If we look at their assets it was commercial real estate, trained salespeople, game industry relationships and a gamer customer base. They should have tried to

If we look at their assets it was commercial real estate, trained salespeople, game industry relationships and a gamer customer base. They should have tried to use these assets as productively as possible. A small change in direction could be say gaming themed bars, cafes and toy stores depending on what the location is more suitable for. Or they could have done an even larger pivot and sold general electronics and even hardware store.