Oakdale Mall is a shopping center like any other major shopping center. You have the Hot Topic awkwardly placed in between and near Abercrombie and American Eagle. Victoria’s Secret is there, of course, there are gift shops, you smell that Cinnabon smell, there are the kids stores, the gap, and then there are the video games stores. Two video game stores. Two Game Stops. Two exactly identical stores. Wait, why are there two Gamestops in this mall?
A puzzled and curious Binghamton student would also discover that online, the second Gamestop is referred to as “Gamestop.com” And as though it wasn’t a paradox enough for there to be two stores of exactly the same kind, apparently the second Gamestop is a physical representation of the internet site Gamestop.com. This was worthy of investigation.
Most college students are curious about this. Some major games have come out this season. Assasins Creed III, Pokemon Black/White, Halo 4, Call of Duty Black Ops II. The list goes on and on. And so most college students eager to buy these games and take a break from studying have arrived to this curious question and a series of dilemma upon their purchases. For example:
“Yo dude, I told you to meet me at Gamestop.”
“Bro, I’m at Gamestop.”
“What are you saying man, I’m right here. Hurry up, I want to play Halo 4 already”
“Game Store Clerk *who overhears conversation* “Oh, there’s another Gamestop.”
Student: “…What..?” “Ok man, hold on , I’m walking to the Gamestop.”
Student 2: “I thought you were at the Gamestop.”
These conversations persist. And so Release has decided to get to the bottom of this dilemma. Why are there two Gamestops at the mall? Do they have multi purposes, and is one of them an actual physical construction of the internet? The questions are answered.
So, before, there was a Gamestop and an EB Games. Gamestop decided it was a superior company to EB Games, and decided to buy it out. Monopolies and all that kinda stuff. And so when Gamestop bought out EB games, they decided to use the video game store as a secondary storage space for Gamestop. But there are still questions like are these gamestops “like in competition with each other?”
The Gamestops are not in competition with each other. It does not up business at all and just serves as another awkward location for storage space. The second gamestop is also not a physical representation of the internet. Yes, your employment can be transferred to the second gamestop. We asked two employees. So if you’re not happy at the first game stop, maybe the second gamestop will have just the right atmosphere. Just kidding. They’re completely the same. (Or are they…) Yes, they sometimes do call the other gamestop to ask if that other gamestop has the game. Yes, it is completely awkward and will always be somewhat confusing. But then new questions come up like, which game stop is cooler? Which has more vibe? Questions to diffuse, and while the origin of the second Gamestop is solved, it’s mysterious allure and appeal still stands.
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