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beto 108th Post
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"Best Income Award for arcade games in Japan"
, posted Tue 6 Jan 21:01
beelzebubble posted this at N-G.com:
Amusement Journal announced the 2003 Best Income Award for arcade games in Japan, Sega-AM2's Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution has topped the first spot in second year since its release on September 2002.
1.Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (Sega-AM2) 2.The King of Fighters 2002 (SNK Playmore) 3.Virtua Striker 2002 (Sega) 4.Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation Vs Zeon DX (Banpresto/Capcom) 5.Power Smash 2 (Sega)
Amusement Journal announced the 2003 Best Income Award for arcade games in Japan, Sega-AM2's Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution has topped the first spot in second year since its release on September 2002.
1.Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (Sega-AM2) 2.The King of Fighters 2002 (SNK Playmore) 3.Virtua Striker 2002 (Sega) 4.Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation Vs Zeon DX (Banpresto/Capcom) 5.Power Smash 2 (Sega)
Good for Sega and SNK!
exodus
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"Re(2):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 00:10
quote: Good for Sega and SNK!
yeah - only Sega's arcade titles are doing well, these days.
their console division kind of sucks >_<
Gojira
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"Re(1):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 02:07
Nice to see a couple of fighting games on top of the list. Obviously the genre isn't dead. Nor is SNK or Sega.
Ammadeau
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"Re(3):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 03:22
quote: Good for Sega and SNK!
yeah - only Sega's arcade titles are doing well, these days.
their console division kind of sucks >_<
They should have Sonic Team concentrate on arcade games now... to spread the suckiness around some.
iggy
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"Re(3):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 03:40
quote:their console division kind of sucks >_<
BRING BACK UGA! Let the Sonic Team die!
Chyrebulis 38th Post
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"Re(4):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 03:45
Well PSO was pretty awesome at one point.
Rid Hershel
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"Re(4):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 05:28
quote:BRING BACK UGA! Let the Sonic Team die!
As much as I enjoy the 2D Sonics, I have to agree with the dog here, UGA was the best developer in Sega.
talbaineric
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"Re(1):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 05:43
quote: beelzebubble posted this at N-G.com:
Amusement Journal announced the 2003 Best Income Award for arcade games in Japan, Sega-AM2's Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution has topped the first spot in second year since its release on September 2002.
1.Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (Sega-AM2) 2.The King of Fighters 2002 (SNK Playmore) 3.Virtua Striker 2002 (Sega) 4.Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation Vs Zeon DX (Banpresto/Capcom) 5.Power Smash 2 (Sega)
I never thought the fighting game genre was dead anyway. Maybe in the 2-D side of the spectrum,but never totally dead. This helps prove it.
KOF 2k2,sweet. Even though the game wore off on me,it was all right. Who wants to bet 2k3 will quickly top this chart?
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VManOfMana
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"Re(2):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 07:58
quote: KOF 2k2,sweet. Even though the game wore off on me,it was all right. Who wants to bet 2k3 will quickly top this chart?
I bet against that. VF4 has been the king of arcades in Japan for a long time now, and KoF 2003 is not revolutionary enough to take the top spot.
quote: I bet against that. VF4 has been the king of arcades in Japan for a long time now, and KoF 2003 is not revolutionary enough to take the top spot.
Yes, but 2003 has already a big adience: first there is the usual KoF buffon that plays KoF no matter what and them there is many of the striker haters scrubs... And that's 100% certain; not to count the public that the game might get if it actually turns out to be decent.
About the rank.... SIEG ZION!!!
exodus
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"Re(4):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 10:16
Yeah, UGA was the best. And second best was Sega Rosso. and...both of them were dissolved. HOORAY!!
BTW, the Stinger describes 2003 as the 'year that saved the arcade'. Last year arcade revenue was REALLY bad, but it picked up this year, due to Sammy, SNK and Sega all amping up their production.
StickClick 178th Post
Regular Customer
"Re(5):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 13:32
"7271 POINT"
Does that refer to actual boards sold, or what? I never really put much thought into it...
Does that refer to actual boards sold, or what? I never really put much thought into it...
they don't explain it in the article at all. I was wondering that too. They're not especially big numbers, are they?
Radish
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"Re(5):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 14:24
quote: Well PSO was pretty awesome at one point.
For about 2 months until it was duped to hell.
StickClick 179th Post
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"Re(7):Best Income Award for arcade games in J"
, posted Wed 7 Jan 14:54
quote: they don't explain it in the article at all. I was wondering that too. They're not especially big numbers, are they?
It seems like a pretty reasonable number if it does indeed refer to the number of actual boards sold, I think. Say every arcade buys three boards each... That means over 2,000 individual arcades bought the game.
Multiply the POINT number by the average price of a brand new arcade game release [EASILY over $1,000] and that's quite a decent profit.
quote: Or I could be completely making up everything...?
no, it makes sense to me. when I said 'not very big numbers' I was saying it kind of in support of what you said. ie, not big enough to be the actual income.
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