Pink Gorilla Games: Welcoming a new West Seattle Blog sponsor

“Wow!”… “Awesome!”… “I never knew this place existed!” Paublo Smith from Pink Gorilla Games, one of the newest WSB sponsors, says those are “the first three things we hear from people.” They expanded to add a West Seattle location earlier this year, and here’s what they’d like you to know:

When you are looking for classic/retro games in Seattle, Pink Gorilla Games “simply is the first place to look,” explains Paublo. “We are a small local company that has a great loyal community willing to share their knowledge and passion for gaming. The people of Pink Gorilla are not ‘Fan Boys’ of any one gaming console, genre, or series. At Pink Gorilla, you know the item has been cleaned, tested, and guaranteed.” Pink Gorilla Games sells, buys, and trades all video games and also sells board games and tabletop games, trading-card games such as Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh! etc., and has plenty of imported and domestic video game memorabilia.

“People seek us out as there is nothing quite like us. People still love their vintage game consoles. And they want a clean, organized, trusted place to buy, sell, and trade classic stuff, from Atari and Intellivision, to oddball things like Atari Lynx and Virtual Boy, to the newest of the new, like Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita, to the upcoming Nintendo Wii U.” Paublo adds that Pink Gorilla Games customers “return simply because we care about what we sell. Which is why we clean and bag/protect and organize all the old games the way that we do.”

Pink Gorilla Games may be new to WS (their other two stores are in the International District and U-District), but they’ve jumped right into the community, participating in West Seattle Summer Fest and co-sponsoring the recent festival in Morgan Junction. That’s where their West Seattle store is located, at 6053 California SW. You’ll find them online at pinkgorillagames.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/PinkGorillaGames, and by phone at 206-462-0801. (And check out their WSB discount coupon to save $!)

We thank Pink Gorilla Games for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.

bridge to somewhere August 13, 2012 (2:16 pm)

Atari Lynx–that brings back memories! I thought I was the only person who bought one of those. Anyway, cool shop–how big’s their inventory of NES games? I’m fixin’ to stop by . . .

BLB August 13, 2012 (2:19 pm)

This shop is going to get a lot of my money.
Yay! Pink Gorilla!!

Greg August 13, 2012 (3:18 pm)

Where are they located? I don’t see any West Seattle locations in Google Maps and their blog is missing this info as well.

quiz August 13, 2012 (3:33 pm)

That store is so awesome!

WSB August 13, 2012 (3:56 pm)

It’s in the story. 6053 California SW.

MLJ August 13, 2012 (9:25 pm)

Discovering Pink Gorilla in West Seattle was the last thing I needed to never cross the bridge again.

WSMom August 13, 2012 (9:46 pm)

Pink Gorilla is awesome! My daughter and I were thrilled when they moved in and we have been shopping there since day 1. The staff is wonderful with kids. They are familiar with the games and have given me great advice for age-appropriate choices that match her likes/dislikes. They have a great selection of games for both younger and older gamers, including lots of incredibly well-priced used games. No I don’t work there. No I am not a plant. They are just that good.