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New Mario Party Medal Arcade Game Testing In Japan

New Mario Party Medal Arcade Game Testing In Japan

January 15, 2016, 2 Comments on New Mario Party Medal Arcade Game Testing In Japan

Nintendo has made it clear that they are seeking to do some things differently in 2016 and part of that strategy is working with their partners like Capcom to bring more Nintendo content to the arcade space. Capcom and Nintendo came together on efforts like Super Mario Bros. Wii World Coins, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom »

Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition Gets A New Test In Japan

Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition Gets A New Test In Japan

December 9, 2015, 3 Comments on Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition Gets A New Test In Japan

We usually don’t cover Japanese arcade location tests, unless the game in question is known to be coming out to the West. In the case of the mouthful title Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition by Nintendo and Sega, the game will be released worldwide in February 2016. The »

Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

December 3, 2015, 1 Comment on Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

The dust has settled on IAAPA 2015, the big industry trade show where the latest products and ideas for the US arcade market are shown off in all their glory. Since that is a lot of news that comes out at about the same time, this post is designed to compile the news into »

Footage of Luigi Mansion Arcade On Test + Ghostbusters Videmption?

Footage of Luigi Mansion Arcade On Test + Ghostbusters Videmption?

October 14, 2015, No Comments on Footage of Luigi Mansion Arcade On Test + Ghostbusters Videmption?

Couple of items to get to this morning…but right before that, all my T-Shirts are on sale for $14 for the next couple of days in case you see anything interesting 😛 With the shameless plug out of the way, let’s get to the news: Luigi Mansion Arcade Location Test Footage – Thanks to my »

Capcom’s Luigi Mansion Arcade Lands In The USA for Testing

Capcom’s Luigi Mansion Arcade Lands In The USA for Testing

October 7, 2015, 3 Comments on Capcom’s Luigi Mansion Arcade Lands In The USA for Testing

For all of the arcade games that have received some location tests in the US this year, I had expected Capcom’s Luigi Mansion Arcade to be among the first. In a case of better late than never, Dave & Busters has once again nabbed the opportunity to give the game its day in the »

Newsbytes: Crossbeats and Pokken tests; Tokyo Arcades; Czech Arcade Museum

Newsbytes: Crossbeats and Pokken tests; Tokyo Arcades; Czech Arcade Museum

September 19, 2015, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Crossbeats and Pokken tests; Tokyo Arcades; Czech Arcade Museum

Today’s Newsbytes post is brought you you by… Japan! Crossbeats .REV Begins Testing At CA Round1USA locations – Naoki Meada, creator of DDR and the new Capcom arcade rhythm game Crossbeats .REV had mentioned that there was a good possibility of the game coming to the USA in some form and thanks to a »

SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters

SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters

August 6, 2015, No Comments on SNK Bought By A Chinese Firm; New Football Videmption Game Testing At Dave & Busters

Got a couple of items to share this fine afternoon today. First a quick newsblast about SNK Playmore – A Chinese firm by the name of Wuhu Shunrong Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Co Ltd has purchase a large majority stake in SNK Playmore. SNK is most famous in arcade circles for their NEO GEO MVS »

Konami’s Disney Tsum Tsum Gets a US Location Test as Tsum Tsum Arcade At Round1USA Puente Hills

Konami’s Disney Tsum Tsum Gets a US Location Test as Tsum Tsum Arcade At Round1USA Puente Hills

July 31, 2015, 2 Comments on Konami’s Disney Tsum Tsum Gets a US Location Test as Tsum Tsum Arcade At Round1USA Puente Hills

Back in February during the JAEPO Expo in Tokyo, Konami had unveiled a unique videmption (or interactive vending) game, originally called Disney ZamZam, which was changed to Disney Tsum Tsum. I mentioned it briefly (scroll down most of the page to find it) but hadn’t really discussed it otherwise as it was figured that being »

Testing At Dave & Busters: Tekken 7; DDR 2015; Pokken Tournament & More

Testing At Dave & Busters: Tekken 7; DDR 2015; Pokken Tournament & More

July 22, 2015, 1 Comment on Testing At Dave & Busters: Tekken 7; DDR 2015; Pokken Tournament & More

Just a quick post here to re-emphasize something that has been mentioned on the site but it could have been overlooked having come around on the weekend. The information that Kevin Bachuss of Dave & Busters provided through the Reddit AMA over the past four days has been very interesting and in several cases »

Japan Update: Pokken Tournament Now Available; Sega Testing Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Japan Update: Pokken Tournament Now Available; Sega Testing Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

July 16, 2015, 4 Comments on Japan Update: Pokken Tournament Now Available; Sega Testing Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Well when it comes to news, Japan is on fire this week. Let’s get started with one game that everyone has been talking about for some time now: Pokken Tournament Released – The day has finally arrived where Bandai Namco has released the unique 1v1 fighting game Pokken Tournament. We’ve discussed it on the »

Tekken 7 and DDR 2015 Getting Location Tests At Round1USA

Tekken 7 and DDR 2015 Getting Location Tests At Round1USA

June 25, 2015, 4 Comments on Tekken 7 and DDR 2015 Getting Location Tests At Round1USA

In case it wasn’t apparent already, Round1USA in Puente Hills, CA has become the go-to place for Japanese game location tests in the US. While I have not heard how the games fared on test, the recent announcements that this post is about shows the interest in using the location for seeing how US »

New VRCade Experience Testing At Dave & Busters in Milpitas, CA

New VRCade Experience Testing At Dave & Busters in Milpitas, CA

June 24, 2015, 4 Comments on New VRCade Experience Testing At Dave & Busters in Milpitas, CA

(Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip & photos) A little over a year ago, we reported that Dave & Busters was investigating VR technology for use in their facilities. That particular setup came and went but D&Bs interest in VR tech hasn’t waned. The tech needs to reach a standard above what VR-at-home »