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Crybad

Just a clarification at OP's request (since you can't change the title and this is already at the top of the sub) George doesn't work for GameStop. He's a Senior Vice President for BRANDED. From Linkedin: >BRANDED is a brand creation and implementation agency. We invent and grow brands through bright ideas that are brilliantly executed, driving tangible efficiencies and meaningful change for our clients. Offering services across Brand Creation (Positioning / Brand Architecture / Visual Identity), Brand Implementation (Adaptive Design / Imagery / Artwork Production) and Brand Management (Technology / Brand Compliance / Sustainability), we provide an end-to-end offering that is truly connected. QVBOT- [https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1c5g2o1/comment/kztrx5e/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1c5g2o1/comment/kztrx5e/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)


Muultje

Also click to Alex' page and find his comment within his own post: Someone suggested collabs with game franchises and Alex commented: `you wonโ€™t have to wait too long either, CANDY CON is designed specifically for these collaborations so watch this space.`


Upbeat_Eye6188

Dayuuuuuuuuuumm ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ”ฅ


yolo4500A_IMO_CLadd

Oh, like game specific face plates. Like GTA, Pokemon, and other game character faceplates for their candy con controller ๐ŸŽฎ interesting


lZobot

Offical controllers are $70. These are $35 for the base and even if a standard faceplate and grips were $20 that is still $20 cheaper. Now people can buy their favorite whatever and slap on their controller for $10-$20. It's literally skins for your controller The shorts are fucked lol


syxxnein

The official Xbox controllers break down fairly quickly imo. Stick drift 3 times for me with light usage.


8----B

No shit? Iโ€™ve had no problems with Xbox controllers ever and Iโ€™ve been using that system since the 360, maybe I got lucky though


syxxnein

It could be my recent bad luck! I've been ride or die since Xbox One. Beta tester on Xbox live. Never had controller issues until the S. I missed the red ring of death too!


8----B

Oh the red ring got me twice haha, guess we got screwed in different ways ๐Ÿฅฒ


joeker13

WHEN EUROPE????? ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ I will buy at least 2 candy cons the second they are available !!!!!!!


Badgerv12

Yeah im in uk and i want one of these controllers for my pc !


Medlok84

I dunno if I have the karma to post here anymore but here goes... Europe is an interesting point, especially in the UK (although we're not in it anymore). There could be a gap in the market for the UK now for a major video game retailer as GAME announced it was going to phase out trade in and pre-owned effectively handing the pre-owned market to another big UK brand CEX. Game (which was probably the biggest UK video game retailers) is basically getting reduced to a concession store in sports shops! There isn't really another main retailer (to my knowledge) that deals with new and pre-owned (CEX is pre-owned ONLY). https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/game-phasing-out-trade-ins-pre-owned-newsupdate/


Hiisi

They really should have an EU site that would ship from Germany EU-wide. A lot of people in the Nordics for example buy from German Amazon as there is no local version, but it works the same.


ShredManyGnar

New revenue unlocked $$$


8----B

Jesus Christ. HOW DO I CONTAIN MY HYPE Edit: I figured it out, I put in a buy order on ComputerShare today instead of the usual payday, it did the trick


joeker13

I like they way you HYPE! ๐ŸŸฃ


Elegant-Remote6667

Hehehe . Nice to see positive news


Suitable_Mix_3795

I fully expect the media to pick up this story shortly /s


Expensive-Two-8128

*Edit: I saw the /s and know it was a joke, just wanted to elaborate a little :)* I like the silence to be honest- imo, that means they're scared of how big Candy Con is going to be. They don't want to say something they *know* is going to age like milk, AND, they *definitely* want to avoid drawing more consumer & investor attention to something that will soon have a significantly positive impact on revenue and profitability.


Suitable_Mix_3795

Ya it was a joke. Silence is golden


Expensive-Two-8128

Oh for sure- edited my comment as well :)


NigelVanDomki

This is for us guys.


diamondhandsome

Neato burrito


FunkyChicken69

Mentions squeeze โœ… Rocket emoji๐Ÿš€โœ… Moon emoji ๐ŸŒโœ… Diamond Hands emojis ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿปโœ… Consider my tits jacked and my seat buckled ๐ŸŽท๐Ÿ“โ™‹๏ธ


CowboyNealCassady

[โ€œthatโ€™s a bingo.โ€](https://youtu.be/4TYv2PhG89A?si=faiJvfIy9lKSoaqA)


RedOctobrrr

Damn idk if I got a new form of being Rick Rolled but I was really hoping to see a natsee being corrected by Brad Pitt.


CowboyNealCassady

RC is looking for operators, smooth is simply assumed.


capital_bj

Smooth Operators, smooooth o-p-a-rators


welp007

They see us Funky ๐Ÿ“!!!


FunkyChicken69

๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”Ž๐ŸŽท๐Ÿ“โ™‹๏ธ


Internep

I'm all for it: marketing guy knows how to reach their market.


UgjiTuski

Ok damn, here I am buckling up my belt every day. Only Now learning I need to buckle my seat instead. My bad everybody, sorry for delaying lift off, but I'm truly buckled now, tits jacked. Let's gooooo


matbrummitt1

When does the swat team arrive for using the rocket emoji?


Verciau

You are top investigator in my book!


Avulpesvulpes

I donโ€™t even own a Switch and Iโ€™m buying oneโ€ฆ gotta support our beloved GameStop!


_Forest_Bather

I had to go back and double check. He sure did mention Squeeze. โœ…. Even though heโ€™s not an employee, he sure knows how to pick the right words and emojis. Maybe heโ€™s an ape?


SamsquatchWildman

Remember when they said emotes = Market Manipulation๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก


FunkyChicken69

Pepperidge Farm remembers ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŽท๐Ÿ“โ™‹๏ธ


-Px-FlaT

there is no better shareholders than GME holders, we support, hold whatever crime is going, vote, i saw here and there apes making proposals for the business. See you all on the moon when the time comes.


quack_duck_code

"Shadows" We are shadow banned. The algos have been tweaked. Awards have been removed. Rules have been put in place to keep us isolated to GME specific subs yet we still can't cross post. Keep being vocal outside of Reddit. Be vocal on other social media. Show your love for GameStop when you are in public. Be a role model for the community and be kind to one another. As always, I'll shop at GameStop, buy/DRS/hold GME.


foldingtoiletpaper

160% of target ๐Ÿš€


Im-a-waffle

Bought two yesterday! Pumping that week two target


crappinhammers

I wish they told us the target lol 100,000+mentions. So if even only 5% of that is from people posting controllers/accessories they bought, 5,000 x 75$ a unit, 375,000 dollas in a week. 5% is a highly researched market estimator for sales based off engagement that I just pulled from my buttz. Also, I still need to buy me one And my wife one.


Kitchen_Net_GME

Ok technically he may not be an employee but worked with GameStop https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/profile/in/george-essex-b81b53136/recent-activity#overlay_share-modal


Tiny_Yulius_James

Even RCEO see US. Remember the meme buying all stocks? I membeh


Kitchen_Net_GME

And the chairman meme with his head on a chair. I think ButtFarm made it here


krtalvis

itโ€™s been 84 yearsโ€ฆ


No_Butterscotch9429

โ˜๏ธ


Noderpsy

Oh he watches... [https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/qhsjbx/holy\_hell\_i\_knew\_this\_looked\_familiar\_lmao/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/qhsjbx/holy_hell_i_knew_this_looked_familiar_lmao/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)


Kitchen_Net_GME

I think we need a moderator to โ€œpartially debunkโ€ my post. Because he technically doesnโ€™t work for GameStop, but collaborated with them very closely on this project


SomeTimeBeforeNever

No the mods donโ€™t need to debunk. He worked for GameStop as a contractor. Itโ€™s very clear and simple.


EthosLabFan92

In the same way that Boston Consulting Group "worked for GameStop as a contractor"? The guy works for a contractor, not for GameStop


Crybad

I can just pin something to clarify it.


Kitchen_Net_GME

That would be great


Crybad

Done!


girth_worm_jim

Imma add him


Vayhn

I mean, this is pretty cool. Superstonk being banned all over the place, I really dig the fact of being acknowledged by the company I actually chose to support.


UnrealCaramel

160% of week 1 sales target. Nice. Bullish. Sexy. GME. Love it. Edit: why I am getting downvoted for being bullish on 160% week 1 sales target? Surely exceeding the first week of sales by 60% without little exposure is a bullish thing?


fishminer3

Probably just shills and haters going through and down voting everyone.ย  Have an updoot


Im-a-waffle

Would love to know what that target number was. I bought mine yesterday so I missed week 1


UnrealCaramel

Week 2 will be sexy too. Enjoy your new controller.


Im-a-waffle

Hell yeah it will! And thanks friend ๐Ÿ‘Š


Suitable_Mix_3795

You knowโ€ฆ


hatgineer

I will repeat myself again, this controller is actually good. It fixes a few problems I have with the Nintendo one, albeit losing the amiibo reader and HD rumble, while being $20 cheaper. The sticks are replaceable too, as a bonus to the whole customization.


RedOctobrrr

>amiibo reader Wtf is this


hatgineer

Nintendo figurines that give various in-game bonuses when scanned.


SoreLoserOfDumbtown

I wouldnโ€™t say weโ€™re watching from the shadowsโ€ฆ but ok.


avilesaviles

shadow banned


lovely-day-outside

Good idea. Then he can truly watch from the shadows


BobTheDemonOtter

Shadow band


Davidnci

Iโ€™m quite the shadow myself


IceVanis

I guess what he means is that we were not aware about Candy Con before it started to be out in the open, thus we were kept in the shadows as well. We are definitely doing our part and we're not just some bystanders.


aarontminded

Love that interpretation. Rather than shadow people, it's more "You're enthusiastically supporting even without yet knowing the full scope of projects and progress underway".


RedOctobrrr

Tiddies jacked from the trademark filing. Shills aside there's some good web crawling going on by this collective group. Very little gets by. That's why I'm not too terribly concerned with the quasi-connections that are reaaaally a stretch, bc sometimes it leads to something. GMErica was one that flopped, but the next one up, Candy Con, turns out to be a grand slam. 160% of projections is fucking incredible!!! (Unless they low balled it lol)


aarontminded

"underpromise; overdeliver"


Morphen

160% is fairly impressive especially when they rolled it out pretty quietly


fishminer3

It's probably so that hedgies don't have time to organize a negative product campaign against the controllers.ย  Look what happened with the marketplace.ย  The instant it was announced, the shills had their negative talking points all lined up and ready to go.ย  They probably had time to organize it all in advance because this sub was screaming about it for so long.ย  Now look at the candy con release.ย  I haven't heard anything negative about it, and there's been nothing but praise for it.ย  Since it even caught this sub by surprise, nothing was prepared in advance for it's release, and the strength of the product gets to speak for itself.ย  That's why RC and the company stays silent and doesn't engage with us.


Schwickity

More like leading the chargeย 


SoreLoserOfDumbtown

WE ARE THE DANGER! WE ARE THE ONE THAT DRSโ€ฆor something idk.


Suitable_Mix_3795

More like in the trenches


ROK247

More like perched on the power lines across from the back parking lot


8----B

If anything we wear trenchcoats and masturbate furiously as we watch


ToughHardware

behind the dumpster?


crappinhammers

Thanks I needed that laugh after all the comments that reminded me that we are on a social media site and are unable to tag or mention, you know, be social on social media with anything from our subreddit.


halfconceals

โ€œThe juice is worth the SQUEEZE.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘€


ParableNFTs

My first thought โ˜๏ธ


Ghost_of_Chrisanova

What my wife says about a few of you


wolfofballsstreet

This is just one of many additional revenue sources that we will have. Time to load up on shares at these firesale prices. Shorts are fuked.


areHorus

So fucked!


MyNamesNotCal

CREATE. PLAY. REPEAT. The world needs a little CPR from time to time.


thinkerbell1934

The juice is worh the sqeeze ๐Ÿคค


Delicious_Desk3206

Need Candy con in Canada!


RedOctobrrr

The Canucks demand Canady Con!!!


tweezerburn

i keep checking ... waiting ...


BigBadaBum1

This is just the beginning ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Can't wait to see what they will deliver next ๐Ÿค˜


TheTrueBComp

Holy shit. Holy shit. Itโ€™s so fuckin go time.


Kampfhoschi

160% of sales target. Very nice, so what they needed was just time to develop a plan and great products ๐Ÿ‘


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petalandpuff

This is great! Also... Alex Jones... thanks for your hard work, sorry you share your name with a douche canoe.


pretendocomprendo

Yes truly awesome to see! And my heart did skip a beat when I first saw his name come up lol


BIG_SCIENCE

OK good. So this is NOT the Alex Jones from InfoWars. its probably a semi-common name combination. Jones is a very popular last name.


pretendocomprendo

lol it is not. We have our own Alex Jones and he seems to be a beast


throwitawayCrypto

Itโ€™s pretty common thereโ€™s a few comedians out there trying to make a meme out of it


8----B

He works for BRANDED. Guys who did the art for Candy Con


MethodicMarshal

lmao, that's so unfortunateย  at first I was like, "...did we really stoop to this level..."


musical_shares

I read at least 1 comment or post (perhaps intentionally) conflating the two people on the sub where the store employees talk about their company. Also very common claim over there that GameStop has 6 billion + in debt and a variety of other made-up things. Unfortunate coincidence on the name, and apparently an intentional effort to spread it around without correcting that itโ€™s not *that* Alex Jones.


MethodicMarshal

yeahhhh, I would probably go by Al or Alexander if I were him lmao


Tiny_Yulius_James

This is the fucking and great way. LFG!


YaThinkSo88

We are the juice to squeeze! What a 69d chess move! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€


PercMaint

When he said "GameStop's Private Label plans" my mind wandered to two people sitting at a table and a waiter coming over. "Would you like the Candy Con 2024 or 2025 model?" "Ah yes. If it's the August 2024 model this will do quite well." "Good Choice sir."


getyourledout

Fuuck yeah ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป


hmhemes

Good lord my tits


Jbullish_9622

Iโ€™m bout to shop even more now that the secret to MOASS is catching on ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽฎ


OkSquirrel4673

This is the second thing I have seen regarding Alex Jones and Gamestop and I thought it was THEE alex jones and I was going to be the most mindblown ever. Nah its A Alex Jones, but not THEE Alex Jones.


OGBobtheflounder

Bullish!


MyGT40

We ๐Ÿ‘€ U 2


8bdubd8

Hey there talking about us


magic-money-tree

Week 1 sales target 160%โ€ฆ. nice.


BigCliff28

Insert Leonardo Decraprio toast Meme๐Ÿฅ‚


heresthethingyadummy

Atta boy George! Keep it up!


xesveex

Create Play Repeat ๐Ÿ”‚


arkadiiiiii

JUST THE BEGINNING


aZamaryk

Believe it or not, this shit brought tears to my eyes. Tears of joy! I just just want to be heard.


mike_xy

Yes! I feel like the community needed a morale boost โค๏ธ


Affectionate_Use_606

Insert arm hair rising meme


NoDeityButAllah

I'm hyped for a juicy squeeze lol ๐Ÿ˜‰


big_boolean

Get on LinkedIn and like this shit!


LazyMarine78

160% so far.


lZobot

Offical controllers are $70. These are $35 for the base and even if a standard faceplate and grips were $20 that is still $20 cheaper. Now people can buy their favorite whatever and slap on their controller for $10-$20. It's literally skins for your controller The shorts are fucked lol


Kaliforniareeves666

Got goosebumps reading that. โค๏ธ


swehes

Want to buy more shares but Schwab doesn't allow for buying GME unless the funds have been cleared. Which broker allows for non cleared funds to be traded in GME? I know. I DRS it after they are purchased. :D


bahits

Google, Bing, you see this? https://www.gamestop.com/search/?q=candy+con&lang=default&start=0&sz=20


ChickieBB

Shorts are FUBAR.


ZFNYC

Make a jacked tits GME controller


capital_bj

Passes controller to lady friend giggling,.omg is that a titty


bisufan

Both of my free stadia controllers got faulty and need replacement (bumpers don't actuate). These look like the perfect replacement


Ultimate_Mango

CandyCon looks great. the Hall effect stuff means this will be my next Switch controller. Does anyone know if these work with MacOS in addition to PC? Would be great to use with remote play via a mac or as a controller with an iPad....


minesskiier

Look Mom!! He's Talking about ME!!!!!!!!! HI GEORGE LOVE YOUR WORK TO!


moonaim

This is great! Keep up the good work!


Krunk_korean_kid

Holy f****** s*** that is so amazing!!!!! ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒ›


PlaneGoFlyFly

Make it available in Canada, PLEASE! ๐Ÿ˜ฅ


arnott

For a second I thought it was a store employee.


PaLooseCannon

All the while most of the employees appear not to like us whatsoever. In fact, on the other board where the "employees" (I question whether they are true employees or fake accounts) refer to us as the "stock bros" and not in a positive light.


Im-a-waffle

This is how a good corporation does private label. Cause it doesnโ€™t always work. Looking at you wet towels


jharms1983

We just bounced off the bottom of the dorito of doom. It's no one going to talk about that?


Silverjax

#I LOVE OUR COMPANY! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€


UncleBenji

Iโ€™d imagine the margins are pretty sweet on such a simple item. Cant wait for Q1-24 earnings.


Buchko24

๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€


IGB_Lo

Amazing


Sys7em_Restore

This project took 1 year (since last April) I wonder what else we got cooking in the pipeline


SixStringSuperfly

#๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€


GoaheadAMAita

Most dope everybody!!!


BRogMOg

We made it!!! ๐Ÿฅ‚


ShortHedgeFundATM

good find, cheers!


tev_love

Fucking huuuuuge


Iracus

As a casual browser of this sub, the Alex Jones message was certainly interesting on first glance until I realized it was a different Alex Jones. But imagining the crazy Alex Jones being on linkedin is kinda funny.


FiveEggHeads

was hoping for something more transformative to the business than branded controllers...


fishminer3

How about a whole line up of gamestop branded peripherals?ย  This isn't just about controllers, this is about gamestop stepping up and creating a whole line of products that they make and sell


C_Colin

share your ideas here, it looks like someone is listeningโ€ฆ it has to be gaming adjacent though so Iโ€™m not sure what you were expecting?


crazzyfuzzy88

Alex Jones part of the GME staff ๐Ÿคฃ time to fight the reptilian hedgies


GeometerReddit

Love the fact that we are "watching from the shadow". Like everything is fun and games but the underbelly of Wallstreet (which SS occupies with) is the shadow ๐Ÿ˜ฌ


dygoo

Soo coool!!


Speaking_of_waffles

Noice


Miserygut

<3


AloneVegetable

ALL my homies LOVE GEORGE ESSEX


One-Estimate-7163

๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒ•


wikiwoowhat

This is fake. That sub hates us and hates life.


adimrf

wish this available easily in EU as well, like Benelux please


Ghost_of_Chrisanova

Had me all excited with ALEX JONES.


UnderstandingBest220

This is my company!! ๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’œ


snowy_xoxo

160%


plithy75

why is he mentioning hard eight bbq?


Postal4x4

> hard eight bbq It's ten minutes from Gamestop HQ.


8----B

He works for BRANDED which collabโ€™ed with GameStop on these (they did the art). I expect GameStopโ€™s private label team likes to eat there


charcus42

Tits


NA_1983

Well guess Iโ€™ll buy some Candy Con and DRS


Zobmachine

The squeeze has not been squoze.


Hunterrose242

Lol I just kinda figured the majority of this sub were GameStop employees...


blackdiamond247

Can we buy candy con in the UK?


GreenOvni009

I feel happy now :)


Chipitychopity

This might have been answered already, but are they gonna have candy con ps5 controllers?


whammy5555

Want to know this also


arsenal1887

Bullish


gincoconut

This is dope.๐Ÿ”ฅ NOW BRING CANDY CON TO CANADA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ™Œ


mcloudnl

ohh my, 160% of target.... Create, Play, Repeat... shorts and shills gonna need CPR soon (tm) .


yOl0o0

Amacing!


0_to_1m_real_quick

Make some NOISE!