we sold hundreds (if not thousands) of copies of GTA V. The following day, our GameStop store had a line out the door the entire time we were open. Showing up to a launch with no money proves just how badly some players wanted to get their hands on this game. This customer then attempted to sell these items to others in line, and surprisingly, they were able to rack up enough cash to buy a copy of GTA V. Later on, a customer showed up with no money and a box of old games and hardware that our GameStop would not take in trade. The sea of customers had wrapped all the way around the strip, obstructing the rear of the building. “No, the back door,” the B-Dubs manage clarified. “We just went out there and asked them to stay clear of the front door,” our store manager replied. Several hundred came to the midnight launch and at one point, the manager of the nearby Buffalo Wild Wings came to our store to tell us to get our customers to “stop blocking the door.” I recall working the midnight release for GTA V on September 16, 2013, and being astounded at the sheer number of people who had lined up to get a copy. As a former GameStop employee of five years, this game was the biggest launch I had ever experienced, by far. Grand Theft Auto V was an immediate success. Grand Theft Auto V enjoyed a tremendous launch, selling over 11 million copies in its first 24 hours on the market in 2013.
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