Games like GTA4 may boost GameStop sales above their competitors, but with women preferring to purchase their games in stores like Target and with digital downloads on the rise, will a retailer like GameStop survive? Fortune Magazine has the story.
This won't last forever. One day, games will be distributed on the Net, not sold on discs. That's a touchy subject for GameStop: you can't sell used downloads. GameStop says the disc era is far from over. Maybe, maybe not. Meanwhile, there's a more pressing challenge for GameStop. Remember those new customers brought in by the Wii? This summer Nintendo unveils Wii Fit, an aerobics and yoga game. It'll probably be a hit, but it's targeted at moms - and you don't see many of those in a GameStop unless their kids drag them in. So this is a chance for Wal-Mart and Target to erode GameStop's market share.
