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Now Fully Operational In Japan: Luigi Mansion Arcade & Crossbeats REV. Arcade

Now Fully Operational In Japan: Luigi Mansion Arcade & Crossbeats REV. Arcade

arcadehero July 23, 2015 0

Japanese arcade games have been grabbing the headlines a lot lately and while this post just solidifies that, we don’t have to worry in the West – Summer typically has very few Western game

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Details on Mario And Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

Details on Mario And Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

arcadehero July 17, 2015 4

As mentioned yesterday, Sega Japan announced some public location tests for a new sports arcade game, Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition. This mouthful of a title is based

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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

arcadehero July 16, 2015 4

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

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Capcom Launches New Trailers For Luigi Mansion Arcade And Cytus Omega

Capcom Launches New Trailers For Luigi Mansion Arcade And Cytus Omega

arcadehero June 15, 2015 4

The time is fast arriving where Japanese gamers will get their hands on a couple of new arcade titles from Capcom and as such, the marketing has begun. Capcom has been fairly dormant on the

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Mario In Arcades Through The Years

Mario In Arcades Through The Years

arcadehero June 1, 2015 6

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the popular Super Mario Bros. video game launching on Nintendo’s first home console in the US, the NES. Nintendo recently launched this page to celebrate 30 years

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Capcom Has Tested Luigi’s Mansion Arcade In Japan

Capcom Has Tested Luigi’s Mansion Arcade In Japan

arcadehero November 3, 2014 18

(Thanks to ECM for the tip) UPDATE: Gamestalk has an update about the game which through translation shows that the game is indeed a light-gun type game as I had guessed and it is

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Catching Up: New Donkey Kong World Record; Return to Funhouse Pinball; VR Haunted House

Catching Up: New Donkey Kong World Record; Return to Funhouse Pinball; VR Haunted House

arcadehero September 8, 2014 0

As mentioned in the last post, the past few days I was probably going to be AWOL as I was exhibiting some arcade machines at the popular Salt Lake Comic Con in Salt Lake

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Pokkén Tournament Announced For Japanese Arcades

Pokkén Tournament Announced For Japanese Arcades

arcadehero August 26, 2014 3

Quite a while ago, I was browsing a video gaming forum and in some discussion about the WiiU there was an animated gif showing a scene from a game rumored to be in the

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Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

arcadehero June 2, 2014 0

I recall that when I was first researching data on my business plan, that I contacted a LAN center in NYC and they freaked out when I mentioned the term arcade. That was because

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New Details About Mario Kart Arcade GP DX’s Online Features

New Details About Mario Kart Arcade GP DX’s Online Features

arcadehero March 25, 2014 15

This week we have the Amusement Expo 2014 trade show in Las Vegas, where Bandai Namco will be showcasing their latest driving game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX right before it hits the wide

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Bandai Namco Suggests Celebrating Mario Day With Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Bandai Namco Suggests Celebrating Mario Day With Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

arcadehero March 10, 2014 2

I remember as a kid that different video game companies had rivalries – particularly Sega and Nintendo between Sonic and Mario. Times have changed and with crossovers between company characters becoming more frequent (Sonic’s

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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Confirmed For US Release + 1st Cabinet Shot

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Confirmed For US Release + 1st Cabinet Shot

arcadehero November 18, 2013 14

Months ago Namco announced that they would be bringing Mario Kart back to the arcades for a 3rd round with Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. The game was subsequently tested and released in Japan

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