $5 more @ Gamestop than Electronic Boutique. The same mall, same games...

April 20th, 2005	#19 (permalink)
Talbain Moo. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a field, eating grass. Posts: 455	The local EBs aren't going to be shut down. They're just going to be Gamestops instead. That's the basic point of buying a company out. I don't really care about the company, just as long as the prices and service are good, in the end.

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,923	unless gamestop has different policies, we, as a consumer, won't be seeing any difference in the store except for label changes. the pre-owned price sticker will never be the same... __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.