and he sort of predicts game over for gamestop. shares trading up today making back some of yesterday's steep losses. the real question is, will social gaming ie all those apps you're buying for your ipad or others out there, the bull case and bear cases. let's talk more now about gamestop. bill, i want to go to you first. what is the bear case on gamestop? >> well, first we have a sell rating. and $20 target which really has two prongs to it. one is longer term. issues at gamestop faces over the next couple years. and the catalyst we see for that is that i think gamestop's numbers are too high for this year. the problems they're facing comes down to i'll make it simple, two things. their customers going elsewhere and suppliers under extreme pressure. customers so-called casual gamers, people who like to play handheld games and don't want to invest hundreds of dollars and hours into hard core consoles are going to the internet, they're playing on their phones, they're playing on tablets. they're gone and probably not coming back. >

it's now 41% of gamestop's shares outstanding.he most heavily shorted stock in the s&p 500. here's where it gets interesting. the company announced earnings this morning. its stock started in the green even though comp store sales and guidance were dismal. the stock then faded into the hour-plus long earnings call. among other things, the company's calmed investors concern about the timing of microsoft's next gen console and importantly whether the new platform will block used games. which gets us to the guts of the battle. can the company pull after its digital transformation? can its high-mar january used game and used products business continue to thrive? should investors be comforted by its lack of debt and huge cash flow? with all that cash, gamestop has become a stock buyback story. which leads to the final question, is that just a stopgap to the inevitable blockbustering or zyngaing of gamestop? i have to tell you something interesting here because i've talked to bulls and bears on this stock. one of the bulls who i think w

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. >> gamestop is always, if it's not the number one, it's often close to it. any change?ed much. 40% of the shares short, that's massive. i would be worried about being short gamestop. >> harley with decrept commentary this week, looking at consumers' willingness to advan advance. >> people have long since given up shorting harley. does the buyer care about the price of gasoline or are they more macho? the better the louder it is. not the kinds of people probably worrying about the fuel price. >> finally, you talked about airlines. how to you separate between the regionals and majors? >> and then emerging markets. the king fisher airlines in india going bust. you're establishing a new airline. you might be leaner. the majors have sophisticated fuel hedging. they've been through it before. it's the smaller players and the emerging markets airlines. we won't fly less or we'll buy less on the plane. if you're in india, you might say, i'm not taking the flight. >> great stuff, will. will duff gordon joining us. >>> china's hard landing. are we witnessing it as we speak? back

and we are in gamestop, which is one of the leading retailers when it comes to console games like calle industry is growing so much. according to the entertainment software association, 55% of people who consider themselves gam gamers are now playing games on a cell phone or hand-held device. and that number is only going to go up. another interesting number, the average gamer, you would think it would be someone in their teens, the average age of people who play video games, brooke, 37 years old. >> really. are you among that crowd, dan simon? >> you know, brooke, not since the days of sent pacentipede an can i consider myself a gamer, but angry birds, sure. how about you? >> i don't know anything about angry birds, but thank you, dan, for reporting inside that video game store. >>> i just got back from south by southwest, this awesome film and high tech festival going on. i sat down with minnie driver about a film about to come out. it's about this movie set in the '70s and minnie driver plays this drama teacher trying to make a rock and roll show. here's a clip of the movie and my i