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Walmart Halts Most Game Sales Following Shootings (UP: Denies Earlier Statement, Says it was Miscommunication)
- Thread starter ManaByte
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Since Target and Amazon have been price-matching Walmart's $50 launch window games, are their price-matches also halted?
Ok, so I'm not in any way to defend Walmart taking any actions against video games while not touching their gun business, but I do not believe the original article is accurate (and it looks like IGN has made an update to the article)- they are not stopping selling video games- they are taking down displays of violent games (yes, I know its still really dumb).
It's rated T for Teen.
Not allowed to remain on Walmart shelves.
Only loot-box gambling sim for kids FIFA gets to stay.
Who needs sidewalks when you can shoot the tires of any oncoming car or cyclist? /s
I have had two offers to work and live in the US and shit like this reminds me why I said NOPE both times. Hahaha.
Good economy though. Just not at the risk of being killed randomly.
Get your shit together "America".
Good economy though. Just not at the risk of being killed randomly.
Get your shit together "America".
I don't nor have I ever worked at retail, but it's just logical that not every store would be reacting at the same speed, especially when this is pretty clearly a spur of the moment policy decision that occurred with little warning
Seriously folks, Walmart Just clearing out the video game section to make more room to sell guns and ammos.
Fucking pathetic....
Fucking pathetic....
I can't believe America actually has stores that sells video games AND guns. WTF America...
And pulling the games instead of the guns, there's just no words to describe this.
And pulling the games instead of the guns, there's just no words to describe this.
Nobody fuckwitted enough to make this decision would have the intelligence required to be able to tell one game apart from another game.
Ok, I'll try one more time then just leave everyone to their own devices- click the article again and you'll see the original headline is not accurate (and again..I'm not defending Walmart here..just pointing out they aren't actually stopping video game sales)
Update: Walmart Responds, Now Claims No Policy Banning Games Exists
Update
Walmart has walked back their statement and isn't halting video game sales after all apparently - please threadmark, etc.
Since the posting of this story, Walmart has claimed they were confused over our request for comment, effectively reverting their statement on a policy around the ban of any game sales (temporary or otherwise).
During this investigation IGN reached out multiple times to ask whether Walmart was halting the sale of video games from its stores. We asked Walmart to clarify yesterday's reports regarding video game ads and signage, and then added, "There are additional reports on Twitter that say certain stores are taking down video game sales completely. Is there any truth to these reports?"
Walmart followed up in reply with the statement that you see in the original story. In the statement Walmart said, "We've taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the past week, and it does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment."
IGN requested further clarification around the sale of video games specifically, to which Walmart replied, "Our statement stands company wide."
Shortly after the posting of this story, we were contacted by a Walmart representative who apologized for what was apparently a miscommunication on their behalf. We have since clarified with the aforementioned Walmart representative that the company has "not given any directive to remove video games from the shelves."
IGN apologizes for any confusion or alarm this may have raised. We are similarly pissed.
Original story continues...
Since the posting of this story, Walmart has claimed they were confused over our request for comment, effectively reverting their statement on a policy around the ban of any game sales (temporary or otherwise).
During this investigation IGN reached out multiple times to ask whether Walmart was halting the sale of video games from its stores. We asked Walmart to clarify yesterday's reports regarding video game ads and signage, and then added, "There are additional reports on Twitter that say certain stores are taking down video game sales completely. Is there any truth to these reports?"
Walmart followed up in reply with the statement that you see in the original story. In the statement Walmart said, "We've taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the past week, and it does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment."
IGN requested further clarification around the sale of video games specifically, to which Walmart replied, "Our statement stands company wide."
Shortly after the posting of this story, we were contacted by a Walmart representative who apologized for what was apparently a miscommunication on their behalf. We have since clarified with the aforementioned Walmart representative that the company has "not given any directive to remove video games from the shelves."
IGN apologizes for any confusion or alarm this may have raised. We are similarly pissed.
Original story continues...
Preventing you from buying Mario Maker 2 can save hundreds, if not thousands of lives.
It's fucking insane and stupid as fuck how they don't see the irony in removing interactive media that in their mind glorifies violence and guns (in a fictional environment), but actually keep the real life guns and other assorted weaponry that can actually inflict violence.
Yeah as much as I agree with the discourse I'm getting really sick of having to keep harping on about how this image was fake/a prank and how everyone spreads it like it's real and/or condoned by WalMart...
Walmart said this was an edit/prank, but might as well be reality
I get your post, but the intent of putting an image like this here is distracting from the actual conversation and is the equivalent of putting a photoshopped image and passing it off as evidence. Let's try to be better.
So, this is a non story then?
Seems crazy that this sort of thing could be due to miscommunication.
I guess Marilyn Manson isn't popular enough to blame gun violence on now.
What is ironic is that I can literally walk into a Wal Mart, buy a rifle without a background check, buy the shells and then proceed to mow the clerk that sold it to me down Terminator style. But hey, at least they kept me from the evil that is Call of Duty.
What is ironic is that I can literally walk into a Wal Mart, buy a rifle without a background check, buy the shells and then proceed to mow the clerk that sold it to me down Terminator style. But hey, at least they kept me from the evil that is Call of Duty.
This can't be real. Must be some internet meme. Banning games while still selling guns? I mean ... wow.
So they're either putting out damage control or didn't know how to answer the question. While both are incompetent, it's not the same and I guess I'll just touch back on the thread when/if they confirm if that tweet was for real or not. Still think their taking down of displays and the like is an empty gesture however.
it's stupid
but it's a good idea to show that guns are the problem.
I mean what Trump will accuse if those awful events happen again now?
but it's a good idea to show that guns are the problem.
I mean what Trump will accuse if those awful events happen again now?
