• brsrklf@jlai.lu
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    4 months ago

    The French branch filed bankruptcy 10 years ago.

    Some of the stores became Micromania-Zing (owned by gamestop) which amazingly enough still exists.

    Yeah, those have been primarily funko pop stores for years too. Their new games are like 20% more expensive than everyone else, and their second hand games priced like everyone else’s new.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah even in the US GameStop sucks now. Like at least 10 years ago they were decent, but now it’s just trash.

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        4 months ago

        The FunkoPop Store EB Games here in Canada were re-labeled to GameStop recently. They’re still in every Mall in the land from what I’ve seen. Though they are doing better. Game selection isn’t what it use to be, but the variety is growing now. I was surprised when I found Manga in our local GameStop.

        Not exactly my cup of tea, but catering to “Nerd” culture, and going beyond “Merch” is something I can get behind, since it’s rare to see another store not selling the same old drivel as everyone else.