![]() Their range of truly unique products is one of the reasons ThinkGeek was such a successful business. As one of the core players in this very specific niche, they facilitated the rise of geeky merchandise into the mainstream, where today, it is essentially cool to be a “geek”. ThinkGeek launched at a time when geeky merchandise had not yet developed mass appeal. Similarly, international buyers who are hoping to get their hands on ThinkGeek products may have a difficult time. So, for anyone looking for geeky merchandise from new games and shows, you may just be out of luck. Just 2 new products are documented online, these are a “Get Schwifty Bluetooth Speaker” and a “Jigglypuff Bluetooth Speaker”. In terms of new ThinkGeek merchandise, unsurprisingly, it is very limited. Perhaps keeping these stores open was a strategic business strategy to buffer the public backlash from the discontinuation of a brand that was so dear in the hearts of us geeks. Given that the premise of the merger was to “build the GameStop of the future”, it is only natural to wonder just how long these physical stores will remain open. It is unclear what the future holds for ThinkGeek, a general lack of information on their part leaves us with nothing but mere speculation. In addition, a total of 40 physical ThinkGeek stores currently remain open according to reports from last year, but today’s searches yield 38. Yet given the expansive range of products that ThinkGeek formally offered, a small section in GameStop stores cannot hope to cover the diverse range of geeky merchandise that we have become accustomed to. Whilst ThinkGeek’s online store has been discontinued, a small, curated, section of ThinkGeek products still remain across GameStop stores. With the announcement of ThinkGeek closing its website, many loyal users were saddened. Although, at this point in time, the website appears to be under maintenance. Visiting the ThinkGeek website today will simply redirect you to a section of where you can buy similar geek culture merchandise. Then, in June 2019, GameStop announced the discontinuation of and the integration of its e-commerce platform to. On June 2, 2015, GameStop acquired ThinkGeek for $140m. The mascot for ThinkGeek: A monkey named Timmy What Happened To ThinkGeek? The deal was closed by July 17 th and the unnamed company was revealed to be GameStop. ![]() ![]() Hot Topic was given a further 3 days to place a counter-offer of their own but no such offer was made. Yet, just 3 days later an unnamed company placed a counter-offer of $20 per share. On May 16 th the American retailer Hot Topic proposed an offer to purchase both ThinkGeek and Geeknet, reportedly for $17.50 per share. It was not until 2015 when ThinkGeek would change hands once more. In the same year, ThinkGeek achieved sales of $50m and saw its workforce rise, reaching 83 personnel in 2013. Va Linux Systems went on to change its name to Geeknet in 2009 whilst still owning ThinkGeek. A year later, Andover was then obtained by VA Linux Systems, a company based out of California which sold computers containing the Linux operating system. Just two months after being founded, ThinkGeek was purchased by, a company that owned Slashdot. This is where ThinkGeek’s rise to fame began. After being fascinated by their merch, Slashdot decided to give them a shoutout. A news website that gears its content towards geeks. To gain some exposure, they delivered a care package filled with their unique merchandise to Slashdot. Originally, ThinkGeek produced merchandise catered for the open-source software community. The company was founded by Jen Frazier, Jon Sime, Scott Smith, and Willie Vadnais, and was originally a side project headquartered in Virginia. Founded in 1999, ThinkGeek was an e-commerce website that sold geek culture merchandise, such as toys, clothing, home décor, electronics, collectibles, and more.
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