AM Press: AW-NET announced at the 2003 AM Show

Issue of September 15, 2003

Last updated on September 13, 2003

Special news

ＡＭThe show was popular with the likes of Sega's Autran 2 and Capcom's latest animated series, Z-Gundam.。

SammyWe've announced that we've got SNK PlayMoor on board for the AW game, and we've licensed Capcom.。

Overseas

The US-based company Vivendi Universal has decided to move to GE Capital.。

The company's business is stable and stable, and the company's business is stable.

Domestic

Titus has revealed that he's working with Tommy to develop a business TV game based on Zoid.。

ＡＭThe show's Host Zone featured a card payment system and an ice cream vending machine.。

Issue of September 15, 2003

This is a picture of a popular game show called AUTRAN 2 from Sega, and a Capcom TV fighting game called ZGANDAM Eugov's TITTERNS.。

Main news from 10 years ago

８At the end of the month, an AM show was held in Shenzhen, where Sega and Namco were featuring CG games, Capcon and SNK fighting games. The first Brazilian AM aircraft exhibition, SALEX93, was held, and the game machines of SNK and Capcon became popular. A jury in the United States Federal District Court ruled in favor of the NES security chip.）。

Main news from 20 years ago

The JOU came up with the idea that children's medal machines could not and should not be made from the idea of a medal game. Three presidents of Japanese NASDAQ who tried to import a copyboard from Canada to the United States were arrested by the U.S. Customs and indicted by a federal grand jury.）。

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[News Digest]

１．SammyOn the first day of the AM show (September 11th), SNK Playmoor announced that it would launch a new installment of The King of Fighters series in the spring of 2004 as a third party to its own booth, Atomiswave, for the AW game software. SNK Playmoor never supplied software for other operating system subsystems, including the old SNK era, but for the first time developed it outside of NeoGeo, using more advanced hardware technology than NeoGeo. It's also expected that arc systems works, known for developing the GiltiGia series, will be developing "SammyvsCapcon", based on a license from Capcon. Atomiswave game software, developed by Taiwanese company IGS, is set to launch next spring, and the game's software supply is growing rapidly.。

２．SammyAt the AM Show, the company announced that it would launch its game software, such as the network system of AW-Net and GiltiGia Isuka, this winter. The game software not only connects the game engine to Sammy's computer and the Internet, but also manages data such as game performance through the AW card, with a monthly fee of 300 yen. It is also planned to launch next spring, along with Iggy Isuka, Net Select Serial Man, Golden Taurus, and Force Five, all of which have been shown at the AM show. Alze introduced the network system, Platnet, as a dedicated cabinet, and as a supporting software, as well as a port version of the PC game, Battle Marlin Arcade, the Sparrow game, the Birds of Prey, and a sub-type of the PC game, the port version, Tower & Shaft, and the patch game, Dawn with Fire!。

３．Titus teamed up with Tommy to develop a commercial TV game based on Tommy's character toy, Zoid, and announced that it would launch in March 2004. The game appeared to be a cockpit type, but was never released. For the first time in 17 years, he returned from a mania-oriented car race to a general-player drive game, producing "Auttron 2" based on the Chihiro sub-platform, and introducing "Fight Pro Baseball" (TF), "Puppy Fiber", and "Dragon Chronicle" in the location test phase, and "Graneon", a multiplayer cabinet-based lizard game, "Dragon War", "Lonfa lizard", and "Tuki Kopp" developed by the Gaerko Company, and "Texas of the Fat Drum".。

４．Capcom has been running location testing since June, and has gained popularity with its next release, "Movement Warrior ZGandham Ugov's Titans" (246). It has also released other fighting games, such as "Pride GP 2003", and Mitchell's puzzle game, "Cupon Taco". According to the organizers, it makes sense to set up a "organizer zone" with two themes: "accompanied vending machines" and "store management system" in the game area. In this zone, for example, the ice cream vending machine "Seventine", which has been in operation for 18 years, was produced by the company.。

５．VUE, which owns Universal Studios, a movie company, and a television station, eventually merged with NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, one of the three largest networks in the United States. On September 2, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum's parent company, General Electric, and VUE's parent company, French company, Vivendi, agreed that 80 percent of the shares in the merged company would be held by GE and 20 percent by Vivendi. By receiving $1.6 billion, GE took over the $1.6 billion in debt owed to Vivendi. Three years ago, Vivendi acquired Universal Entertainment, which had been rumored to have been invaded by French capital into American culture, but it was quickly stalled and forced to look for a place to sell, such as VUE. And then there's the idea of a new company.。

６．Jukebox manufacturer Lowe International in Grand Rapids, Michigan, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the end of August, but this is believed to be a process for reorganizing the business to ensure operational stability. The company merged in the late 1950s with William Lowe, a vending machine manufacturer from a cigarette vending machine in 1926, and AMI, a piano player manufacturer founded in 1909, to become a major jukebox manufacturer. According to the company's president and CEO, Doug Johnson, the company's performance is good and will continue to be good, but because 80 million long-term fixed debts are pressuring the company to rebuild its business, the company has applied for Chapter 11 to gain the backing of its creditors in order to rebuild its business. It is.。

７．Namco announced on September 8, as a joint venture with the Nanhai Electric Railway, that it will simultaneously open the food theme park "Osaka Noodle City - Wave Speed Noodle" on the seventh floor of the complex commercial facility "Yubaki Parks", which will open on October 7 on the site of the old Osaka stadium. The "Osaka Noodle City" is designed to capture the charm of Japanese cooking culture, such as noodles, pastries, and ramen. Designed and operated by Muco's Team Nanja, Osaka Noodle City, which covers 1,270 square meters, has 1.5 million entrants and sales of 1.4 billion yen in its first year and is expected to become the nuclear tenant of Whatba Parks.。

８．On August 29, Broccoli significantly lowered his earnings forecast, and also revealed that Takara would also participate in the capital in October. Takara also announced a similar agreement. Broccoli has expanded its stores with the planned sale of popular anime character products in Mania, but this time sales have been struggling to grow, and management was forced to rebuild. However, by acquiring the two million shares owned by President Tokugawa Ieyasu and the eight million shares issued by third-party dividend increases, Tokugawa got to own 51.6% of the shares in the broccoli, and became a parent company to re-establish management, including strengthening its financial characteristics.。

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