Located in a safe and easily accessible area, right next to Target, Gamestop is there to take care…read moreof your gaming and gaming accessory needs along with some other interesting items. Moreover, the staff are friendly and quick to assist with any questions you may have about what they carry or even rumors about upcoming releases. The store is somewhat clean and easy to navigate.
As for the consoles and games, they carry exactly what you can find at the bigger stores, yet they do have a selection of items that one won't find at other stores such as older systems and games like Wii or PS2 games. In addition to the latest titles, they have a plethora of used games that can be purchased. FYI - I'm a strong advocate of OWNING physical media as a lot of these corporations can take an online product down at anytime and you no longer have the game you purchased. It's even more of a nuisance with streaming services take down their content (movies, series, documentaries, etc) all the time. Another example is Disney took Toy Story 2 and deleted several scenes with Stinky Peete (Kelsey Grammer) b/c they didn't think it was "appropriate in today's society." The only way you can own your memories, is buy the discs!!!!
Other products include toys, action figures and Funko Pop figures, which I still haven't figured out the allure to as of yet. I just hate the oversized head. This store does carry gaming themed clothing as well as many other collectables, I strongly recommend coming in to browse for a while considering their inventory changes. I'm sure anyone reading this already knows, but you can sell consoles, games and other things or even trade for cash or credit. Finally, they do allow preorders if you need to secure that new console, game or cards. Speaking of cards, I believe they're also the number one carrier of cards - Pokemon, OnePiece, NFL, NBA and so on in the greater Summerville area. Moreover, they can send off the cards to be officially graded, albeit for a hefty price. Heck, they even have a Magic the gathering tournament night (inquire at the store)!
The one aspect I have with the store has more to do with a company that's not doing well financially and it's they're overly pushy about buying their "Pro Membership" and warranties. I will always support local stores, especially toy stores (RIP Toys R Us, KB Toys and so on) but when someone tries to make me feel bad b/c I don't want to buy a membership I have an issue with that. This makes the experience almost like buying a used car with overly aggressive sales people rather than me just getting what I want and leaving in peace. Again, this appears to be a corporate push but depending on who is there, it gets a little much. Overall, the people are extremely nice and many customers know the staff by name.
In summary, I love Gamestop and the people that work here are awesome. Moreover, Gamestop has thus far resisted the "brick and mortar" death that so many other stores have become victim too, they buck the trend of bigger corporations that have stop selling items like discs and physical media and they have a larger selection of "in-hand" products as being able to hold something still means a lot to many of us. I strongly suggest coming in for all of your gaming, cards, interesting toys likes Star Wars, Lego, and Pokemon along with collectable needs. They'll treat you like fellow nerds!