Is Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) Afraid of The Walt Disney Company (DIS)?

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Things will get interesting soon. One winner will naturally be GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME). At a time when digital gaming is gnawing away at the retailer’s growth, along comes a new platform that requires physical purchases. Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) will also naturally benefit from games where starter packs and low-priced additional figures will bring in repeat traffic to its meandering stores. Losers here may include traditional toy makers, as Skylanders and Infinity characters eat into the conventional playthings market.

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