AM Press: Kenju at IAAPA 2004

January 1, 2005 issue
Last updated on December 20, 2004

Special news

Namco unveiled “Cobra the Arcade” at a new work exhibition.

Banpresto officially introduced “G-B.O.S” at a new product exhibition.

Overseas

In 2004, the top theme parks around the world were dominated by Disney.

Although there were not many new products at IAAPA04, the number of visitors exceeded 27,000.

Domestic

“Yokohama Hajime Monogatari,” a game hall opened by Taito, is attracting attention.

In February 2005, Namco will open food theme parks featuring bread in Chiba and ramen in Nagoya.

News Digest of January 1, 2005 issue

The photo is from Namco's private show (Osaka venue). The photo above is (from left) Mr. Toyofumi Nishikawa, in charge of commercial sales in West Japan, Managing Director Norio Ishikawa, in charge of commercial sales, and Mr. Akira Kagami, in charge of commercial sales. Below, he is trying out "Cobra the Arcade", which was released for the first time.

Main news from 10 years ago

The British government has announced plans to expand the scope of the license tax (GMLD), which had been levied on gambling gaming machines, to include AM machines for which there is no reward under the name “AMLD.” Konami has revised its full-year forecast to a large deficit due to the slump in US household sales. SNK saw a significant increase in sales and profits due to strong sales of Neo Geo. Banpresto showed off “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” at a new exhibition, and Capcom showed off “X-Men” at a new exhibition. (January 1-15, 1995 issue)

Main news from 20 years ago

Ahead of the enforcement of the new Entertainment Business Act, the National Police Agency consulted the Entertainment Affairs Council on the enforcement regulations and Prime Minister's Office Ordinance. Local operator associations have formed in six Tohoku prefectures. Taito showed off its LD game console “Ninja Hayate” at the new product exhibition, and Nintendo showed off its two-game VS system “Kuru Kuru Land” and “Excite Bike” at the new product exhibition. Irem “Spartan X” has been released. (January 1, 1985 issue)

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[News Digest]

１．０４Since June, the American newspaper "Amusement Business" has been an online newspaper. The magazine reported that the theme park that attracted the most entries in the world in 2004 was the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, United States. TDS joined, settling for third and fourth place. The fifth place was Disneyland Paris, the sixth place was Universal Studios Japan (USJ), the same as the previous year. The seventh place was the United States' eighth-ranked Epic Center, the eighth place was the United States' tenth-ranked Disney MGM studio, the ninth place was South Korea's ninth-ranked Lottery World, and the tenth place was the previous year's eleventh-ranked Disney Animal Kingdom. I'm working on it.。

２．The International Exhibition on Playgrounds, IAAPA2004 (November 17-21, Orlando, USA) last year saw 1,185 companies, or fewer than 1,253 companies, showcasing around 49,000 new convention center halls, and 27,556 entrepreneurs from 85 countries, down from 30,062 the previous year. 21% of visitors were from outside the United States. In the segment, Becomaride's "Motobike Lounge Coaster" won. New products for the TV game have already been featured at the AMOA Expo, so few new releases have been made, including "Pistol" from Sammy USA's Atomiswave and "Street Fighter Anniversary Edition" from UltraCade.。

On 16th December, Konami announced that it will be absorbed and merged with three home-developed subsidiaries and a wholly owned subsidiary of Konami Computer Entertainment Studio (KONAMI STUDIO), which was established in April, 95, and the same Japan (KONAMI JAPAN) established in April, 96. As a result, it is listed on the Jasdak market, but it is strengthened by integrating it with Konami. Konami Online, a content distribution subsidiary, was established in October 01. Keisho Ueki said, “It has changed significantly to the era when package software was the mainstream. Online games and overseas manufacturers have settled, and they need to aggregate development personnel and intellectual property within the group.” (December 16)

4. Namco held a private show in Tokyo on December 2nd, and the TV game console debuted “Cobra’s Arcade”. It was held in Osaka on 6th and 8th in Fukuoka. “Cobra’s Arcade” is a popular manga-based TV gun game, which uses action pedals, and saves experience with a dedicated card, and plays the previous one. (Undecided when it was released) In addition, we introduced the version-up version of "Kwanishi Midnight Maxim Tune 2" (planned to ship in late April) which can be played simultaneously for up to four people, and received an order for the medal game machine "Medal Masters, Dokitte! Great Festival" (same), "Ryuka Mahjong U+ 4 people fight" (same as the remodeling kit in late March).

On December 14th, Bumpst opened a private show in Tokyo and announced that it will officially participate in the "Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operating Simulator" (G-B.O.S), a TV game machine developed in the AM Show in September. The game is a full-fledged TV game machine that Bumpst will continue to be launched in March 05. In addition to saving data with a separate card, you can save “MS Points” to strengthen your body and equipment. You can also play turbulence for two people. Private shows will be held in Osaka on 21st. In addition, the medal game console “Lupin III and Four Keys are the jewels” was introduced.

６．On November 25, he opened the first floor of a complex leisure facility in Yokohama and the New High Island, "Gent Yokohama", a playground with the theme "Yokohama's First Story" for the opening of civilization. It is located in a theme park, "Yokuhama" and "Eat" for various foreign cultures that have come into the city since the opening of the port of Yokohama, and is comprised of four zones of play, dining, retrograde and entertainment. There are also classic arcade game machines, such as zoom machines, shooting, pitching, and retro gaming machines. There are also restaurants, food stalls, milk halls, beer halls, and grocery stores that handle retro goodies.。

７．Namco opened a new bread food theme park in Chiba in late February, and the first food theme park in Nagoya was opened in Nagoya. On February 24, the "Tokyo Pan House Street" opened on the first floor of the "Tokyo-Bayらぽ and East" building in Chiba Shipwreck City. Nagoya-san, located on the second floor of Shin-goon, is being developed by Jing-Lok-goon and is expected to be used by 1.2 million people in its first year. All of them are being produced by Namco's team Nanja.。

8.The Kisarazu International Arcade Game Market was established on November 25th to promote the sale and sale of used game consoles in the Kisarazu General Wholesale Commercial Complex in Chiba Prefecture. It was planned to revitalize the commercial complex, and the member (corporate) pays 30,000 yen annual fee and decides to buy a machine located at the exhibition hall. In addition to exhibiting machines in the same market, the information on used aircraft is posted on the web site. Although the demand from overseas is expected in such a used machine market, the use of used machines in the sale muscles is already on the bottom, and it is noted whether the effect of the market appears.

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