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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. Re:O RLY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You probably didn't have enough flair either.

  2. Re:Good old days... by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    The "old days" of "Virtua Fighter"? Try Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, punk! Get off my lawn!

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