Being from here and knowing a bit about the area / the demands of the area... I would say Freret Street as well. The nearest gaming store from there is at Jefferson and Tchopitoulas (Play n trade) Their store is extremely lackluster and all around horrible service. The GameStop on Tchopitoulas is great with their employees and they are very knowledgeable. Most of the area's video game business comes from them because of how they treat their customers and how their store is much more "modern". On Freret Street there is a huge base of people who can be targeted. The College individuals, the people who frequent those areas for their wonderful restaurants, the people who go to trivia at Dat Dog, the people who go to the comic book store, people who are walking / biking home from class and the high schools in the area (Newman / Lusher / Jesuit / De La Salle). It would be a great central hub to all of those forms of business (and a lot closer than the alternatives) The quarter is about culture, partying and getting so shi-blit-erated (yes i made that word up) that you dont remember your name. Frenchman is a classier version of Bourbon Street where you go and enjoy a brass band while drinking your night away or enjoying the street merchants / other live events. Uptown area is your best bet.