Something I had noticed earlier this month while walking down Main Street in Bowling Green was the 2Play had closed suddenly. I didn’t think much of it, but then I read an article in the BGNews about it titled Area video game shop closes doors. According to what I had heard, 2Play was part of the reason R&B Newstand had closed up, which had caused there to be no table-top gaming store in BG that I would go to for a while, until New Frontiers opened.
I had never really been impressed with 2Play, so I wasn’t that unhappy to see it go. I think the only purchase I ever made there was to get some SNES controllers, but they ended up being non-Nintendo knock-offs, and they were worthless after only a couple months of use. On a side note, being able to get games for the SNES on the Wii through the Virtual Console is one reason I’d like to have a Wii, provided they actually release some games I want, such as Secret of Mana. However, I doubt that one will be there anytime soon.
The only thing that caused me concern in regards to the article was the mention that there might be a GameStop comign to BG sometime soon. That’s too bad, as I’d rather deal with a local company to get something that a corporate chain, especially when there isn’t a huge difference in the cost.
And, if you happen to read the BGNews article, the correct link to the Bowling Green Gaming Society is http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/bggs/, which uses the correct spelling of organizations.
I know this is a very old topic, but the gaming store next to Pita Pit is great. It’s run by someone who also owns a store in Fremont. The prices are the same as Gamestop and you’re not throwing money at everything that’s wrong with the world (Gamestop).
I’m not sure what kind of non video-gaming merchandise they have, though.