Namco Blames Wii for Arcade Closures #
February 9th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
This all seems rather sensible, if odd. Slashdot’s summary:
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.