GameStop now generates more revenue from collectibles than video games

By Steve Goldstein

GameStop now generates more revenue from collectibles than video games.

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GameStop (GME) late Tuesday said in the second quarter it generated 45% of its sales from collectibles, up from 23% last year. Video games are now a third of its revenue, compared to 51% in 2025, while pre-owned and refurbished segments, which includes old consoles as well as games, are 22% of all sales, versus a previous level of 26%.

Sales fell sharply, by 19% to $790.2 million, after the prior-year launch of Nintendo Switch 2, planned store closures, and the divestiture of the company's France operations, GameStop said. But the company was more profitable.

The Grapevine, Tex.-headquartered retailer lifted its target for annual adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization to "in excess of $650 million" from its previous outlook of $600 million, after earning $339.7 million on that metric in the first half of the year.

GameStop said it has $5.4 billion in cash and equivalents at the end of the second quarter, vs. $8.7 billion last year, and some $300 million in digital assets and related receivables.

GameStop shares rose 0.6% in premarket trade. The stock has slipped 6% this year.

-Steve Goldstein

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