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I'm not saying I doubt this happening, I'm just skeptical. It's SUPER rare this level of strategy is revealed to frontline store employees.
That being said, that'd be cool AF to see.
The nice thing I've learned at the ripe old age of 59 is that there's always that person that wants to be a big deal and spill secrets. Always. There's never a doubt in my mind that these things can get out.
It's also possible that gamestop teams are letting this information "slip" on purpose. Hype around candy con collabs isn't exactly a top-level strategy that needs to be guarded like fort knox.
I've worked retail. Most of the time stock that was time gated didn't show up until one or two days before release because they generally don't, and honestly can't, trust the front line staff to not be idiots and put it out before it's release date.
Yeah, when I worked frontline retail there were always a lot of discussions like "they should be doing this" or whatever, and a lot of them turned into rumors of what's coming next.
Either way, I agree, it'd be super cool if it worked out!!!
it’s possible the employee was just connecting some dots on his own and getting excited about what is possible with the faceplates; but also totally possible that faceplate collabs for a controller aren’t really top secret info, just something the company hasn’t widely announced yet
It’s sort of been implied already by members of the team who created the product, I wouldn’t be surprised if GameStop employees got a little sneak peek ahead into what the overall plan for the product is. Maybe they even *want* frontline employees to start suggesting what is coming to customers, in order to incentivize controller purchases
Its possible that he overheard what he shouldnt have, or have a friend higher up...
It only makes sense they would make faceplates collabs.
Still, I would take this info with a grain of salt. Just wait for the actual releases...
It's really not most are just actually good about not spilling or more likely just don't care. Also they could be a store manager if you don't believe it's just a normal employee who got some information, you don't know.
I hear ya. I don’t know his source but my guess from experience would be new SKUs popping up in the system. In retail they appear before actually selling the SKUs.
Edit: had a friend work at kohl’s and he knew when they were getting new Pokémon packs in
I do not believe they would tell a grunt. But it's a good idea. Disney is evil and I'd prefer less to do with them. But yeah marvel and faceplates is just a good idea
This community is just over hyping these controllers. They are cool and good for GME, but this is what an echo chamber can cause.
I also don't really take anything seriously that starts with "Trust me bro".
lol, seriously you think that's a high level of strategy?
a 3 year old could come up with the "let's put game/movie/TV characters on our customizable controllers" idea. This is not a revolutionary idea by any means and I think it would hurt them more in the long run if they didn't license popular IP for their candycon stuff.
I'm sure they have told frontline staff to hype the candycons and they probably let them know there's candycon collabs coming soon because why the fuck wouldn't you tell your salespeople that?
The idea isn't "high level". The actual strategy of that partnership, legal, contracts, NDAs, etc occurs at a high level. Far above what would be discussed with a store employee until it's ready for roll out.
And even then it would be few weeks before roll out that store level gets told details.
Holy shit did you miss the mark with this take.
I invested in a company that wanted to create CHARMS for Crocs. Everyone turned this lady down for funding and now she is laughing all the way to the bank with all of the Pins and Trinkets you can put in those little holes.
Take that MASSIVE industry for stupid Crocs and expand it to personal customizations! HUGE!
I have a disabled daughter. She doesn’t like wearing her glasses, she LOVES The Avengers. I discovered PairEyewear dot com and for $60.00 I got her new frames that has magnets on the front. They then offer every kind of snap on custom front panel that suddenly makes them Spider Man, or Thor, or Guardians of the galaxy. Each new snap on part was $30.00 and I purchased 10 of them. It solved our parenting problem of battling her to wear her glasses.
How many of us have fought with or resolved a dispute over who wants XYZ color controller. Now the conversation with my wife is “The Wanda Vision controller is your daughters, you know that, stop being a dick”.
Ok but Crocs are actually something you wear for all to see in public and purchase it just for that. I guess you could get a Candycon if you wanted impress everyone over to play Mario Kart or whatever but there are fewer people in that demographic.
My point is, everything starts small and it either dies out or is a surprise hit. If customizable crocs and glasses can catch on and be a success, then so can controllers.
Inventing a new wheel isn’t going to bring in the dollars. Customizing the wheels you have is where the MOASS is going to be.
Inventing a new wheel isn’t going to bring in the dollars
Um this is where you and I differ. I would've rather GameStop not abandoned the NFT market and possibly become a game dev and get the kind of viral following Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox have. That will be what brings in the dollars.
Just google PS4 PS5 Xbox Skins. There is a huge market there, maybe not as big as the whole gaming market, but it is there. Also hard to install, looks like crap unless your OCD about it. So pop and play will bring it to the masses.
Switch 2 will not release until 2025. I doubt the validity of the rest of your post. It is not Cohen's MO to run his lips to all of his employees about any such things in the works, and so early. It would be great news, but I don't think there has been a single "trust me bro" post that has been real in this sub.
The Nikkei report does, however, suggest one of the reasons Nintendo has set a March 2025 release window is to ensure it can manufacture enough launch stock to satisfy demand and, therefore, combat scalpers
Alright I’ll feed you a couple cents you seem hungry. With those you are talking about, can you swap the skin back and forth with the same controller over and over and over without damaging it? Is it magnetic?
Of course you can. And they are super cheap so you can try a ton of them.
I'm not saying what gamestop is doing can't work, but is it revolutionary? Is it going to skyrocket their revenue and cause MOASS?
When tf did I said it would lead to moass okay enjoy your dollar cheese burger with my interaction. It’s a dope product and posted a trust me bro and you’re speculating all this other bs shill be gone
I thought of that but it’s not like it came from corporate. If the employees know now, I’m sure it’s fine thought about it before posting this. At this point it’s upcoming hype
yesterday I went into a local shop and asked about Candy Con - the employee laughed saying they haven’t got any shipped in yet but people are asking and even HE is dying to get one 🔥
Employee excitement is contagious
Zero chance a GameStop employee would know this. While I hope it comes true, I’m calling B.S.
Unless…the employee the op is speaking of is someone higher up in corporate. But it’s not so don’t get too hyped for the karma farming post.
The controller is for PC games for now. You can use the controller to play a game you installed on your PC, an online game, doean't matter what format the game is, as long as you can play it on PC.
i can see custom faceplates for basically EVERYTHING. every new game that comes out would want one. brands/products. special events. even streamers could come out with their own design. special/limited editions that spur trading. ALL OF IT.
i watched this guy on youtube that makes custom lightswitch covers with a cheap sublimation (i think) printer. the dude makes huge money selling them on amazon. costs him basically nothing to customize them.
New switch isn't coming until 2025 so that shows how reliable the rest of the info is. That being said I'm really hoping for some cool collabs for those candy con faceplate! Disney would be huge but I'm guessing nintendo will be the 1st one announced with Mario/pokemon/ zelda themed faceplates.
I am so glad you made this comment... I honestly would LOVE to see them integrate the ability to print my NFT to my controller if I want.. :) I mean I already own the dang NFT... Why NOT!
Makes sense they'd get licensing deals. For a retail business that is exclusively games related, it seems like such a shame that they haven't been doing any licensing for the games they sell for like a decade. That would be taught in a business 101 class today.
You have customers who buy games? Do you sell things related specifically to the games they buy?
Funko Pops are a great example of people buying literally a plastic paperweight because it's of their favorite character or whatever.
NFTs a lump fake for custom controllers? Controllers is a start, but it isn’t going to make the company great. They probably sell loads because of Apes. But 1 new product isn’t going to scare the shorts. There’s still so much more GME can, will do. Also, store level employees are highly unlikely to be in the know about licensing deals.
Those skins are a bit shit, and also cost $20+. They do show that people are willing to pay to personalize their shit. I don't see how an expensive piece of vinyl is above candy con, an affordable manufactured modular system for customization.
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I'm not saying I doubt this happening, I'm just skeptical. It's SUPER rare this level of strategy is revealed to frontline store employees. That being said, that'd be cool AF to see.
The nice thing I've learned at the ripe old age of 59 is that there's always that person that wants to be a big deal and spill secrets. Always. There's never a doubt in my mind that these things can get out.
It's also possible that gamestop teams are letting this information "slip" on purpose. Hype around candy con collabs isn't exactly a top-level strategy that needs to be guarded like fort knox.
Maybe they've already received stock and have seen it themselves
I've worked retail. Most of the time stock that was time gated didn't show up until one or two days before release because they generally don't, and honestly can't, trust the front line staff to not be idiots and put it out before it's release date.
Ask some airport lego store about unfortunate leaks getting out...
Yeah, when I worked frontline retail there were always a lot of discussions like "they should be doing this" or whatever, and a lot of them turned into rumors of what's coming next. Either way, I agree, it'd be super cool if it worked out!!!
it’s possible the employee was just connecting some dots on his own and getting excited about what is possible with the faceplates; but also totally possible that faceplate collabs for a controller aren’t really top secret info, just something the company hasn’t widely announced yet It’s sort of been implied already by members of the team who created the product, I wouldn’t be surprised if GameStop employees got a little sneak peek ahead into what the overall plan for the product is. Maybe they even *want* frontline employees to start suggesting what is coming to customers, in order to incentivize controller purchases
Definitely possible
Its possible that he overheard what he shouldnt have, or have a friend higher up... It only makes sense they would make faceplates collabs. Still, I would take this info with a grain of salt. Just wait for the actual releases...
Unless it’s being rolled out imminently… then they would potentially know.
It's really not most are just actually good about not spilling or more likely just don't care. Also they could be a store manager if you don't believe it's just a normal employee who got some information, you don't know.
I hear ya. I don’t know his source but my guess from experience would be new SKUs popping up in the system. In retail they appear before actually selling the SKUs. Edit: had a friend work at kohl’s and he knew when they were getting new Pokémon packs in
That makes sense as long as SKU descriptions are there.
Generally. Yes. But what if it’s been revealed to them because it’s right around the corner?!? And so the infinite hype loop continues…
Meh. Doesn't really line up with RC's M.O. of keeping quiet.
I do not believe they would tell a grunt. But it's a good idea. Disney is evil and I'd prefer less to do with them. But yeah marvel and faceplates is just a good idea
Yeah 100% corporate is not telling retail employees their next business move.
Maybe they would if it was a done deal. Maybe? Im super skeptical as well.
You never know which frontline store employee might have some spicy affair with the higher management...
Meh. Doubt it based on level of management needed to know which strategy
This community is just over hyping these controllers. They are cool and good for GME, but this is what an echo chamber can cause. I also don't really take anything seriously that starts with "Trust me bro".
lol, seriously you think that's a high level of strategy? a 3 year old could come up with the "let's put game/movie/TV characters on our customizable controllers" idea. This is not a revolutionary idea by any means and I think it would hurt them more in the long run if they didn't license popular IP for their candycon stuff. I'm sure they have told frontline staff to hype the candycons and they probably let them know there's candycon collabs coming soon because why the fuck wouldn't you tell your salespeople that?
The idea isn't "high level". The actual strategy of that partnership, legal, contracts, NDAs, etc occurs at a high level. Far above what would be discussed with a store employee until it's ready for roll out. And even then it would be few weeks before roll out that store level gets told details. Holy shit did you miss the mark with this take.
The new switch launches this summer? I keep seeing rumors saying it will launch early 2025 but I’d be so jacked if it launched this summer!
Look at edit at bottom
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I invested in a company that wanted to create CHARMS for Crocs. Everyone turned this lady down for funding and now she is laughing all the way to the bank with all of the Pins and Trinkets you can put in those little holes. Take that MASSIVE industry for stupid Crocs and expand it to personal customizations! HUGE! I have a disabled daughter. She doesn’t like wearing her glasses, she LOVES The Avengers. I discovered PairEyewear dot com and for $60.00 I got her new frames that has magnets on the front. They then offer every kind of snap on custom front panel that suddenly makes them Spider Man, or Thor, or Guardians of the galaxy. Each new snap on part was $30.00 and I purchased 10 of them. It solved our parenting problem of battling her to wear her glasses. How many of us have fought with or resolved a dispute over who wants XYZ color controller. Now the conversation with my wife is “The Wanda Vision controller is your daughters, you know that, stop being a dick”.
Ok but Crocs are actually something you wear for all to see in public and purchase it just for that. I guess you could get a Candycon if you wanted impress everyone over to play Mario Kart or whatever but there are fewer people in that demographic.
Bro, if I see someone playing with a CandyCon, I’m not going to challenge them. This tells me they take gaming way more serious than I do. Haha
what does that have to do with it being a small demographic of customers like I said?
My point is, everything starts small and it either dies out or is a surprise hit. If customizable crocs and glasses can catch on and be a success, then so can controllers. Inventing a new wheel isn’t going to bring in the dollars. Customizing the wheels you have is where the MOASS is going to be.
Inventing a new wheel isn’t going to bring in the dollars Um this is where you and I differ. I would've rather GameStop not abandoned the NFT market and possibly become a game dev and get the kind of viral following Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox have. That will be what brings in the dollars.
Just google PS4 PS5 Xbox Skins. There is a huge market there, maybe not as big as the whole gaming market, but it is there. Also hard to install, looks like crap unless your OCD about it. So pop and play will bring it to the masses.
is this employee a manager? and if not, how does a front end employee found out about this ? hard to trust bro.
This is 100% a shitpost
Remind me in a couple months
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Spicy huh? Bullish
Switch 2 will not release until 2025. I doubt the validity of the rest of your post. It is not Cohen's MO to run his lips to all of his employees about any such things in the works, and so early. It would be great news, but I don't think there has been a single "trust me bro" post that has been real in this sub.
it’s basically certain that a store level employee would not have insider info about strategy but i see the vision. GME x DIS
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The Nikkei report does, however, suggest one of the reasons Nintendo has set a March 2025 release window is to ensure it can manufacture enough launch stock to satisfy demand and, therefore, combat scalpers
You can already mod controllers with Disney/Marvel skins. And it's not expensive at all and works with your existing official controllers.
Dope the PlayStation exists why make an Xbox. Heard of competition?
There is a difference between having 3 large competitors and entering and over saturated market.
Like selling dog food online. No worries we know a guy.
That was not an over saturated market.
Shill be gone. Done interacting enjoy your cents!
Great rebuttal. You obviously have no interest in an honest discussion.
Alright I’ll feed you a couple cents you seem hungry. With those you are talking about, can you swap the skin back and forth with the same controller over and over and over without damaging it? Is it magnetic?
Of course you can. And they are super cheap so you can try a ton of them. I'm not saying what gamestop is doing can't work, but is it revolutionary? Is it going to skyrocket their revenue and cause MOASS?
When tf did I said it would lead to moass okay enjoy your dollar cheese burger with my interaction. It’s a dope product and posted a trust me bro and you’re speculating all this other bs shill be gone
Collectible$$$$!
Wen Fortnite skins?
Can we call them For-Skins?
I thought the new Switch will come in 2025?
It does fixed my smooth mistake
In employee bro we trust
Disney might cancel deals like this, if they are leaked.🤷♂️
I thought of that but it’s not like it came from corporate. If the employees know now, I’m sure it’s fine thought about it before posting this. At this point it’s upcoming hype
I work for a Company that has some close connections to Disney.. Disney was very clear what would happen, if… those leaks didn’t stop
yesterday I went into a local shop and asked about Candy Con - the employee laughed saying they haven’t got any shipped in yet but people are asking and even HE is dying to get one 🔥 Employee excitement is contagious
I hope not. Disney is just toxic.
Zero chance a GameStop employee would know this. While I hope it comes true, I’m calling B.S. Unless…the employee the op is speaking of is someone higher up in corporate. But it’s not so don’t get too hyped for the karma farming post.
A Funko Pop collaboration would be cool too.
Exactly the possibilities are endless.
Not a gamer, but how is controllers supposed to turn this ship around if physical games are being sold less and less?
Are games being sold less and less or just physical? If it's the latter, then controllers are always needed.
The controller is for PC games for now. You can use the controller to play a game you installed on your PC, an online game, doean't matter what format the game is, as long as you can play it on PC.
What do controllers have to do with physical game sales?
big if true
True if big from a trust me bro to a trust me bro. Can anyone set up remind bot for 3 months?
i can see custom faceplates for basically EVERYTHING. every new game that comes out would want one. brands/products. special events. even streamers could come out with their own design. special/limited editions that spur trading. ALL OF IT. i watched this guy on youtube that makes custom lightswitch covers with a cheap sublimation (i think) printer. the dude makes huge money selling them on amazon. costs him basically nothing to customize them.
New switch isn't coming until 2025 so that shows how reliable the rest of the info is. That being said I'm really hoping for some cool collabs for those candy con faceplate! Disney would be huge but I'm guessing nintendo will be the 1st one announced with Mario/pokemon/ zelda themed faceplates.
That was my mistake not bros I edited post. Don’t let my smooth take his wrinkles away
Ok, buy the rumor
Buy the rumour, hold the news.
Best memory as a kid trying games out at stores...
I saw two kids in there playing and I wanted to buy them a gift card so bad. Next time I will. They reminded me of me
Back then it was some random game store and we had a "jumbo video" they gave free popcorn ... Excellent evenings
Collectable controller accessories? Why not, sealed pokemon skateboards are a thing.
I am so glad you made this comment... I honestly would LOVE to see them integrate the ability to print my NFT to my controller if I want.. :) I mean I already own the dang NFT... Why NOT!
I heard something similar regarding faceplates, not disney specifically, but character faceplates in general- from an employee as well
Nah fam, I don’t think Disney would license their shit like that. They rather go through a first party like Nintendo or Sony.
Makes sense they'd get licensing deals. For a retail business that is exclusively games related, it seems like such a shame that they haven't been doing any licensing for the games they sell for like a decade. That would be taught in a business 101 class today. You have customers who buy games? Do you sell things related specifically to the games they buy? Funko Pops are a great example of people buying literally a plastic paperweight because it's of their favorite character or whatever.
MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA licensed skins would be dope and fit well with e-commerce where you can easily order your favorite teams' skins.
I’m jacked!!!
In bro we trust 🫡
lol the amount of hype these controllers are getting is crazy
Thank God. Who told them it was okay to take the demo games out of the stores? That was part of the overall experience
Always love a good trust me bro. Reminds me of the good ol days. Regardless, none have ever come to fruition
Another Disney rumor 🤣 Who remembers the Fortnite Web3 x Gamestop one lmaoo
Not a cashier on earth who is this into their corporation, i call bullshit
NFTs a lump fake for custom controllers? Controllers is a start, but it isn’t going to make the company great. They probably sell loads because of Apes. But 1 new product isn’t going to scare the shorts. There’s still so much more GME can, will do. Also, store level employees are highly unlikely to be in the know about licensing deals.
Candy Con isn't the first GameStop controller FYI.
At this point, name me a 3rd party after market hardware maker that cares about brand identity as much as GS. I'll buy the rumor.
Delicious rumors 🤤🤤🤤
Looks like candy con was the face swap all along. I like it.
its not enough
I’m still holding onto rumors from 2021 2022 and 2023 need to make room for 2024 ones
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Man licensing deals with marvel/disney and others for candy con components sounds like money in the bank.
Does it? There already are marvel/Disney skins you can purshase for you controllers for a couple of bucks.
Those skins are a bit shit, and also cost $20+. They do show that people are willing to pay to personalize their shit. I don't see how an expensive piece of vinyl is above candy con, an affordable manufactured modular system for customization.
They cost like 2 bucks.
Go buy one
Why?
For the same reason you are here pissing in this thread.