Walmart is taking another pass at the used games market after it appeared to bow out months ago. IndustryGamers reports that Walmart – the international mega conglomerate that likely sold you your hamper – informed the site in a statement that it's "currently working with Game Trade, a start-up services provider, in a lease agreement to test their Game Trade stores in five Walmart locations."
According to Walmart, the locations will offer "previously-owned" games, movies and entertainment hardware for "store credit or cash." Considering any monkey reading a spreadsheet can see the monumental amounts of cash GameStop reaps from used games, it's no wonder that even a mega-corp like Walmart wants a piece. We also hear Weyland-Yutani is interested in the used games market to fund some special projects.
Reader Comments (52)
Posted: May 10th 2010 8:30PM wiredtolain said
I can confirm this as I will be employed at a local Walmart when our store is built. The stores will be in Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Morgantown, WV, if I remember correctly. The store (Game Trade) will be housed at the front of the store, say next to Subway. I was told we would be taking previously used games for credit, etc. and repairing scratched games. The store should also have running consoles so customers can play games, like in the games area of existing Walmarts.
Posted: May 10th 2010 8:30PM captainbuttocks said
Yeah pple are funny. Aren't low prices a plus? Quit flaming on walmart for letting you make one stop for everything u need and gi ving you good prlces for most things. There are certain things u can't get like a good brand of protein shake but come on! Why the hate? If u don't like walmart, shop somewhere else and pay more.
Ok also gamestop...the only thing they do is keep high price on used items. So? Its mostly on the really good stuff that recently came out. They need to make profit to stay in business. Its still less than a new item price. And you can always beat the system. Buy older games u were meaning to play but missed, cuz they do get cheap. Buy any used game, beat it in 30 days, and return it for a full refund.
Seriously if any of these consumer complainers where actualy business owners they probably would find ways like these to keep the business booming. I'm sure walmart will have easy return policies on disks that don't work...they aren't out to screw you over.
Btw I only buy preorders of games I really want with replay value from gamestop. I rent from gamefly to avoid bad games. And I buy my food from walmart... sometimes a 5 dollar foreign film or 10 dollar bluray makes it in the car. Other than the occasional rude employee or electronics cashier not knowing squat about electronics, I'm happy with everything else. I just learn how to work around the stuff pple complain about.
Ok also gamestop...the only thing they do is keep high price on used items. So? Its mostly on the really good stuff that recently came out. They need to make profit to stay in business. Its still less than a new item price. And you can always beat the system. Buy older games u were meaning to play but missed, cuz they do get cheap. Buy any used game, beat it in 30 days, and return it for a full refund.
Seriously if any of these consumer complainers where actualy business owners they probably would find ways like these to keep the business booming. I'm sure walmart will have easy return policies on disks that don't work...they aren't out to screw you over.
Btw I only buy preorders of games I really want with replay value from gamestop. I rent from gamefly to avoid bad games. And I buy my food from walmart... sometimes a 5 dollar foreign film or 10 dollar bluray makes it in the car. Other than the occasional rude employee or electronics cashier not knowing squat about electronics, I'm happy with everything else. I just learn how to work around the stuff pple complain about.
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