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aleeock157

Ninja Kitteh
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/01/gamestop-buys-french-chain-for-700-million-gains-332-stores/

A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then, it is the year Ten Thousand One Ninety One. The Universe is ruled by GameStop Emperor Daniel DeMatteo IV, ... my father. In this time, the most precious substance in the Universe is the video game. The games extend life, the games expand consciousness, games are vital to existence.

The Gaming Guild and its Navigators, whom the games have mutated over eight thousand years, began solidifying their control over the universe when the precursor to the guild, an ancient corporation called GameStop, purchased a Francais company called Micromania for $700 million. GameStop gained 332 stores and increased its European store count to 1077 (global: 5889). At the time, the company said it would increase its earnings for the year. There was no way to know the truth.

332 stores in one sweep? Only for 700 million too.
 
Wow, that's pretty intense. People can say what they want about Gamestop, but it's good they're expanding and maybe reaching areas where gaming isn't as popular as it could be.
 
:lol @ Dune reference.

On a separate note, Gamestop needs to stop taking over every company they come across. I can't see consolidation on this large of a scale doing anything good for the consumer.
 
Strubes said:
Wow, that's pretty intense. People can say what they want about Gamestop, but it's good they're expanding and maybe reaching areas where gaming isn't as popular as it could be.

But there are already stores there. GS just gobbled them up and didn't really make any difference.

I personally don't care anymore, though. I just don't shop there.
 
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