Japan »
JAEPO 2013 Videos #1: Groove Coaster, Code of Joker + More
JAEPO 2013 just started less than a day ago but we already have some videos of content from the show, let us being the overloading from here. Taito’s Groove Coaster Arcade. Second video is
Read More »
JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More
UPDATE: Some of the first videos from the show can be found here. The replacement show for the AOU is officially underway in Japan, known as JAEPO 2013 and through some news sources there
Read More »
Namco Formally Announces Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX
Mario Kart heads to arcades for the third time and we've got the first details about it here
Read More »
Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more
With EAG now past the next amusement trade show we look forward to is taking place in Japan called JAEPO 2013. This is a new trade show that is taking the place of JAMMA
Read More »
Taito Bringing Groove Coaster To Arcades
In the rush to get a game title out onto the mobile game market, coin-op arcade companies have not taken exception to jumping on that particular bandwagon. Taito has embraced the mobile market a
Read More »
Japanese Trailer for Namco’s New Bhutto Burst Kid Game
Some months ago Namco Bandai showed off some pictures of a new concept in what’s known as “kid vending” type games, something that are popular in Japan but not so much here out West.
Read More »
Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch
Newsfeed 1280 via For our first Stinger newsfeed of the year, they pointed us to a story about the development of a new Namco Bandai indoor theme park that is set to open its
Read More »
Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?
We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which
Read More »
Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan
Normally we only have one new location to speak of per post but today we have two. Bring more of them on I say! First off Dave & Busters has been busy opening more
Read More »
Not An Anachronism: Konami Testing DanceDanceRevolution In Japan
No it's not 1998 but that is what Konami is calling the newest version of DDR.
Read More »
Next Up For Konami’s Bemani Titles: Gitadora, Future TomTom
Konami is testing out some new Bemani music titles, including new cabinet designs for their iconic GuitarFreaks/DrumMania series
Read More »
New Mortal Kombat Now Testing As An Arcade Game In Japan (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The consensus is that this game is just using a timer board as found on some arcade equipment importation websites. It seems the most logical conclusion for now, Small Room Aries has added
Read More »
