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more about #tradeins GohanGVO: How interesting that TRU is not going to sell the traded-in games. I imagine it has to do with shelf space concerns. Most "R Zones" are packed as is w... more » Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: I seem to remember Toys R Us trying this before in 1995. Nothing like getting 40 bucks for freaking WEAPONLORD for the SNES with no box. I paid for my... more » DigitalHero: "... by accepting games from even the oldest systems, including the original Atari 2600 and 32-bit Sega Genesis." So Toys R US will be using Ebay. T... more » shufflemoomin: I'd imagine a 32-bit Sega Genesis would be worth quite a bit of money. They're quite a rarity. Some would even go as far as to say impossible to find... more » suburbancowboy: I kept all of the boxes and manuals for every game I ever owned. That means I still have games for the Texas Instruments TI99-4A in their original box... more » jubella: I wonder how they're figuring out what the worth of a 20 year old game is? more » jobocan: Am I the only one to think requiring the original packages is pretty stupid? People who actually kept their original packaging (which was pretty rare... more » SuperSonik: Someone tell us how their values compare to some popular places like GameStop and Amazon? I'm curious. more » High Speed Indeed: Aren't old games in their original packaging fetching high prices among collectors? I don't see how Toys R Us can compete with some the prices those ... more » Stinkfinger: From the 2600 on up is a pretty incredible policy. However, last time I was in a Toys R Us it didn't seem to me that they would have the floor space ... more » lolgreg: I can't see them getting many old school games in their original packaging. Although, if Toys R Us stores are going to have random old school games p... more » Shinta: The only good thing I can see about this is being able to give them games that are too scratched for anyone to take it. And broken systems, I have a ... more » John Hoffmann: Gamestop pisses me off sometimes, the people there are far from expert. I had a preorder on ODST, and I asked them about the Sgt Johnson exclusive ch... more » Alucrid: The ONE gamestop I go to (not the other five-six in my area) is great. Good service, nice people...normal people, etc. The other ones, not so much. On... more » OptimusSlime: A highly assisted activity? Give me a fucking break... Anything that allows me to avoid the mouth breathing morons at every GameStop is a move in the ... more » Gorilla Snow is Maximum Risky: Looks like they're not worried about diabetes, either. :( (Yes, I know it's a suit.) more » Southrncomfortjm: I smell PR Hubris a boiling over. Seriously, even if these other alternatives aren't great, they are definitely going to have some impact on Gamestop... more » ph15h: Of course they aren't. Kiosks can't replace bored staff members who recommend you buy Haze when you're trying to get Killzone 2 for your cousin's birt... more » Michael Dukakis: That picture needs a funny caption... more » vickissv3: Oh , and it's Gamestop not Gamespot. more » -
#tradeins
Toys R Launches Game Trade-Ins Nationwide - Update
The trade-in program Toys R Us was testing back in March seems to have tested well, as the retailer launches said program nationwide today, accepting used games from the Atari 2600 on up.
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#usedgames
GameStop Isn't Worried About Trade-In Kiosks
News of retail giant Best Buy entering the used game market with automated trade-in kiosks failed to leave video game speciaty chain GameStop quaking in it's boots. More » -
#usedgames
Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
Electronics retailer Best Buy is stepping on a few GameStop toes in Texas this week, using the state as a test bed for game trade-in kiosks and used game sales.
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#tradeins
Analyst: GameStop Has Nothing To Fear From Amazon
Electronic Entertainment Design And Research compares used game trade-in values between GameStop and Amazon.com and finds that brick and mortar is still the way to go. More »
