Calico Games Mira Mesa is easily one of my favorite video game stores in San Diego. I've bought…read moreliterally hundreds of games from Calico over the years, along with multiple consoles and other gaming stuff, and I can honestly say I've never had a bad experience. One of my favorite things about Calico is the staff. Everyone is friendly, knowledgeable, and informal in the best way. It doesn't have that corporate retail feeling where you're just another customer. You can actually talk games with the employees, ask for recommendations, or just browse and enjoy the store. I've been to their different locations as well, and I have genuinely never met a bad staff member at any of them. The Mira Mesa location itself has a great layout. It's packed with games and other gaming-related stuff, but it still feels organized and fun to browse. I could easily spend a ridiculous amount of time walking around looking through everything because there's always something that catches my eye. I also think their trade-in values are very fair. I've traded in plenty of games over the years, and I've consistently felt like I was getting a reasonable amount of credit toward something else. Even better, the staff have recommended games to me that I probably wouldn't have picked up on my own, and I've ended up finding some really great additions to my collection because of their recommendations. At this point, Calico has become one of my go-to places whenever I'm looking for something for my collection. Whether I'm hunting for a specific game, browsing for something unexpected, trading in old stuff, or looking for a console, I know I'm going to have a good experience. If you're into retro games, collecting, or just video games in general, I highly recommend checking out Calico Games. Independent game stores like this are becoming harder to find, and Calico genuinely feels like a place run by people who actually enjoy gaming. Easily 5 stars from me.

I sold a gaming console here and had a quick and painless process (they checked that the console…read moreworked & asked for my ID). The staff is much friendlier and nicer than big chain gaming stores. Overall, better prices and experience than those larger stores.

Fuck yes this is so fucking dope. I recommend all of you to go to this place. I just bought with…read moreyou and it's working so fine. It's worth it people that love retro games should go to this place. This is so freaking awesome. thank you, Luna Vida games.

I came in to do a trade in for my ps4 and some controllers. I have tested the ps4 not too long ago…read more I decided to come trade it in. Everyone was professional and nice. When they tested my ps4 the hdmi port wasn't working and 2/3 controllers were not working as well. I came to trade in my stuff at GameStop instead and the ps4 was working perfectly and 2/3 controllers were working! I'm confused why Luna games said that my ps4 wasn't working properly and few of my controllers. I'm not sure if I recommend trading consoles here I'm usually full support of smaller game businesses maybe today they didn't take extra steps to see if my trade in was working properly? Anyways I still love buying games here I highly recommend this was my only confusing experience at this location so far.

Love this place great for any vintage and modern toy collectors, prices are great and staff is top…read moretier, definitely a must go for any toy or comic fan

Great person to deal with Great customer service and great service and great place highly recommend…read moregoing

Lots of games retros and consoles and dvds blue rays and books in the back sure theres manga and…read morefigurines at the entrence but if you explore youll find really cool selections and a japanese section I found ps3,ps5, nintendo ds consoles and games and the cheapest being 3$ and some as high as 180$, i liked finding gameboy games the loose cartridges hanging side to side, and you can.sell dtuff here too! Its maybe 5-10 cents an item i think i sold like 8 blue rays got 1$ back about, but ykno they sell things at good prices plus clearance! I think theres records, nintendo console, cassettes its a good oldies retro physical media store. When i sold stuff i met a short black hair girl, and she was direct. At least she was patient and repeated when needed. Got my ticket got my stuff looked at and met Brendon and he is so sweet and friendly guide to others waiting in line and he told me my total and asked about how i was ect just nice dude!

We were in the area and wanted to search on YELP for a place to WALK what we just had for LUNCH…read more It's conveniently located in the MITSUWA PLAZA. I always look forward to seeing the SHEET MUSIC SECTION... Every time I come here it seems like the SECTION gets MOVED AROUND. Maybe because I don't come here to often so they must have re arranged the place... I NOTICED that there seems to be more selections of MANGA DISPLAYS. They look pretty cool but, the PRICE mo really HIGH... SHEET MUSIC: There was a very SMALL selection of sheet music for piano. I was almost tempted to buy it but, the pricing was still on the HIGH SIDE meaning it's PRICED too closely to a NEW VERSION of the same book. I would definitely consider doing a price check before buying the USED VERSION... SERVICE: 8/10 They seem friendly but, I'm sure they preferred to be unbothered which was the perception I got based on the expressions and attitude... Hmm...Book Off reminds me of another 4 letter word... SEE YOU LATER B**K OFF!!!!!

I loved this Comic Book Store. A good mix of rare collectable comics on display (see photos)…read more Graphic Novels. Back issues. Action Figures. Friendly staff. Definitely check it out in downtown San Diego if you are into comics. Ran the gamut of affordable books to costly for near mint condition collectible comics both old or in demand.

Date of visit: July 24, 2024…read more As part of Comic-Con 2024, Now Or Never Comics was participating in the festivities in two ways - by having a raffle for three CGC-rated books with purchase of the most recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles book... and a free pizza party. AUTOMATIC FIVE-STAR RATING! Okay, besides that, Now or Never is one of the few (if not only) comic book stores in Downtown San Diego. It's actually cleaner and more organized than the ones I frequent, but the relatively small size of the building means they don't have as much in stock as I'd like. Case in point, I wanted to show my appreciation for supporting SDCC by getting a couple of graphic novels of Trese and Usagi Yojimbo, but the ones I wanted weren't in stock. But, given how I was surprised to see a comic book store a few blocks away from the Convention Center, I can see myself probably checking it out again whenever I'm in the area.

They were so patient with us. They answered all of our questions, and we had so many! They gave us…read moreadvice as we are new to collecting Pokemon cards. They helped us find specific cards that my son was interested in and we were able to get a bunch of interesting cards at a fair price. Highly recommend. I learned so much from one visit.

I was at this Magic the Gathering event that was being run by this establishment. There was a…read moreparticular employee behind the counter who was being extremely rude to customers. Not only was this individual discouraging customers from joining the event but also was very negative about the product and this was while he was on the clock. His hygiene was also deplorable. I must admit I was skeptical about attending this event but after that experience I don't see how anyone would want to attend future events here. I will not be recommending this store to friends and I will most certainly not be returning ever again. I had only heard stories about these types of people online but seeing it in person really takes me out of it and never want to get into Magic the Gathering. I'll be trying other places that hopefully have a better staff.

Saw a promo that GameStop put up and they did not honor it. The person working the store was…read moredismissive and didn't even try to check if the promo applies

THE FORGOTTEN GAMESTOP (5 stars)…read more I keep forgetting there is a GameStop in the back of this plaza! I like it more than the ones I usually go to - because parking is easy and they always have the games I'm looking for. Surprisingly, the day I went there were quite a handful of people in the store but I was quickly helped and I like how the employees engage with you about the game you are excited to buy, it makes it more exciting when they fill you in on their excitements. I think every GameStop I've shopped at the employees are so friendly! Will need to make this my home store! Until the next review...

So my hubby kept his Xbox from years ago and hooked it up to a spare tv which now our son plays…read more They wanted more game selections aside from what we currently had. Typically we'd hit up game stop but those seem to be closing. Hubby found Calico and so we took a quick trip over. Wowzer! They practically had an entire wall of Xbox 360 games which was Perfect. Store is well organized and staff was friendly. This place is better than GameStop. We left with several games all well priced. I'm sure this won't be their last time visiting. The boys are happy to have found this little gem. Easy parking too in lot.

Came here for the first time and right off the bat you will see a very organized, clean store. The…read moreemployees were nice and asked if we were looking for anything in particular. Their air conditioning was working great on a hot day. We will be back!

Game Stop located in Mission Valley mall near 24 hour fitness; on the East side of the mall. It's a…read moresmall size store with games, merch and anything related to games. I like this shop because it's very convenient when you're shopping here and they are always nice and helpful. If you don't find what you're looking my for, they are happy to order for you to be delivered or pick up. Moderate prices and sometimes they have a good selection of clearance items on sale. I really like the staff here. I always feel welcome and have a good experience.

NERDY NEEDS! (4 stars)…read more GameStop has always been such a cool store. Even cooler during the pandemic to purchase the needs to keep occupied and safe. And even cooler when trading options on meme stocks and making some cash flow! - New games, preowned games. And occasional deals such as buy 2 preowned get 1 free. - New and preowned equipment. The preowned is in petty good shape if you are looking to save some money. - They sell random retail nicknacks for those toy enthusiasts. I never considered myself a gamer until the pandemic. I played games virtually with friends, strangers, myself. I bought all the gadgets... The Switch, Meta Oculus Quest, and was fine not being outside (or physically social). Overall, I like coming in and buying myself a video game when my introvert side hits hard. What I noticed lately, they no longer give out plastic bags. I get it the new California rule but it would be nice to have tiny paper bags or something. I had asked them to tape the receipt to my game as I'll be walking into other stores that sell the same product. It's weird carrying an open item without a bag. But carrying my video game around the mall sparked random small chitchats with workers in other stores. Talking about a video game sure beats talking about the weather. Until the next review...

Hubs found another "happy place" in SD County!…read more Knowhere G&C is located in an industrial area of San Marcos, near an antique mall, several home furnishings stores and next to San Marcos Deli. This seems an ideal location, with plenty of free parking and, judging by the flow of pedestrian traffic in and out of this shop on a "Comic Book Wednesday" many customers agree. Hubs declared a large selection of comics, games and collectibles. He proudly emerged over an hour after parking with a smile on his cute nerdy face and a bag filled with reading materials in his hand. He was very surprised and happy that his purchase amount ~$80TL awarded him with a cool graphic novel. Happiness shortly turned to a bit of confusion when he took a moment to peruse his receipt and discovered he had been charged about 4x the amount he should have been for a comic. He checked online to make sure he didn't grab a ltd edition, or special release, and determined he hadn't. I waited while he returned inside. About 10 minutes he reemerged - HAPPY AGAIN! Seems the clerk, Daniel (guessing from the receipt ), didn't catch it and agreed it had been incorrectly priced. He further apologized saying he usually catches the comics over $20 and confirms the customer is aware when they are purchasing a more expensive issue. So Daniel was sorry he missed that completely. Hubs confirmed that he was still ok receiving the free graphic novel and was assured, yes, his purchase amount still qualified for the free novel. The over charge was returned to Hubs and he was happy with the store, Daniel and his customer service. Knowhere G&C has been bookmarked for our future SD road trips. Cheers! "CC"

It's not just for comic books! There are so many fun activities--dungeons and dragons, Pokemon…read moretourneys, magic, etc. Folks are knowledgeable and inviting, not pretentious or gatekeep-y.