Reply With QuoteOh man seriously fuck you if that's true.
I'm going to have to go tomorrow and make sure.
Fuck. FUCK. Fuck.
No it didn't.Originally Posted by portnoyd
You take that back. I go there all the time. The one in Willowbrook. Though, admittedly, I haven't been in a couple of months.
You take it back right now.
They have a drummania cab and all those CvS2 cabs.
I'll kill you if it's closed.
Oh man seriously fuck you if that's true.
I'm going to have to go tomorrow and make sure.
Fuck. FUCK. Fuck.
i drink it up!
I hate arcades. And the Japanese. So this is a win win for me.
You have no goddamn heart.
Please look forward to it!
It's definitely closed (or it will be shortly). I was just there a few weeks ago and it looked like they were shutting down for good.
I think I am going to cry. That was the last good arcade left around.
They had Virtua Tennis 2 + 3, CvS2 x3, MvC 2x2, SF3rd Strike, SvC chaos, Tekken 4, TC4, Crisis Zone, HoTD3, Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga, Derby Owner's Club, that Tokyo racing game which was hot, with the cards that functioned, 3 DDR machines and 1 of that other machine with all the homebrew dance songs on it, LotR pinball and some other shit, Silent Scope EX, AIR HOCKEY, DRUMMANIA......
fuck.
The SF3rd Strike scene was INCREDIBLE there, I'd go just to watch people play. Often.
8 on the Break is a much shittier place and a much farther drive, not to mention way more cramped. And Barcade is too far to go to casually, AND doesn't have anything remotely new.
I've got nothing else. Nothing. Someone suggest me somewhere to go.
Last edited by Cowutopia; 07 Feb 2008 at 09:16 PM.
That's one consolation. If they do then hopefully they'll use the disc format and not downloadables, since in the latter case there's no guarantee we get their games (though Omega Five's USA appearance bodes well).
GameWorks' selection isn't too bad, but lately they've been slow to update.
After Burner Climax for 1 token? That'd be a redeeming feature for a Chuck E. Cheese's. I'll bet it's the Standard non-motorized cab, but I'd take that over paying about $1.05 per play (when you buy $35 in credits to get 750, and the game costs 25 or 22.5 for VIP card holders, it's around that) for the Commander unit at GW. The Commander cab tilts only left and right, which is a little bit of a cheap-out IMO when that version costs so much.
Finished in 2021: 8 games (PC: 4, PS4: 2, PS3: 1, X1: 1)
And Why the FUCK don't you ever come out, EP?
Kotaku or Joystiq reported that Namco/Bandai blames Nintendo for the closure.
By Edwina Gibbs
TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) hot-selling Wii game console may be a major headache for main rivals like Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research), but for operators of game arcades the pain is proving just as, if not more, intense.
In a shock downward revision to its earnings outlook, toy and amusement arcade firm Namco Bandai Holdings (7832.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would close between 50 and 60, or roughly one-fifth of its arcades, causing its shares to plummet for a second consecutive session on Thursday.
"A lot of the types of games that people played at an arcade can now be done at home," company spokesman Yuji Machida said.
The Wii, which has gained worldwide popularity, offers an innovative motion-sensing controller that can be swung like a bat or sword. The addition of "Wii Fit", which features a pressure sensing board that players can use to simulate ski jumps or surfing, has also propelled sales.
Many Japanese kids got a Wii last year, particularly over the holiday season, and it seems as if much of their pocket money is now being saved to buy more hardware or software for the console, Machida said.
Sky-high oil prices have also done their damage, as Japanese families, eager to save on gasoline, cut back on trips to big shopping malls where many of the company's family-oriented arcades are located, he added.
Namco Bandai is the second arcade operator to announce a major overhaul. Sega Sammy Holdings (6460.T: Quote, Profile, Research) also plans to close around 100 of its arcades.
Namco Bandai, perhaps best known for its virtual pet toy Tamagotchi, slashed its full-year net profit outlook by 38 percent from an earlier estimate to 16.5 billion yen ($155 million).
Its shares were down by their daily limit again Thursday afternoon at 1,095 yen, set to put in a 27 percent slide since Tuesday's close. Sega Sammy shares were down 5.0 percent at 1,102 yen. (Reporting by Edwina Gibbs)
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