Wal-Mart Wants Your Used Video Games

Starting next week, the world's largest retailer will allow shoppers to trade in used videogames for anything from groceries to gadgets across 3,100 of its stores. Customers will receive gift cards ranging from a few dollars to more than $35, based on the value of the games they turn in. Those cards can be redeemed in stores and online.

[Starbucks_Fan]

I would not buy used games from Walmart.

[thorstein]

I would not buy anything from Walmart. Filthy company that they are.

If EA is the "Worst Company in America" then Walmart must be the "Most Extraordinarily, Degenerate, Retrogressive Company in America"

[randomass171]

How much would they pay me for them though?

[Vegamyster]

"Customers will receive gift cards ranging from a few dollars to more than $35, based on the value of the games they turn in. Those cards can be redeemed in stores and online."

[SilentNegotiator]

12 cents.

[randomass171]

Well that would be kind of crappy, wouldn't it?

[Remy_S]

I hate the used game market, all it does is canabalize the sales of new games and hurt developers.

[sovietsoldier]

thanks for posting EA.

[2pacalypsenow]

Yes they should outlaw every trade in ,cars, houses,games,movies etc make everyone buy only new /S

[SilentNegotiator]

And keep publishers from monopolizing price.

[Castle333]

You must be a greedy developer.

[sovietsoldier]

i can only imagine the long line i would have to stand in if i wanted to trade some in.

[Orpheo]

Wooow, GameStop is DONE!

Wal-Mart open 24 hours, will probably give more for trades, and the biggest deal... you can use the money on ANYTHING in the store or online.

Dooode, GS is going out of business.

[randomass171]

I dislike Gamestop as much as the next guy, but it's never right to cheer for a company going out of business. We're talking about a lot of people suddenly being out of a job, many of them decent and honest workers. Gamestop has its share of crappy employees but many of them are nice people who don't deserve to be laid off.

[Orpheo]

I'm not cheering for GameStop going out of business, I'm shocked that Wal-Mart entered the arena. I never saw this happening, it makes sense to be sure, but I was blown away when I read the announcement.