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uk Writing on the wall The last GAME store I went into a few months back had the same size display for Peppa Pig toys as it did for Switch games. And the games were majority second-hand, which won’t be there anymore soon. Over the last few years for physical games, supermarkets have stopped selling them.
GAME took over the smaller chain shops but have now seemingly focused elsewhere. I think the only nationwide bricks and mortar stores left are Currys for new games (and have pretty good pre-order deals) or CeX for second-hand. It is sad times if you like to peruse the shelves.
Si TOY So there are rumours that GAME are going to stop selling physical games in their stores. You’ll still be able to get physical games and hardware delivered to the store to pick up, but at that point why wouldn’t you just order it online (from GAME or another retailer)? I was in a store recently and noticed they’re having a massive sale to get rid of their pre-owned stock, since they’re no longer taking trade-ins, with 50% off any pre-owned games marked price. I got Lego Star Wars for £4, which is fantastic for a two-year-old game.
Given their stores are now mostly corners of Sport Direct and physical games have become something only hardcore gamers buy it seems like they’re trying to.