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Sega releases "Let's Go Kids Elephant Bus" in Japan

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

Of all the current arcade game manufacturers, no one is more at the forefront of creating kids video titles than Sega is. That’s not to say that others aren’t trying but we are seeing

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New games from the Sega Private Show 2010 in Japan

Shaggy June 27, 2010 8

Newsfeed 848 via Every year Sega Japan holds a “private” summer show where they give select persons a view of some of the new content that they are bringing to arcades later that year.

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Taito opens new flagship arcade in Yokohama Japan

Shaggy April 30, 2010 2

Via Taito has a new six story arcade to check out if you happen to be in Yokohama Japan, and they were happy to start it off with a bang. Company executives showed up

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Super Street Fighter 4 will get an arcade release UPDATED

Shaggy April 4, 2010 5

(console version cover art) Via A couple of weeks ago we reported that Capcom would bring out Super Street Fighter IV (which had previously been announced as a console-only title) to arcades if the

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King of Fighters XIII official site updated detailing characters, story, moves and more

King of Fighters XIII official site updated detailing characters, story, moves and more

Shaggy March 30, 2010 1

(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info) In case you are eagerly anticipating the arrival of SNK’s next installment of the King of Fighters series then you’ll be happy to know that the official

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Transformers rolling out for Japanese arcades this summer

Shaggy March 27, 2010 0

Via Back in January, Sega Japan made an announcement that they would be producing a new arcade title based upon the cartoon favorite Transformers. No details were given about the nature of the game

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Tech Radar takes a look at recent Japanese arcade releases

Shaggy March 26, 2010 0

Via When a mainstream website takes notice of current events surrounding the arcade industry, then it can go one of two ways – they get accurate information from people inside the industry and thus

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Music game updates: Guitar Freaks/DrumMania XG released; DJ Max Technika raffle

Shaggy March 23, 2010 2

[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] While I was away at the Amusement Expo a couple of weeks ago, we missed out on some news regarding a couple of Konami titles that were

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Who is up for some Japanese arcade market numbers?

Shaggy March 20, 2010 0

Via Statistics are fun – they are the perfect way to prove or disprove someone in an argument and stand as the perfect way to fill in small talk. Of course when it comes

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A few more AOU videos – Gaia Attack 4, Jigsaw World Arena, Puzzle of Ocha, Speed Rider

Shaggy February 21, 2010 4

Just a few more videos from AOU I’ve found featuring things to round-up the weekend. Taito’s Gaia Attack 4. It’s good to see it in action – they used video of real world environments

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More AOU stuff – Robo Catcher, more Metal Gear, Gaia Attack 4, Stomper DLX, Sega

Shaggy February 20, 2010 0

Here’s a few more things out of AOU in Japan (links via various sources, including AM Net) and The Stinger Report Robo Catcher – showing other applications our future robot overlords can have in

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AOU round-up for today, with videos!

Shaggy February 20, 2010 4

Here’s a rundown of the AOU news and info for today, complete with videos. Via Metal Gear Arcade in action.The videos below by Gigazine show how the glasses work. The new Melty Blood. I

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