Pink Gorilla Games expands to West Seattle, opening next week

Another new business is on its way to the new live-work buildings on California SW just north of Morgan Junction – and for the two guys who lead Pink Gorilla Games, it’s a homecoming. Paublo Smith (pictured) lives just south of West Seattle – in North Highline – and his friend and colleague Nathan Paine lives in West Seattle. Next Monday, they expect to open the third Pink Gorilla Games store at 6051 California SW. That’ll be a soft open, because they have a big “grand opening” weekend scheduled for February 4th and 5th.

The first two Pink Gorilla stores are in the International District and University District. Haven’t been to one? Paublo explains what they do: “We sell video games and video-game supplies. We sell everything but specialize in retro and import games.”

They buy and trade, too – so if you have a still-usable copy of some old Atari, Sega, or Nintendo game, they just might be interested. Paublo says their goal is to have at least one of everything available – so “you can find anything you’re looking for.” (If you want to sell or trade, you’re welcome to bring the game/s in any time; one or two might be evaluated immediately, but if you have a bag or box full, you’ll have to leave it for evaluation.)

The West Seattle Pink Gorilla Games shop also will carry board games. Paublo sees that as a reflection of WS community spirit, since board games are a face-to-face community-building activity.

They’ll be open 11 am-7 pm seven days a week. Their inventory of new games will be weighted toward “all the big hits.”

Though the U-District Pink Gorilla Games store is known for its events, there’s not much room in the cozy West Seattle space for those, but Paublo says they’re hoping to talk with nearby venues (Beveridge Place Pub and Feedback Lounge [WSB sponsor] are just down the block, for example) about space for gatherings.

Once they open – again, likely next Monday – everybody who makes a purchase between that day and the grand-opening weekend February 4th/5th will get a raffle ticket, with drawings scheduled for Sunday of that big weekend – $100 gift card, T-shirts, and so on. You won’t have to be present to win, but those who ARE, will have a chance at something even more special, Paublo promises.

Just look for the store with pink and green inside – P and G, for Pink Gorilla.

10 Replies to "Pink Gorilla Games expands to West Seattle, opening next week"

  • Passive Aggressive January 12, 2012 (4:19 pm)

    Cool! My kids love to go to the store in Chinatown.

  • coffee January 12, 2012 (5:31 pm)

    Didn’t Pablo used to work at westwood target?
    Welcome to the area cool business!

  • kelly January 12, 2012 (7:22 pm)

    Yay!!!

  • Bligs Mander January 12, 2012 (10:22 pm)

    Oh Yaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

  • JD January 13, 2012 (7:54 am)

    Please carry Sports cards!

  • Kath January 13, 2012 (7:55 am)

    Oh huzzah!! Very happy about this!!

  • MetalJesusRocks January 13, 2012 (6:36 pm)

    This will be an excellent addition to our community! Can’t wait to check it out next week

  • Admiral California January 14, 2012 (3:47 pm)

    Great news for West Seattle! Welcome!

  • Carla Rogers January 15, 2012 (3:43 pm)

    Welcome gamers!

  • Nena January 15, 2012 (10:03 pm)

    Fantastic! I’ve had to consider moving out of West Seattle lately, but this is the sort of thing that makes me want to stay.

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