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Darth K'Trava
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ssampier said:
There's something like this in the Concord Mills Mall north of Charlotte. The arcade's out front and the restaurant behind it. Looks neat. And, last time I was there, there was some big racing game setup. But then, that's one huge-ass mall (from my POV, anyways) that I've been to. Not anywhere near the size of the Mall of America but big for the Carolinas....
Darth K'Trava
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ssampier said:
They have Crothian. 'Nuff said.
wingsandsword
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There is a place in Lexington that is exactly what you describe, except they focus on XBox, and they are in a small strip mall (near a FLGS). They've been open a little over half a year now, and I've talked to the owner and apparently it's at least paying the bills.
It looks like his main customers are schoolkids, it's a place for kids to come and play video games after school, their parents probably see buying a membership/paying by the hour as cheaper than buying a several hundred dollar game system (especially the outrageous prices for some of the next gen systems coming out) and then $50+ per game for games they may only play for a month or two, so paying for their kids to play a few hours after school is probably cheaper. A game console, peripherals and a small library of popular games could easily run $500+ now, or they can pay a few bucks a week.
This also gives the parents more control over their kids gaming, if the kids misbehave it's easier to deny them video games if they don't even have the machine physically at the house, and easier to budget their gaming time if they have to go to a specific place to game.
It looks like his main customers are schoolkids, it's a place for kids to come and play video games after school, their parents probably see buying a membership/paying by the hour as cheaper than buying a several hundred dollar game system (especially the outrageous prices for some of the next gen systems coming out) and then $50+ per game for games they may only play for a month or two, so paying for their kids to play a few hours after school is probably cheaper. A game console, peripherals and a small library of popular games could easily run $500+ now, or they can pay a few bucks a week.
This also gives the parents more control over their kids gaming, if the kids misbehave it's easier to deny them video games if they don't even have the machine physically at the house, and easier to budget their gaming time if they have to go to a specific place to game.
WayneLigon
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I would think the customers should not have actual contact or control over the console itself. You or a staff person would load the game, take it out, etc. I'm unsure of some of the technical aspects, but aren't there wireless controllers? If they have a decent range and wouldn't interfere with the others around them, that might be an answer: a bank of consoles behind the cashwrap. Then the customer pays for a session, gets his controller, etc. People who have these things: would that work?
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