Micromania-Zing, formerly Micromania is the major video gameretail company in France[1] founded in 1983 by Albert Loridan. From 2005 to 2014, it tripled in size under the leadership of Pierre Cuilleret.[2]
In 2008, it was purchased by GameStop for approximately US$700 million (€480 million) in cash.[3]
In 2017, the company merged with its sister company Zing Pop Culture and changed its name to Micromania-Zing. Zing, was launched in 2015 for distribution of derivative products of game franchises: manga, comics, films, etc. The consolidating merge addressed the decrease in gaming revenues.[4]
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