Gamestop, SMH

[bdizzle4499]

This is the second year in a row in my area, the local Gamestops are telling customers that it's "the last year for 2K sports!!!" I just left gamestop, and the guy is telling me how EA has just bought 2k to make the Elite game and 2k11 will be the last one??? I laughed and walked out; will they tell anybody anything to get the preorder?? They did the same last year, they had a few of my friends really upset about 2k not coming out again. But last year they said that EA had bought the NBA sponsorship. This is "unprofessional" and I wonder if any of you guys have heard some stupid drivel at the Gamestops such as this.

[mrprice33]

Sounds like your GS is full of idiots...I'm shocked.


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[siznit]

Isn't it supposed to be the other way around??? Elite gets delayed and 2k will buy out the NBA license and take the monoply just like EA did to 2k with the NFL license.

[Gotmadskillzson]

It's not a Gamestop thing, it is a retail thing. It is their job to hype up stuff and to get you to stay in the store longer for you can buy additional stuff. Marketing 101

[Gotmadskillzson]

Quote: Originally Posted by siznit

Isn't it supposed to be the other way around??? Elite gets delayed and 2k will buy out the NBA license and take the monoply just like EA did to 2k with the NFL license.

David Stern won't allow an exclusive license, he already stated this for years now.

[Rhouston]

Yeah, most of the people who work at Gamestop (at least the ones by me) don't know jack about sports games, and frankly, don't like people that play sports games ("Everyone should play Fallout or Halo!"). It seems like I'm always given a condescending look whenever I pick up a sports game. So the fact they say stuff like that doesn't surprise me. See below video to get an idea what I'm talking about...

[Gotmadskillzson]

LOL it is the opposite for me. Everybody out here play sports games and if they see you asking for Halo or Fallout they look at you and say ummm buying that game for your son or younger brother ?

[bdizzle4499]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

David Stern won't allow an exclusive license, he already stated this for years now.

I know, that's why I thought it was funny that these guys were saying that, I wonder if that is coming from "higher up"?? I mean, them saying that, last year it was a different gamestop that I went to and they said that. And honestly, I would think that a story like that would make the news, and definitely blow a gasket on the internet, lol.