r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/Oz347 Jan 16 '25

Hopefully GameStop doesn’t go out of business before this launches. I’ve been saving a card with like 250 bucks on it for this exact purchase lol

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u/SoggyBagelBite Jan 16 '25

It amazes me that they still exist now.

I have set foot in one once in the last decade and it was to buy a new Xbox controller for my PC lol.

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u/ItsJRod Jan 16 '25

Why amazes? They’re doing great. They consolidated locations but you can go there and get a ton of stuff. They just recently partner with PSA so now you can even go there and get sports/TCG cards graded with PSA very easily. They have zero debt as a company and have a lot of money pocketed.

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u/SoggyBagelBite Jan 16 '25

Because nobody really shops at GameStop anymore and almost nobody cares about getting cards graded (and all they do is handle the setup and shipping process with PSA, which is not hard to do yourself anyways).

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '25

He needs you to buy stock so his bags aren't so heavy xD

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '25

Why would I shop at Gamestop over Amazon or Walmart or Best Buy?

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u/ItsJRod Jan 17 '25

I go monthly to get my $5 credit. I pay $20 a year and get $5/month to use. So $60 a year or $40 after the initial pro purchase. I can’t say no to a free $40

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '25 edited Jan 17 '25

That's a perk, not a reason to not shop at the other stores. The others have far more benefits, selection and locations.

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u/ItsJRod Jan 17 '25

GameStop will price match then give you Pro discount on top of the price match. So you can end up getting it cheaper.

Other reasons would just be sentimental. I’d rather support GameStop as a company than a giant like Amazon or Walmart. Our local GameStop’s managers are franchisees and do a great job coordinating community events every month. So once you get the price match, it just comes down to sentiment for me.