GameStop has rebranded some of its stores into GameStop Retro, which might not go down too well with some independent gaming businesses…
THE CLASSICS ARE BACK.
New Retro GameStops are now spawning near you: gamestop.com/retro-store-lo…
— GameStop (@gamestop)
10:27 PM • Aug 27, 2024
Some private “mom and pop” US computer game stores may not be happy at the news that they have a mainstream commercial competitor. GameStop has rebranded some of its stores into GameStop Retro, offering Nintendo, SEGA, Microsoft, and Sony consoles and games (including mainly: NES, SNES, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, N64, Nintendo DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS1, PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast).
We’re not sure where Atari and retro computing platforms sit in this scenario.
If you’re in the USA, this is great news for you. For those of us in the UK, our best bet for retro hardware is independent stores or CeX. Where Game still has stores, they can’t be trusted to display the Evercade cartridges they have out the back, let alone stock other retro gear.
(All of which implies Britain could also do with a retro gaming chain… perhaps a topic for another time, though.)
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.
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