Amazon, Best Buy, and Toys R Us have all recently tried diving into the used videogame business with varying levels of dedication. The next retailer to make the leap is none other than Walmart, although its foray will employ a third party and, as such, is different than the others' attempts. After a report surfaced on Neocrisis with pictures of a "videogame buyback" located in a Walmart, Walmart confirmed to Gamasutra today that a limited run of these machines has been ordered from e-Play, a company that currently operates kiosks similar to Redbox. The major difference, aside from e-Play kiosks also containing games, is that they accept trade-ins of both videogames and movies. Only 2% of Walmart stores are currently carrying the kiosks, with the plan to increase the number if the trial proves to be a success.
Rather than offering credit only good at Walmart, e-Play actually credits your credit or debit card within 2-3 days of the trade-in. As nice as it is to have money you're free to spend anywhere, that's not exactly the ideal setup, as it means you'll need a card of some sort in order to operate the machine and you won't be able to immediately reap the benefits. Credit can range from 50 cents to $25 according to e-Play, although exactly what percentage (if any) Walmart will receive in all of this hasn't been addressed.

Even if these kiosks prove to be successful, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says he doesn't "see it being a big deal." He explained, "I can't see this having tremendous appeal to hardcore gamers, unless the credits are substantially higher than those offered at GameStop." It's a reasonable point, and given the delay between the trade-in and receiving money, GameStop seems like a much more attractive option in almost every way.