Video Games in the UK

CEX in Bolton.

Video games (or computer games) are very popular in the UK. Though you can't buy video games like you can in Japan.

In Japan, video games are everywhere! In Tsubame and Sanjo, there are around 10 stores I can think of that sell video games. In my hometown (a slightly larger town), there are just 2 or 3 stores!

One store that I want to talk about it, CEX. The name CEX comes from Computer Exchange. It started in London. They sell new movies, CDs and video games but most of their business is secondhand video games. At CEX, you can sell your old video games, cameras, computers and mobile phones. They will give you money or a voucher to buy things in the shop. It is very similar to Hard Off in Japan but more focused on video games, music and movies.

I love to go there when I am in the UK! Do you want to go?

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exchange: 交換

secondhand: 中古品

voucher: バウチャー

it is similar to ～: ～に似ています

more focused on: より重点を置いているもの