From what I've seen on Reddit I don't think so, nobody is sure though.Does this include Canadian Gamestop stores?
Some GameStops aren't bad, though it's very rare. The ones in the south are generally awful.That's odd Trevenant, I have never had that experience going into a gamestop for a code. I was actually just in my gamestop last week to get the Pinsirite code and they gave it to me no problem. The display in the store even said "No purchase necessary". Gamestop isn't always great, and obviously a generic wifi event would be preferred, but for those of us who live not too far from a gamestop, it isn't that bad.
This is another problem... we shouldn't ever have to be in such a lousy position as to say we'll accept scraps instead of nothing at all. But we're getting two events in America next month, so I guess it isn't all bad.... even if it IS GameStop...I'd honestly rather have serial codes than nothing at all. Although it does kind of bother me that I have to go up and ask them for the download code so that they can pester me into preordering ORAS instead of just going in the store and downloading the event without having to interact with anybody.
They did events during Gen 4/5 too, what changed? Why was there a push for serial codes?From another perspective, gamestop must see preorder and sales bumps from these events, which means they might put the pressure on GF to continue rolling out events, and that is a very good thing.
which means they might put the pressure on GF to continue rolling out events, and that is a very good thing.
Some GameStops aren't bad, though it's very rare. The ones in the south are generally awful.
There's another type of in-store event too, like the ones we had for Gen 4/5 where it was an access point in the store but those seem to be gone sadly.
IIRC most of the stores for the UK events have also forced purchases for a code.
They did events during Gen 4/5 too, what changed? Why was there a push for serial codes?
My main concern is aside from being forced to make a purchase in a lot of GameStops, there's a very real chance they've ran out of codes due to their limited nature. Local downloads from download play/however they were obtained in Gen 4/5? Infinite.
Except many, many stores never ended up reconciling. You're citing a few that claimed to have "stopped" as evidence that GameStop is even remotely respectable. They aren't.You are mistaken. Very few did and when I got reports of ones that did, they were reported and it stopped.
a) And what's the difference between that and going in the store making no actual purchase but having to deal with someone who is very likely going to give you a hard time? The answer is... none. If you weren't going to make a purchase regardless then it doesn't matter if you have to deal with people or get it from a parking lot.Because
a) People weren't actually going to the events. They were sitting out as far away as they could in order to try to download it. This is contrary to the entire point of events
b) Workers in stores kept not returning the distribution cards so they could sell them.
Except many, many stores never ended up reconciling. You're citing a few that claimed to have "stopped" as evidence that GameStop is even remotely respectable. They aren't.
a) And what's the difference between that and going in the store making no actual purchase but having to deal with someone who is very likely going to give you a hard time? The answer is... none. If you weren't going to make a purchase regardless then it doesn't matter if you have to deal with people or get it from a parking lot.
b) Quit using GameStop then? We're talking about the company that openly allows employees to hoard copies of popular, low-supply games for employees and you can see the copies behind the counter but they'll refuse to sell them, gut "new" copies of games for any download codes or anything and still sell it as new, have a section of "used" games that can contain bootlegs, and if you return a bootleg they gave you it goes back to said section, and other things.
Why not Toys'RUs or something? If they've had too many problems with GameStop why keep using them? Punish the bad stores. Not the fans.
America needs more events. This is a good start. Both being GameStop of all places... no. That's not good. The real "event" for a GameStop one is when you find the one store in the country that isn't going to make it a hassle to get your code(s).
Why not Toys'RUs or something? If they've had too many problems with GameStop why keep using them?
complain to corporate if someone is still doing it when theyre not supposed to. seriously. as someone who worked retail and who had a few coworkers who worked at gs before working at my store, if corporate catches wind of you doing something youre not supposed to you learn veryyyyyy quickly not to do it again.Except many, many stores never ended up reconciling. You're citing a few that claimed to have "stopped" as evidence that GameStop is even remotely respectable. They aren't.
because forcing people to go into the store greatly increases the chance that you will see something you like and buy something... seriously this is retail 101 here. it may not work on you specifically but it works on a lot of people.a) And what's the difference between that and going in the store making no actual purchase but having to deal with someone who is very likely going to give you a hard time? The answer is... none. If you weren't going to make a purchase regardless then it doesn't matter if you have to deal with people or get it from a parking lot.
toys r us is not nearly as widespread. ive lived in two different cities and neither one had a TRU, both had two gamestops. where i live right now there is one TRU within about a 50 mile radius and theres at least six gamestops in that same radius. it might not be a big issue for someone with a car but for a kid or someone without a car it's a huge hassle.Why not Toys'RUs or something? If they've had too many problems with GameStop why keep using them? Punish the bad stores. Not the fans.
America needs more events. This is a good start. Both being GameStop of all places... no. That's not good. The real "event" for a GameStop one is when you find the one store in the country that isn't going to make it a hassle to get your code(s).
this too. it's much easier for the kid to go to the mall/shopping center with mom or dad and spend 5 minutes in gamestop to get their code then after they go to macys or nordstrom or wherever they go for their normal shopping, but most TRUs are the anchor store of a shopping center and won't have as many other destinations. i know my own TRU has only a few small independent stores in its center because it's the anchor. wheras gamestop is much smaller and either has a massive shopping mall with hundreds of stores or is in a shopping center with OSH, CVS, safeway, starbucks, and several other stores. which one sounds more likely that a parent will take their kid to while theyre running other errands?Toys 'R Us operates several hundred locations in the United States and Canada. GameStop operates somewhere on the order of a few thousand, and most of those are mall/shopping center locations.