Meanwhile Pac-Man is going strong
One popular Japanese arcadehas announcedit is removingPokkén Tournamentdue to lack of popularity and profitability, and the fact that thegame will be releasing on Wii Unext year.
Aredditorreports that the fighting game wasn’t very popular even here in America at two Dave and Buster’s, saying, “Pokkénmachines were mostly a ghost town with little interest at Dave and Buster’s, while everyone was raving near theTekken 7machines.”
PerhapsPokkén Tournamentjust isn’t deep enough for the arcade crowd, or maybe Nintendo fans just don’t like to leave the house for anything other than getting StreetPasses (I’m kidding).
Chris Carter’s previewmay shed even more light on why the machines aren’t profitable. “Your money will go a long way, as I played 45 minutes once off of one credit, beating challenger after challenger, and even a direct versus game between two cabinets can last up to five minutes.”
If everyone were as skilled as Chris, that would mean around $32 a day if the machine were in constant use around the clock, which doesn’t sound profitable when machines can cost thousands of dollars.
【悲報】アーケード『ポッ拳』がゲーセンで人気がなさすぎるため赤字確定で撤去するゲーセンがでてしまう[jin115 viareddit]
