GameStop Policy Changes

[Zeroflamez]

Originally Posted by canprime

Mattel's numbers were only slightly better because of the success of the Barbie movie and all the merchandising sales from that success.

Their first 3 quarters were nothing to write home about, but they shot up significantly in the 4th quarter. Moreso than Hasbro on a percentage basis. Without that 4th quarter they were looking to be on par with Hasbro for poor sales.

Also let's remember that Mattel was the bigger toy manufacturer of the two (not counting Lego of course) for quite a long time. Bandai I would consider more of a video game / entertainment company than a toy company, but they do sell toys and video games are a kind of toy.

All it takes is one bad CEO and any of those companies could fall into the same kind of situation Hasbro is currently in.

Bandai was always a toy company and most of their success was as a toy company. They didn't get into entertainment and video games until they bought namco not that long ago.

I know that a bad CEO could tank any of these companies but Hasbro tanking this hard just shows how bad the leadership on every level is. They are all out of touch.

[sixshot1981]

Originally Posted by Zeroflamez

Bandai was always a toy company and most of their success was as a toy company. They didn't get into entertainment and video games until they bought namco not that long ago.

I know that a bad CEO could tank any of these companies but Hasbro tanking this hard just shows how bad the leadership on every level is. They are all out of touch.

Very bad...but they all somehow get to do a Scrooge McDuck into their vaults of money every night

[philtastic]

This was discussed over on the Cybertron.ca forum, but I just want to confirm that Edge status can still be renewed automatically if you have enough points in your account at the time of renewal. However, it's no longer possible to renew status by paying the fee, as that was discontinued last year. My status just extended until April 2025 thanks to my points balance.

[4lott]

To clarify does that mean that I can no longer pay $10 to renew my membership and get the 10% discount !

[sixshot1981]

I renew in August. Hopefully nothing comes down the pipe before then

Currently sitting at 32,304 points

[philtastic]

Originally Posted by 4lott

To clarify does that mean that I can no longer pay $10 to renew my membership and get the 10% discount !

Paying to renew is no longer possible. If you have enough points to renew, that will happen automatically. If you don't have enough points, I believe your membership will just end. At which point you won't get the discount anymore, and will have to wait until the new program launches, whenever that may be.

[Dangard Ace]

Huh. I got renewed to Mar 2025. Cool.

[nighthawk]

My Onyx was renewed till Feb 2025.

[4lott]

Originally Posted by philtastic

Paying to renew is no longer possible. If you have enough points to renew, that will happen automatically. If you don't have enough points, I believe your membership will just end. At which point you won't get the discount anymore, and will have to wait until the new program launches, whenever that may be.

Thanks for the clarification.

[Webs]

How many points are needed for auto renewal, I guess I don't have enough as it says mine expires in October.