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  • Back in TYO to Party Like an Arcade Maniac

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    And I’m back! After a 9-day journey that had me deep in Mao-era communist glory, I have to say it’s good to be back home. And of course, just in time for tomorrow night’s launch party for Arcade Mania at Cafe Pause. I’m really looking forward to having a good time, seeing lots of people,…

  • Arcade Mania Website

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    The deluge of Arcade Mania news continues, this time to announce that the official book website is now up. Big thanks to Andrew Lee — the book’s art director — for his work on the site. Go on, and don’t forget to try and get one of those crane game prizes!

  • Arcade Mania Launch Party

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    Before I leave for China (I take off tomorrow), I want to make sure to get the word out about the launch party we’ll be having for Arcade Mania. It takes place Saturday, September 27 (19:00-23:00) at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. No free drinks unfortunately, but they will be cheap, and we’ll have lots of…

  • Arcade Mania in the Wild

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    Well look at this, copies of Arcade Mania at Kinokuniya in Umeda, Osaka. The photo was taken by Brian, who spotted. No book sightings for me yet, although admittedly I’ve only checked the Junkudo store in Ikebukuro. Also, below, Robert from Sweden imported the book from Amazon Japan and displays it proudly!

  • Arcade Mania, in English

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    I just wanted to clear something up, since I’ve gotten some mail about it — following this post, and a post I wrote on Game|Life. The version of Arcade Mania now on sale at Amazon Japan is indeed in English, and is the exact same edition that will be released worldwide in January.

  • Arcade Mania Now on Sale!

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    And it starts! Arcade Mania is now available for purchase on Amazon Japan! Buy a copy, hell, buy two, you never know when you might lose one. The book sells for 2,100 yen, and that’s with free shipping if you live in Japan — remember, Amazon Japan does ship internationally. If you prefer to wait…

  • Arcade Mania in Print

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    Look what got delivered to me this morning: beautiful print copies of Arcade Mania! I can’t even start to describe the thrill of finally getting to hold this thing in my hands, and it looks absolutely terrific, even better than what I was hoping. To update you on a few things, the official site for…

  • Arcade Mania Flickr Group

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    We’ve created an Arcade Mania Flickr group to collect shots of Japan’s game centers — join and add yours! The photo above is by Yuki.

  • Arcade Mania

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    So there you have it, the cover to Arcade Mania: The Turbo-Charged World of Japan’s Game Centers. That is indeed the book I’ve been working on since last fall, and it’s finally time to start revealing details. First of all, you’ll notice that Brian Ashcraft — the man without whom there’s no way in hell…

  • Japan’s Arcades

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    I can’t read it because it’s hidden behind a paywall, but looks like the Financial Times has a long piece on Japan’s arcades, and how they’re still quite popular. Would love to read it, to see how it compares with what we covered in our Arcade Mania book a decade ago. Update: You can read the…