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Yes, that sounds about right. I was too glib in saying that it was video streaming was the cause - one of the final nails in the coffin, perhaps.

As I recall Blockbuster was really in it's heyday in the VHS era, and the largest selection was always VHS even when DVD and then Blu-ray came on the scene.

Digital of one form or another - DVDs and streaming - was the future, and Blockbuster never really fully embraced it, instead just becoming increasingly irrelevant as various alternatives emerged.

It was fun while it lasted though - there was something about the experience of going to Blockbuster, or any of the smaller local video rental stores, and choosing something for movie night. I never really saw the appeal of the Netflix approach of having a want list and not really having control over what they mailed you, as well as the delay of mail.