Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. It’s worth clarifying that Japan has still retained its arcades ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the Japanese arcade industry hard. With the country closed off to tourism, it might only seem like big city arcades are the ones that are hurting the most. That’s simply ...

Tatsujin has announced Amusement Arcade Toaplan, an iOS and Android application that will allow users to purchase all 25 former Toaplan games and create a Toaplan arcade on their smartphone. A release ...

Sega will set up a booth showcasing its arcade games at the Amusement Expo in Tokyo Big Sight with tournaments and new information about existing titles. The booth will be available at the venue’s ...

Every business has a starting point. For Japanese arcades, one of them was on department store rooftops. Yes, Japanese arcades have their roots in the carnival type games often seen at local religious ...

Whether let loose in a state of furious determination or grunted in dull resignation, this sentiment is part of what makes crane games so alluring even 40 years after the Japanese version’s debut.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Capcom will debut its new Attack on Titan arcade game, Attack on Titan: Team Battle, at Japan ...