Most Popular Arcade Games in Japan

[Neo_DX90]

I whole-hearted agree with you (well at least the parts I can agree with, since I don’t live in Japan and can’t comment on the arcade stuff )

[specs]

sigh

I’m sure y’all see just WHAT this thread is, right?

[platinum_pinoy]

and? your point?

a japanese list of there most profitable games reflects there society, this is the United States of America we have a very different culture so games like those might be great and all cus we know how much u like kof. but in the states arcades have never been as big as they r in japan so games like soul calibur/tekken, mvc2, and street fighter r actually the big names here since our society isnt as heavily soiled in the gaming culture that japan has.

mvc2 is probably the most profitable cabinet in the states right now.

and the fact svc is on that list sure says one thing about that culture… whatever shit snk craps out they’ll play. is this true? i dont think so but svc is surely a poor, poor game here.

I am not sure if I am quoting the right post, but it seems logical in what I about to say.

There is probably an indifference on what the fuck really matters is popular in Japan as opposed to the United States. They have different interests in what games we play, therefore popularity over there isn’t the same over here.

But the thing is that what is popular in Japan will dictate if the game is going to come out everywhere else. Like, what happened with Capcom All Stars. That game was beta tested in Japan but never came out to the States probably because Japan didn’t enjoy it. So, it is within our best interests as to what is popular in Japan because they are the one who make the games we like. If not, then all we would be stuck with is Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, and War Gods (noooooo…).

In that regard, looking at what is popular there right now, we can expect to see imports or sequels to whatever game has high rotation over here in the United States.

[System_1]

BTW, Movement Soldier is a literal translation of Kidou Senshi.

[yes4me]

5: Movement soldier Z Gundam
6: WORLD SOCCER Winning Eleven Arcade Game Style 2003
7: POWER Smash 2
8: THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
9: SNK VS. CAPCOM SVC CHAOS
10: VIRTUA STRIKER 2002

Somehow I must be going blind: I don’t see Soul Calibur 2, any Tekken, CVS2, SF3, and MvC2. Besides 8 and 9, I don’t even know what these games look like!!

Would that mean that all the jap players we get in evolution are playing just one time a year CVS2, SF3, MvC2???

[System_1]

Somehow I must be going blind: I don’t see Soul Calibur 2, any Tekken, CVS2, SF3, and MvC2. Besides 8 and 9, I don’t even know what these games look like!!

Would that mean that all the jap players we get in evolution are playing just one time a year CVS2, SF3, MvC2???

not every person that goes to the arcade plays fighting games

[Everdred]

Somehow I must be going blind: I don’t see Soul Calibur 2, any Tekken, CVS2, SF3, and MvC2. Besides 8 and 9, I don’t even know what these games look like!!

Would that mean that all the jap players we get in evolution are playing just one time a year CVS2, SF3, MvC2???

i think the cvs2 and sf3 gaming scene is still way larger than the us scene. arcades are so vast in japan that they have room to push games we play hardcore out of the top 10.

i guess since they have more choice on what to play fighting games wouldnt be the prominent arcade genre that u find here in the states.