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EB Games New Zealand Will Have 50% Off Everything Starting Today

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UPDATE 2: EB Games New Zealand has officially confirmed the news that it will close at the end of the month and it will have 50% off everything (excluding hardware and digital currency) starting today at 1pm NZDT and all pre-owned retro games will be $3 each. This is both in-stores and online.

The below statement was also posted on the Facebook page:

After careful consideration and consultation, we have made the difficult decision to close all EB Games New Zealand stores by Saturday 31 January 2026.
Our stores and website will be open tomorrow from Thursday 15 January 1PM NZDT with a 50% Off Closing Down Sale. Click and Collect is currently unavailable, and will be available from Friday 16 January 9AM NZDT.
We truly appreciate the support and feedback from our amazing team and customers during this process. As a result of your input, we’re excited to announce that we will be opening access to ebgames.com.au for New Zealand customers. While this transition will take some time, we anticipate access will be available by the end of March 2026.
We understand you may have questions about what this means for your preorders, memberships, and more. Click here for an FAQ page: tinyurl.com/NZClosureFAQ
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported EB Games New Zealand over our 25 years, here’s a letter from our Managing Director to you, our customers.

UPDATE: Not unexpected, but it is now confirmed that all EB Games New Zealand stores are closing on January 31st with the distribution centre set to close a month later on February 28th. This includes all 38 stores that will cease operation in just a few week’s time.

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In a statement obtained by RNZ, it was said that the company received numerous offers, but “these parties did not present any proposals or solutions about how to keep the New Zealand business sustainable”.

ORIGINAL STORY: EB Games has today announced that it will likely be closing all New Zealand Stores and its distribution centre.

EB Games currently has 38 stores in New Zealand and it has deemed that the New Zealand business is no longer viable.

At this stage it is just a proposal and EB Games has entered into a full consultation process with all of the affected New Zealand team members. At the time of writing, Australian stores and the larger Australian business isn’t impacted at a wide level.

The statement sent to all New Zealand and Australian staff reads:

“Regrettably, we are writing to advise you that we have commenced consultation with our New Zealand employees today, regarding a proposal to close the EB Games New Zealand business, including all stores and the distribution centre.

While the Australian business has had significant success and is not impacted, unfortunately we no longer believe the New Zealand business is viable.

This proposal is not final, and no decision will be made until we have completed a full consultation process in good faith with all affected NZ team members, who we are supporting through this process.

We will provide a further update when we are able to at the conclusion of consultation.”