Gamers (US retailer)
Gamers was Nebraska’s oldest video game store EST. in 1993 by previous owner Dale Miller. Gamers at its peak had 14 locations, 5 being in Nebraska and the rest being in Iowa. Gamers originated in Omaha, NE at its first location off 72nd and Dodge.
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| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
Number of locations | 3 (2019) |
Area served | Nebraska |
| Products | Video games Consoles Accessories |
| Website | gogamers |
On September 26th, 2018 Gamers was foreclosed on, permanently closing all of its remaining locations. David Mitchell was eventually given the name and other intellectual property of Gamers.
David Mitchell originally opened his video game store/ video game repair shop back when he was 19. He originally started repairing game consoles from his mother’s basement in North Omaha at the age of 14 off a website known as Craigslist. He had two stores opened by the age of 21 both known as Game Repair Shop where he sold video games and did the repair.
David Mitchell closed his previous game stores to fully focus on rebuilding Gamers. On February 10th, 2019 (a day after David Mitchell turn 26 years old) David Mitchell reopened his first location on 124th and Center in Omaha, NE.
Then the second one on June 29th on 27th and Superior in Lincoln. For the first time ever a Gamers location in the Westroads mall on thanksgiving of 2019. David Mitchell plans to keep the Gamers name and brand alive.
In 2019, Mitchell was accused of participating in the burglary of a competitor's store. The case is still pending in Omaha District Court as of June 2020.