Do you go to Best Buy for gaming?

What do you like about them, what do you dislike?  I'll be straight up, I work there and feel like our gaming department is a bit of a joke sometimes and am working on trying to change that.  What would you change/add/remove from Best Buy's gaming department?  What do you like already?  Thanks for any input guys. 

I don't know about other stores, but at the store near me the PC gaming should be closer to the other video games.  I know they want to keep the section close to the computer hardware and other software, but then they should just have both of those areas right next to each other and have the PC gaming section be in the middle, or the liaison, between the computer hardware/software and console game/hardware sections.

Yes! I do got to Best Buy! I hate Gamespot. They're cheap, lying bitches if you ask me. I think the gaming department at my nearest Best Buy is just fine, even though some of the demo booths are crap, like the one for Rock Band 2 has a broken drum set, and also doesn't have some sort of seat or something to sit on.

I don't shop there.  If I could change anything I would make a Best Buy within 50 miles of here, preferably 5 or less miles away.

Sometimes. They have a pretty damn good deal once in a while. But unless they do, not really. The Reward Zone is nice though.

Not really, but that's mostly because the closest Best Buy is a 30 minute drive and there's a Game Stop pretty close to my house

" @choffy21: Why not usually?  What would make you come more often? "

I have 2 Best Buys within 5 miles of my house, and I visit both pretty regularly. I don't buy many games there; movies are a whole different story.

I normally by my videogames other places or on the internet. I do buy a lot of movies from Best Buy because they have such a great selection.

no, not all the time. i usually go to gamestop, gamecrazy or walmart to buy my games. best buy is a couple of miles farther then gamestop, gamecrazy, walmart so i go there. i do enjoy the people at best buy though. they are nice friendly people there.  something that i really like about best buy is that they sell video cards/ computer hardware there. i almost bought a video card there but i had a video card coming o me already.

Usually for new releases. The store always smells like b.o. though.

I'm pretty neutral when it comes to where I shop for games, but I do go to Best Buy when I need more than one media at a time like a CD or movie with a game, or when they have a bonus when you get a game that you don't have to pre-order for.  Like when Guitar Hero II came out and when you got the guitar+game package you got a free copy of the Wayne's World DVD. 100% badass-ness , especially since the VHS of the movie I had busted since I watched it so many times.

If I'm at the nearby mall, I tend to go to check the video game section of Best Buy. If anything, there needs to be more of an effort to monitor the game demo kiosks to make sure that kids quit breaking the damn things. Especially Rock Band/Guitar Hero instruments. I wonder what methods they'll come up with to ruin DJ Hero demos this autumn.

I always know what I want when I go there, but I always see these middle-aged women having a really hard time finding games for their kids. At my Best Buy the staff doesn't have much of a clue, but I guess masternater27 is one of a kind.

I go to Best Buy if I want something right away. Otherwise, it's Amazon or newegg. I buy computer stuff and electronics from newegg, and movies/music/games from Amazon. But again, if it's a need it now thing, I'll go to Best Buy. The BB closest to me is really good. They have a gaming space with PC, 360, etc. all in one section and their prices are alright. I also don't need to let people know so they can unlock some door or whatever. Just pick up and go to the register. But then again, the place I live now is fairly "safe". I used to live in LA, and I recently went there on vacation and it's no surprise they have their shit locked up tight. Although, for a regular consumer, being able to get what you want and bring it to the register in your hand, makes things a lot smoother. "No, not THAT Gears of War, Gears of War TWO. Yeah, that one. (with the two on the box, ass). Ok. Thanks." lol.

I like Best Buy  because If I want to quickly walk in, grab a game, pay, and get out.  I don't have some 17 year old acne faced fat kid asking me to pre-order 22 different games, or trying to sell me a strategy guide to a racing game I don't even have.

Best Buy has some good deals now and then. I got Saints Row 2 Collector's Edition for $24 the other day. Brand new.

I much prefer Best Buy to Gamestop in general.  Unfortunately, I find Best Buys' in general to have an arbitrary and often bizarre assortment of games.  It'd be nice if they had a bigger selection.

I go there for everything but buying games.

For PC games, yep. My EB has relegated all PC games to a little half-kiosk deal, the old wall being occupied by used PS2 games.

" I like Best Buy  because If I want to quickly walk in, grab a game, pay, and get out.  I don't have some 17 year old acne faced fat kid asking me to pre-order 22 different games, or trying to sell me a strategy guide to a racing game I don't even have. "

Mostly for their clearance sales. For general new game buying it's Amazon all the way for me.

I usually just go for any of the deals that they have.  I go almost exclusively to Play N Trade because if I am bored I go there and play any game for an hour or two and then purchase it if I want to.  Plus Play N Trade still has PS1, N64, SNES, etc... games and consoles in stock and will repair my consoles or cartridges.

i either get my games from bestbuy or amazon... mostly amazon if they have "release date shipping." with best buy, i just pre-order or order a game online, and just go straight to the  pick up area when i get there.

I buy most of my games from Gamestop and occasionally Wal Mart

I pretty much buy everything from Amazon when it comes to media.  I bought a laptop from Best Buy once.

" @natetodamax: Do you prefer those stores or are they just closer? "

Sometimes.

I usually buy stuff from Amazon if it's not on impulse. However, I will occasionally buy games from Best Buy over Gamestop because it's not in the mall and I don't feel greasy when I enter. Also, my local Best Buy has Persona 4. My local Gamestop does not.

Not too often. I picked up Wii Sports Resort the other day while I was there but I usually buy my games at Gamestop or a local game store.

Best Buy in my area actually has a decent selection.  They'll frequently get in titles on release date that Game Crazy for whatever reason doesn't have on time.  Plus I use my Reward Zone Credit Card as my primary card and pay it off every month so I always have a ton of points to use up.  No complaints about Best Buy for video games.

I don't go to Best Buy.
 
Shopping is what the internet is for.

If there was a Best buy in japan MAYBE

I would change the requirement for employees to have gelled spiked hair and have douche-y personalities. Not saying that is YOU, just saying that is the trend.

I don't buy games at stores at all. Gamefly for consoles, digital for PC. If I still did though however, it would probably be Best Buy..I will never do anything at all in a Gamestop.

Since it opened about 2 years ago near my house its become the only place I get my games.

Occasionally, usually they don't have what I want.
 
Oh, Amazon.com~ How did I ever buy games without you~ <3

They got super deal on video cards at times...so I go there when they're selling an awesome card for cheap.