GameStop offering Cosmo, O Mag subscriptions to fitness game buyers

Is the female or effeminate male in your life looking a bit chub after the holidays? Then stop on in at GameStop and get them a fitness game and a free 12-month trial subscription to either Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Redbook, Good Housekeeping or O Magazine. GameStop's "Sharpen the Mind, Shape the Body" promotion emphasizes fitness games and offers magazine trials on select purchases of over $35 until Feb. 22. We've listed a few of the "designated" products that are part of the promotion after the break.

If this casual gaming movement continues to explode, It's only a matter of time before GameStop starts offering scented candles, bath oils and potpourri. Hmm, but that means the stores will smell better. Curses, we're so torn about this trend.
GameStop alludes to there being more products as part of the promotion, but these are the titles named:

Wii Fit with Balance Board
My Fitness Coach
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
My Japanese Coach

Reader Comments (27)

"Sharpen the mind, shape the body."

Yeah, Cosmopolitan is the first place someone should turn when looking to "sharpen the mind."

about as sharp as a bowling ball...

does that mean Cosmo carries 10 lb. balls?

mmmm, airbrushing.

If it means an increase in MILFs coming into Gamestop more often, sign me up!

It might, but they'll still be dragging their annoying little brats behind them to wreak havoc on the store while she asks if there's any way to get the Balance Board to work with a Gamecube.

Meh. Any move that increases the female to male gamer ratio is good in my book. I'm tired of this damn sausage-fest.

^^^^can i get an Amen my brothers!!

gamestop.... is there no bottom for you?

the effeminate male in my family? that would be me.

Here, enjoy your complimentary issue of Complex, AKA Cosmo for Men.

Cosmo is one of the dirtiest mags I've ever read. Every article is about sex and they even advertise sex toys in the back. So in case you didn't know, your moms a freak; SUPER! But she's alright with me.

You read Cosmo? :O

Roflcopter. That's about all that can be said that may perhaps settle the ridiculousness of this one.

I don't think the female in my life would appreciate the implications of receiving a fitness game regardless of the free subscription.

I might as well just come out, say it, and save the money.
"Honey, you've been looking a bit chub lately..."

But when will she find the time for videogames, since she has to take care of the baby and stay in the kitchen?

Guys, I think we're reading into this a bit much, this is simply a desperate act on the part of said magazines to try and boost their subscribers, hoping enough of the free trial recievers stay on and start forking over money for their magazines, this is just a last breath on their part to try and keep the printers printing, next thing you know they'll be trying to hand out subscriptions at the drive-thru.

Is this a further sign of the apocalypse?

"Sharpen the mind", wow. GameSlop continues to cheapen itself. How long can they go.

Do you have to fork over your testicles too? Good God.

This isn't the first time that gamestop/eb games has sold magazine subscriptions that will auto-renew if you don't cancel. It's not a promotion to sharpen the mind or body, it's as was said, an attempt to bolster magazine sales, and gamestop will get a cut if it makes qouta.

The best part of this is, it makes any honest sales person feel a bit dishonest and sleezy, and following that they won't push quite so hard to get the subscriptions. When they don't meet qouta they will get scolded and have their job threatened, and this cycle over a long enough time either destroys the persons care for their job or care for their honesty as a sales person.

Corporate america, killing integrity with guilt and fear, one cosmo at a time.

Cocksuckers, all of them.

DAMN YOU CORPORATE AMERICA! DAMN YOU AND YOUR CAPITALIST WAYS!

Bed Bath Games and Beyond anyone?

Hmmmm....I hate to say, but I wonder if it's also for EB Games up in Canada? I don't like Cosmo; I can literally feel brain cells die as I read about '10 ways to please your man' (if I had a man to please...heh heh), but, hey...free mags? *shrug*

O RLY?

The only use these magazines will(hopefully)see is giving the GStop employees 25 monthly tips on how to be great in bed =\

GameStop offering Cosmo, O Mag subscriptions to fitness game buyers

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