Gamers shop at Gamespot or Best Buy?

" Where do "Hardcore Gamers" buy and pre-order their games? I notice Gamestop is a big one but why Gamestop over Best Buy? If you could please give your input that would be great. "

" I've never had a pre-order game I couldn't get at Walmart at a cheaper price. The downside to that is sometimes you'll get a nifty little bonus (poster, T-shirt, Mouse pad etc etc) with a pre-order at Gamestop.  "

"Steam or amazon. Those are the only places where I will preorder, which I've only ever done twice ever (Borderlands and Mass Effect 2, both on steam). I will not preorder games at gamestop ever. "

You buy games where they sell them. Does the rest really matter? Your game store should just be the building closest to you, or you're doing something wrong. By means of default I shop at a blockbuster video for games. The used prices are cheaper than gamestop's and the staff know me (one of them even wanted me to work there, which was funny), so I can usually get what I want ordered or something.  

Amazon all the way. None of the stores in my town are reliable enough for getting the new games in on time.

Amazon.

How do you get games at wal-mart for cheaper? They sell them at retail price. "  

Anywhere, but EB Games/Gamestop. 
I don't like that they open all they're sealed games and put cruddy stickers on them. 
I like my cases to look new.

"I always get my games from Gamespot because I'm not one of those people that get butthurt when they ask me if I want to pre-order something. "

I consider(ed) myself a hardcore gamer, and I usually buy through Amazon or Newegg, but it all depends on who's offering it cheaper/with better shipping.

I pre-order stuff from Amazon.

Steam.

Steam.

Best Buy has always been good. Had the games on release, and one time when they didn't have any Red Faction: Guerrilla copies left, one of the guys went into the back to see if they had any in stock and they did.
 
Only thing that sucks is the possibility of getting stuck as a train is crossing the road, which usually lasts a good 20-30 boring minutes, which also happened after I got RF:G.

I don't go to Gamespot at all after Jeff was fired. lol Sorry I had to mention the misspelling. Anyways, I prefer GameStop because I feel like I get better deals and the people there (at least the ones near me) are very nice and cool people.

amazon and steam

Best buy 

Gamestop because they are closer and I usually have credit

" Amazon.  Best Buy if I have a gift card. "

amazon

Best buy, I don't think there is a gamestop in canada.

Man, so much gamestop hate. i work at my local gamestop, and i'd like to pretend i know my shit when it comes to games.  The best parts of my days are when people come in and I get to talking with them about what they're playing or looking forward to. Sure I push the edge card and preorders, buts shit, that's the job.  I'm sure every gamestop has someone equally as knowledgeable about games who "bothers" you simply to try and make the visit a little more personable, and not a rush job. 
 
As for the question, I do half my shopping at gamestop and the other half at the best buy right next door. Shit kills my paycheck >.<

gamestop is horrible because the only person who is getting money off used sales is gamestop

I pre-order games for Gamestop because that's the only place in town for me.

If I HAD to chose BB or GS, I'd chose BB. Because I'd geek out and go stare at the smartphones and laptops.
 
If I wasn't forced to chose, Amazon all day every day

Who shops at Gamespot?

I am not a big fan of used sales.  I buy 85-95% of my recent games new but I think that Gamestop gets a bad rep selling used games.  If Gamestop stopped selling used games today then people would still buy and sell used games from their friends, Ebay, or pawn shop type stores.  I enjoy going in and looking through old PS2 games and hitting the value 360 and PS3 game racks.  I support the industry enough in new games spending probably around $1000 or so a year in consoles, accessories, and games all purchased new but if I choose to buy a used game every now and then that I otherwise usually wouldn't have purchased then that doesn't make me or Gamestop a bad person.  I am not for sure if you are aware but Amazon now has a used gaming store as well and I believe that I read somewhere Best Buy was considering it, working on it, or already selling used games as well. 

I rarely go out and buy games (usually get them as presents), but when I do, I usually go to Best Buy.  I don't know, I guess I've just gone there enough so that the first place I think of going is Best Buy.  Oh, and I refuse to spend money at Game Stop.

Best Buy

Hardcore gamers shop at local game stores.  I have this pretty sweet one that knocks off 5 bucks off the original price it's going for in other stores.  And the dudes who work there actually know their shit.  I do try to start up shit with them to test them, but that's a different story.  Except that Rockman dude, that dude was a total dick.

I've personally never seen the point in pre-ordering if the game isn't some form of special edition, because nearly all of the time without fail one of the 5 or so game shops near me have a copy in, I'm yet to go to a store that's sold out of a game I want.
 
P.s. those stores are neither Gamestop or Bestbuy. Because fortunately I'm not American.
 
*Bunkers down for oncoming attacks*