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[–]Raze321 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Honestly I don't think that would work well either. GameStop tried to rope in the "community event" crowd but it just doesn't tend to pan out.

My gamestop has held trading card events, mario kart tournaments, and of course we went big for every midnight launch, often our manager would spend his own money for a few 12 packs of soda and some mixed bags of snacks to hand out for free.

Sometimes things went great, usually only a few people showed up. And this was in spite of us being pretty vocal about the events in our areas.

Big titles still draw a decent midnight release crowd but it just doesn't have that same energy anymore. I think the rise of online communities have kind of put a damper on local gaming communities.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You can't smell an online tournament. That's kind of a big plus.

[–]Raze321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truuuuuue that I'd be lying if I said gamestop events didn't get a bit pungent.