I read an interesting article that says that Wal-Mart has plans to start taking used games for store credit. This is the second story that I have read today that is showing a much more offensive retail strategy for “the Wal-Mart”. The trade in strategy is aimed directly at the exil empire known as EB/Gamestop. The Wal-Mart plan has a twist though. Rather than some pimple-faced, bespectacled nerd taking your trade in, this one will be done at a Redbox style kiosk. To do a trade, you scan the barcode on the game box, then insert the game disc followed by the box. Here’s the kicker…..then you insert your credit/debit card, which I am guessing is how they’ll keep people honest. Once you are done, the machine will print out a voucher for your in-store credit. It’s an interesting concept, but we’ll have to wait and see if this works out the the point of a nationwide rollout. My guess is that the pilot program was run in Florida, which is where the stores were that sold the Special Edition DS (box full ‘o rocks) and PSP (stick full ‘o porn).