#Sega GiGO Akihabara location to grow to be Bandai Namco Arcade – Destructoid
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Sega GiGO Akihabara location to grow to be Bandai Namco Arcade – Destructoid
Nonetheless not loving that brand
This previous September, we had been unhappy to report that the huge Sega GiGO Constructing 4 arcade situated within the Tokyo borough of Akihabara was closing after being a staple spot for 11 years. It appeared like an unlucky sufferer of Japan’s shrinking arcade market. Nonetheless, this previous January, it was reported that the positioning would grow to be a Bandai Namco Arcade as an alternative, set to open this March.
Due to Genki_JPN on Twitter, we now take a look on the constructing’s new facade.
The previous SEGA turned “GiGO” arcade constructing 4 in Akihabara that closed down final 12 months will grow to be a Bandai Namco arcade!
Earlier than ➡️ After pic.twitter.com/uxaq5hZ7bu
— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) February 19, 2023
Whereas I used to be in Japan again in 2014, I paid a go to to the Sega GiGo location in Akihabara. Nonetheless, I’d have problem precisely differentiating it from the different sport facilities I visited within the space. It was on the finish of a two-week journey by the nation, I used to be very drained, it was raining, and I used to be carrying round a backpack roughly the scale and weight of a dairy cow. If I’m pondering of the appropriate place, although, I performed Kiki Kaikai, Typing of the Useless, F-Zero AX, and gained an superior chibi Naoto Shiragane determine in a single try on one of many crane machines.
The truth that one arcade is being immediately changed with one other is a few consolation. The arcade trade has just about disappeared totally in most areas (particularly mine) prior to now few many years right here in North America. Going to Japan and having the ability to sit at a cupboard is a superb expertise. Nonetheless, it’s possibly value noting that the Bandai Namco areas are likely to lean heavier on crane machines. Whereas these are enjoyable, too, they’re not as satisfying as row upon row of recent and basic video games.
Nonetheless! The constructing is remaining an arcade, and that’s key. We’ll see Bandai Namco’s strategy to the enterprise when it opens in March 2023.
