GAME on Dawson St closed

Doodah7 · 11-07-2005 12:58pm #1

I see that Game on Dawson St. is closed for renovations until 13 August. Nearest store is now Henry St ffs. Wouldn't it have made more sense to renovate the dawson St. store before they closed Grafton St?? Now gone from two stores to none in three months :rolleyes:

flogen · 11-07-2005 1:41pm

of course it would have, but GAME Ltd. has never been one to make sense.

The refit has been in the pipeline for about 2 years now, maybe more. Grafton St. closed the minute it got a buyer, and so could have been a lot sooner/later. GAME just have terrible organisation skills.

Zapp Brannigan · 11-07-2005 1:42pm

I only found out Grafton St. closed last week when I was in town! That was a shock!
How long has it been gone?

Retr0gamer · 11-07-2005 2:12pm

You should be buying online anyway.

monkeyfudge · 11-07-2005 2:18pm

tallpaul wrote:

I see that Game on Dawson St. is closed for renovations until 13 August. Nearest store is now Henry St ffs. Wouldn't it have made more sense to renovate the dawson St. store before they closed Grafton St?? Now gone from two stores to none in three months :rolleyes:

Is it really that difficult to walk across the Liffey?

Doodah7 · 11-07-2005 2:25pm

monkeyfudge wrote:

Is it really that difficult to walk across the Liffey?

When you only get an hour for lunch/on a hot day like today/ only want to browse/see what they have secondhand*... yes it is a pain...

*Take your pick

monkeyfudge · 11-07-2005 2:30pm

tallpaul wrote:

When you only get an hour for lunch/on a hot day like today/ only want to browse/see what they have secondhand*... yes it is a pain...

*Take your pick

Fair enough. If times a factor then yes, I guess it is a problem.

I was in there yesterday and had a look around... I really didn't see anything great in their sale... if that's any help?

Creamy Goodness · 11-07-2005 2:30pm

Retr0gamer wrote:

You should be buying online anyway.

game dawson street had a great deal on ffxi it was only 20 euros in there, around the same price from play.com but without the long delivery wait

The Gnome · 11-07-2005 2:34pm

Yeah, Dawson seemed a magnet for a few rare gems alright. Hopefully it'll continue to do so after the refit.

monkeyfudge · 11-07-2005 2:38pm

Dawson Street is a nicer shop alright. It's got so much more space and it all seems to be laid out better. I hope they don't go and ruin it.

Have you seen where they have stuck the Gamecube games in Henry Street now? It's a total joke.

vibe666 · 11-07-2005 2:45pm

just been to blanch shopping centre for something and they're renovating there too!

was only in it on staurday, and there was nothing obvious on the walls about closing for renovations.

got a glimpse through the posters in the windows and they're almost completely gutted the front half of the place.

flogen · 11-07-2005 2:47pm

where do they have it? I know in Dawson St. the GC section was pretty poor, it's pretty much the norm now. Apparently it's because Ninty don't play "the game" and pay for their space like MS and Sony do, but at the same time the floor space is decided by sales too, the GBA used to have a better space than the GC for example

paconnors · 11-07-2005 2:49pm

vibe666 wrote:

just been to blanch shopping centre for something and they're renovating there too!

was only in it on staurday, and there was nothing obvious on the walls about closing for renovations.

got a glimpse through the posters in the windows and they're almost completely gutted the front half of the place.

big Coincidence game in galway is closed for renovations as well,
something smells here and it aint me

monkeyfudge · 11-07-2005 2:54pm

flogen wrote:

where do they have it? I know in Dawson St. the GC section was pretty poor, it's pretty much the norm now.

You go in the front door, turn right, turn right again and then turn left and there they are hidden away in a little corner that used be used for DVDs.

Retr0gamer · 11-07-2005 2:58pm

monkeyfudge wrote:

Have you seen where they have stuck the Gamecube games in Henry Street now? It's a total joke.

I couldn't find them for ages. They are in the section that the DVDs were in.

monkeyfudge · 11-07-2005 3:00pm

Retr0gamer wrote:

I couldn't find them for ages. They are in the section that the DVDs were in.

Next thing they'll be down in a basement somewhere behind a door with a sign reading "Beware of Leopard!"

madrab · 11-07-2005 3:26pm

monkeyfudge wrote:

Next thing they'll be down in a basement somewhere behind a door with a sign reading "Beware of Leopard!"

nice quote :-)

grimloch · 11-07-2005 4:50pm

Ahhhhh, that would explain why it was closed when I wanted a browse around at about 11, hope the boss doesn't see this.

I didn't notice any signs but that's a result of my inattentiveness.

Zapp Brannigan · 11-07-2005 4:55pm

Jaysus and now the Blanch one is closed? Kerazy!

RotalicaV · 11-07-2005 5:29pm

At least we still have Mr Calculator!

Retr0gamer · 11-07-2005 5:47pm

RotalicaV wrote:

At least we still have Mr Calculator!

I would joke about it being the Brown Thomas of videogame retail but the place is as seedy as an episode of Ground Force.

rainbow kirby · 11-07-2005 6:06pm

Slurms wrote:

Jaysus and now the Blanch one is closed? Kerazy!

Blanch is open, but it's about half a shop.

BloodNinjaCult · 11-07-2005 8:27pm

yawn.................................................................

who cares? honestly? buy your games on the net or go to HMV on Grathon St. this thread is waaaaaay too serious considering the subject.

Oh, I ain't a playa hater, don't get me wrong.

monument · 11-07-2005 11:54pm

These are people browse/shop in these shops regularly, some work or have worked with the named retailer. But I don’t think anybody but you was seriously considering the subject.

If you don't want to know any more, don't read beyond the first post. And if you’re really not interested then why the hell are you replying?

BloodNinjaCult · 11-07-2005 11:57pm

i know what i'm talking about. you wanna be a fool? well i won't play ball.

glad to see the back of me i'm sure

monument · 12-07-2005 12:14am

Why would I be "glad to see the back of" you? No, don't reply, just get back on topic!

evad_lhorg · 12-07-2005 12:42am

that bloodninjacult sounds like a Gamestop manager or somethin :rolleyes:

Rhyme · 12-07-2005 7:38am

Ah, i noticed the door closed yesterday... thats two down, and the staff there were nice too

monkeyfudge · 12-07-2005 11:44am

They're not going to be rebranded EB are they?

the_syco · 12-07-2005 1:23pm

flogen wrote:

of course it would have, but GAME Ltd. has never been one to make sense.

The refit has been in the pipeline for about 2 years now, maybe more. Grafton St. closed the minute it got a buyer, and so could have been a lot sooner/later. GAME just have terrible organisation skills.

Sounds like the money they got off the sale of the Grafton St branch is being pumped into the others renovations, tbh.
You have to remember: Grafton St is on of the most expensive streets in Europe, rent-wise!

Zapp Brannigan · 12-07-2005 3:01pm

rainbow kirby wrote:

Blanch is open, but it's about half a shop.

You lied! It's closed until the 16th for renovation.

flogen · 12-07-2005 7:26pm

the_syco wrote:

Sounds like the money they got off the sale of the Grafton St branch is being pumped into the others renovations, tbh.
You have to remember: Grafton St is on of the most expensive streets in Europe, rent-wise!

I think GAME still own the lease for Grafton St too, which is why it took so long to sell. If Office stop paying rent now it falls on Game's ass, so they wanted a company that was likely to do well rather than something like a sock shop!
I wonder if they're still cutting some profit from the shop...

BloodNinjaCult · 12-07-2005 9:02pm

evad_lhorg wrote:

that bloodninjacult sounds like a Gamestop manager or somethin :rolleyes:

ah now Del..................I'd have to take a 10k paycut

captain P · 12-07-2005 9:54pm

Rhyme wrote:

Ah, i noticed the door closed yesterday... thats two down, and the staff there were nice too

yeh.... super nice!

Retr0gamer · 12-07-2005 10:47pm

They seemed far too much into pimping the xbox in that store. I remember a girl was going to buy a Gamecube for the Resi games since she was a big survival horror fan. She ended up walking out with an xbox and a copy of silent hill 2. The poor thing has now missed out on Resi 4. Well maybe not since it looks more than likely there will be an xbox release but at the time there wasn't. i know my xbox is by far the least played of my consoles and I only really play multiformat games on it because of the slightly better quality.

rainbow kirby · 12-07-2005 11:15pm

The guys in Tallaght are fairly serious Xbox pimps too. They also bash the GC so much it's unreal. The word 'handbag' gets thrown around a lot.

BloodNinjaCult · 12-07-2005 11:51pm

Retr0gamer wrote:

They seemed far too much into pimping the xbox in that store. I remember a girl was going to buy a Gamecube for the Resi games since she was a big survival horror fan. She ended up walking out with an xbox and a copy of silent hill 2. The poor thing has now missed out on Resi 4. Well maybe not since it looks more than likely there will be an xbox release but at the time there wasn't. i know my xbox is by far the least played of my consoles and I only really play multiformat games on it because of the slightly better quality.

If you knew me well, you'd call me a Nintendo fanboy. That would be true, I am but GC compared to the Xbox? Xbox *IMO* beats the GC on almost all fronts(I own both and play both). My point? What you got/will get in Game on Dawson St. is an honest opinion.

Now folks, lets not decend into that fanboy tripe, it's just my opinion.

flogen · 13-07-2005 12:40am

I've never been a Ninty fan boy, but I do love some of the stuff the company comes out with, and I love the fact that it's so original. That said, I use my xbox the most out of the consoles I have, just because there are more games on it that appeal to me.

Now, had that lady been dealing with me and said she liked survival horrors I would have sold her the GC just for Resi 4. I'm not sure how good Silent Hill 2 is but I know Resi rules.
/me holds fingers crossed for Resi 1 on the DS!

evad_lhorg · 13-07-2005 11:56am

Rhyme wrote:

and the staff there were nice too

damn straight

half of the blanchardstown store is open and the second half is being renovated. blanch will end up only being half a store though. dawson st will not end up so. should be nice and pretty.

Zapp Brannigan · 13-07-2005 1:07pm

Blanch is completely closed until the 16th.

yawnstretch · 13-07-2005 11:02pm

Yeah I remember when Game Henry St move the gamecube stuff - couldnt find it for ages

Doesn't help that Ireland got a grand total of 5 copies of Res4 - which I STILL havent played yet

That said - you could find some unusual stuff in Game Dawson street - didnt really need to be refurbished imo - waste of money. Id prefer better value for monet tbh.

evad_lhorg · 13-07-2005 11:27pm

the refit wont make prices go up. its to make it look snazzy. it still will be the same store with the same ass kickin staff

hutch · 15-07-2005 7:48pm

i much prefer GAMESTOP myself.....

Kristok · 16-07-2005 2:21pm

Slurms wrote:

Blanch is completely closed until the 16th.

About time im tired of plops of water hitting your hear or buckets all over the floor, what the hell was it leaking theres a shop above them. Hope they rebrand them EB will bring things full circle.

amp · 16-07-2005 2:26pm

That was kind of odd. I just walked over from Hodges Figges (while trying to purchase the last part of Neal Stephensons The System of the World) and I almost walk into a building site.

That's what I get for mixing up Dawson with Grafton

Vokes · 16-07-2005 6:59pm

OT: Did they have that book in stock yet, amp? Ive been going crazy trying to find it the past couple of weeks.

evad_lhorg · 05-08-2005 2:03pm

Just so you all know.

GAME on Dawson St will re-open on the 13th of August. there will be specials goin on also. not exactly sure what they are tbh but it will be more than likely 10% off.

minotour · 05-08-2005 2:10pm

Has anyone been to Game in HumDrum SC, its dismal, last time I was there I quipped to the guy "busy??" and he holds up a rubber band ball he made that day, it was the size of his head!

I then did my usual return in 10 ten days no questions asked, for the 3rd time in a row, and he tried to weasel out of it by telling me the game was scratched!

I got him to test it there and then, no problems, its your policy man, not mine! Of course its gonna be taken advantage of, Ive played all the recent releases until bored for the cost of the original!

amp · 05-08-2005 4:19pm

SofaKing wrote:

OT: Did they have that book in stock yet, amp? Ive been going crazy trying to find it the past couple of weeks.

No, in my disapointment I bought the Diamond Age which my flatmate already owns. Altogether a terrible day only rescued by my purchase of GTA:SA for the pc.

GAME on Dawson St closed

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