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Namco Blames Wii for Arcade Closures

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-blame-canada dept.

milsoRgen noted a story about Namco Bandai is shuttering between 50 and 60 arcades in Japan and blaming the success of the Wii for the closures. "A lot of the types of games that people played at an arcade can now be done at home," said company spokesman Yuji Machida. To be fair they also blame the high cost of gasoline as well.

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  1. "Shuttering"? by Fex303 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    "Namco Bandai is shuttering between 50 and 60 arcades in Japan..."

    Are they now?

    I've gotta agree with Namco though, the fact that arcades had been on a downwards trend for at least ten years before the Wii was released just goes to show how incredibly successful Nintendo's console has been.