Pokken Tournament underperforming in Japanese arcades

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cheshirescat on 22 October 2015

I didn't even realize the game had been released in any form to this point but there's already one large arcade threatening to pull the cabinet due to lack of profit and interest. Players also seem to be disappointed as the game released with only ten characters (not including assist pokemon), two of which are pikachu, and when you consider there's over 700 pokemon it's hard to blame anyone for being underwhelmed by pokken's offering. Perhaps pokken tournament can find a more suitable home on the wii u next year but the roster needs to be bolstered regardless.

http://mynintendonews.com/2015/10/20/japan-pokken-tournament-being-pulled-from-arcades-due-to-unpopularity/

http://nichegamer.com/2015/10/report-pokken-tournament-in-the-red-and-being-removed-from-japanese-arcades/

http://jin115.com/archives/52102995.html

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Frogger on 22 October 2015

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Platina on 22 October 2015

Wonder if it will start doing better when it gets released on the Wii U then

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Boutros on 22 October 2015

Wow I had no idea this came out and apparently months ago. I guess so is the case for most people. No wonder it's not popular.

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sethnintendo on 22 October 2015

Remember the F-Zero GX and arcade model? I never saw the F-Zero arcade game but it did have an option to insert a GC memory card and transfer data. I know Wii U doesn't have memory cards but that would have been cool if there was a way to do that again.

Anyways, arcades are pretty much dead in USA and I'm surprised they are still alive in Japan. Sure there are Putt Putt Golf & Games, Dave and Busters, etc... but they have fallen on tough times since the 90s.

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foxtail on 22 October 2015

Why are they still making arcade games where you have to use your hands...

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Alkibiádēs on 22 October 2015

sethnintendo said:

Remember the F-Zero GX and arcade model? I never saw the F-Zero arcade game but it did have an option to insert a GC memory card and transfer data. I know Wii U doesn't have memory cards but that would have been cool if there was a way to do that again.

Anyways, arcades are pretty much dead in USA and I'm surprised they are still alive in Japan. Sure there are Putt Putt Golf & Games, Dave and Busters, etc... but they have fallen on tough times since the 90s.

Arcade machines like these use NFC cards to function. Amiibo could link the arcades with the Wii U. In Japan anyway.

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tbone51 on 22 October 2015

Boutros said:

Wow I had no idea this came out and apparently months ago. I guess so is the case for most people. No wonder it's not popular.

Saw this on gaf, apparently its a little misinformed. I think it was that just 1 place they took out pokken tournament, but as usual media making it look 1000x worse lol!