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Introducing "Japanese Game Center".
If you like games or are interested in Japanese arcades, please read it.
By the way, the beginning of Japanese arcade games was the "Invaders game" imported in the 1980s. This has come to be placed at the reception desks of coffee shops and hotels, and it is a pandemic. From there, stores that only installed games expanded to Japan. That is the game center that continues to this day.
What kind of games are there in Japanese arcades?
The most popular arcades in Japan are "prize games" where you can manipulate opportunities to win prizes, and in Japan they are often called "UFO catchers". There are different types of pseudonyms, and the number of chairs is overwhelmingly large. The price is 100 yen to 200 yen each time. Over 50% of arcade sales go to this type of game. Many people, from children to adults, are challenging the game to win prizes. As for the contents of the prize, goods and sweets limited to anime and manga arcades are popular.
The next most popular is the
"medal game". Exchange money for medals and play the game. In Japan, we often see elderly people who have recently retired from work playing during the day. Of course, many children are playing.
And the third place is
"arcade game". There are a wide variety of games such as fighting games, shooting games, and mahjong. Many of them are compatible with online battles, and you can register your personal data on the card and check the level of yourself in real time by the battle record and ranking. There are fans of competitive games all over the world. Street Fighter and Tekken are still popular titles. This is about ¥ 100 to ¥ 300 for one play.
Also, when I go to an arcade, I see many people playing
music games, but it seems that the value is not so large in terms of sales ratio. However, it is a popular arcade game genre in Japan because there are quite a few fans of "dance games" and "rhythm games". By the way, as a result of the 2019 questionnaire, the most popular arcade game was the game
"Gundam EXVS2". The second place was the music game "Chunithm", and the third place was "Taiko no Tatsujin".
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The aircraft on the right is a "Purikura"
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Is the number of arcade stores in Japan declining?
This is true. The number of arcades around 2001, when arcades were popular, was 12742, but in 2015 it was 4856, which is less than half.
Reasons for this include "the advancement of online home video game consoles" and "the spread of social games and PC games." I used to go to arcades to play high quality games on arcade game machines, but now I can play high quality games at home. In addition, there was a time when the expectation of taking a photo called "Print Club", commonly known as "Purikura", processing the photo, and printing it as a sticker was very popular. When I was a student, everyone took pictures with friends and lovers in photo booths. It was a culture among the students. However, with the spread of smartphones and the improvement of camera functions, the number of users has decreased sharply. Recently, I haven't had a chance to hear even the word "photo booth".
Due to these reasons, the demand for arcades is decreasing in Japan.
Where can I find arcades and arcade games?
When it comes to finding a game center, the number is small and difficult to find, but I think there will always be one in a city of a certain size. Also, in Tokyo, there may be quite a lot of activity around Akihabara, Ikebukuro, Shibuya, and Ueno.
If you come to Japan and say, "I want to play an arcade game, but I don't have an arcade nearby. I don't know where it is.", Look for a large shopping mall. There is usually an area in the mall where arcade games are located. The size and type of individuals depend on the area, but there must be prize games and music games. If anything, the mainstream of arcade games today is the game area in this mall, which may be larger than the number of arcades.
From here on, I personally want to finish by writing "What I want you to be careful about when playing at an arcade." It's just what I think, so please read it for reference only.
1. If you want to win a prize for a prize game, be prepared to spend over ¥ 5,000. If all goes well, you may be able to get it for ¥ 200, but it's difficult. This kind of game is sometimes called a "playable piggy bank". Be careful not to get too hot.
２.It is not recommended to go after21 o'clock because there are many bad guys.
3. It is not recommended to play music games continuously. If there are people in line, give it to the next person. Except for shooting and fighting games with continue.
4. Stop the lottery game. It may be a scam that doesn't have a hit.
Five. Mario Kart, which is done by a group, is exciting. recommendation.
6. I enjoy playing air hockey when I grow up. But don't get too hot and have a fight.
7. The medal game is lonely after using the medals.
8. Let's give priority to children in games for children.
9. No matter how frustrating you are, don't hit or shake the game console. In the worst case, the police will come.
That's all for this article.
I think there is a game center in your country, but is it different from Japan? I think it's like Japan that there are many types of arcade games.
Please tell me what the game center in your city looks like. If you have any questions, please comment.
See you later.
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