I don't believe the future of arcades is the Pac-man and Donky Kong (or even Mortal Kombat) of years past. If you want to compete against someone in a high quality, graphically appealing game it can be done at home.
However, the future of arcades does appear to be in PC networked games. In a remote corner of a mall near Hartford, CT this weekend I noticed what used to be a shop full of 20 networked PC's with kids playing Quake.
How much future is there for the stand up two player model?
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I don't believe the future of arcades is the Pac-man and Donky Kong (or even Mortal Kombat) of years past. If you want to compete against someone in a high quality, graphically appealing game it can be done at home.
However, the future of arcades does appear to be in PC networked games. In a remote corner of a mall near Hartford, CT this weekend I noticed what used to be a shop full of 20 networked PC's with kids playing Quake.
How much future is there for the stand up two player model?