Not too sure why they died out in the West, but Japan definitely does it right when it comes to arcades. Their UFO catcher games for starters actually have things you'd want to win, rather than the west putting in generic dolls in theirs. Also, the staff there will help you win the prizes by readjusting the them if you've spent enough money and effort trying. They have all kinds of appealing games there as well. Rhythm games are really big over there, so they have a lot of those. Mai-mai, taiku drum master, DDR, some weird... rubik's cube looking game, and many more.
Hmm, perhaps that is part of the reason the West didn't last as long as they did. To me, they didn't seem to manage their arcades very well.
Dance my pretties!
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