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Some proof that plenty of people still love arcades in Japan
Sorry about the lack of updates for the past few days, everyone is busy and there has been little internet time as of late. You might recall that over the past year or so,
Read More »AOU 2009 Video goodness
The proverbial floodgates have opened on videos taken at AOU2009 and here is a collection of some of the video titles. We won’t know for a little while if any of these games will
Read More »More AOU news: Castlevania Arcade released, Border Break details, new hardware from SIE
There’s more to talk about from AOU 2009 and I find it exciting to see. Konami: Castlevania: The Arcade is now available in Japan. I have checked with Konami to see when we might
Read More »AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!
The arcade scene in Japan is starting to get a taste of what’s to come and while the show has not officially started yet, several different Japanese manufacturer AOU websites have been updated with
Read More »Storm-G, Sega’s latest amusement attraction game ride
If there is one thing Sega loves, it’s making arcade titles that are also amusement rides in and of themselves. They are continuing this trend with their latest offering called Storm-G, a bobsledding game
Read More »Namco Bandai's AOU 2009 website
A few days ago we reported that Sega and Konami had setup websites for AOU2009 and now Namco Bandai has a page dedicated to what they will be showing off at the event. In
Read More »AOU sites for Sega and Konami
ATEI has come and gone and that means that the next big show is AOU in Japan, where Japanese manufacturers show off all of their great products which you may or may not find
Read More »Initial D5 website updated
Sega Japan has updated the site for Initial D5 to include more info, screenshots and a promotional movie. It’s unclear exactly what is all new here (I am sure that hardcore fans of the
Read More »Big SFIV tourney in Japan with a rumor on SFIV Arcade updates
The console release of Street Fighter IV is fast approaching but in Japan the arcade version is not being completely overshadowed, with a big SFIV “convention” that included a huge arcade competition, a look
Read More »Video of KOFXII Japanese location test
All I can say is man this game looks beautiful. I don’t care if it doesn’t use 3D, in fact I appreciate the 2D art (and game style when it comes to fighters) much
Read More »The Tetris and Breakout playable piggy banks
Way back in the early 80’s, at the height of the arcade craze, some companies produced some portable or table-top games based on popular arcade titles. The screens used weren’t anything close to
Read More »Konami releases BeatmaniaIIDX Empress in Japan
[Via BemaniStyle.com] While most of our news the past few days has been about US arcade releases, they are still busy in Japan as well. Konami has released the latest addition to their Beatmania
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