Video arcades in Japan face extinction as console sales hit record high amid pandemic
Video arcades in Japan face extinction as console sales hit record high amid pandemic February 28, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) This photo shows the interior of Kasuga Amusement Arcade in Osaka's Naniwa Ward on Jan. 20, 2021. In the foreground is "Gator Panic," a game similar to "Whac-a-Mole." (Mainichi/Hitoshi Sonobe) OSAKA -- Video arcades in Japan are facing extinction amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, while console sales have reached a record high. As of 2019, the number of gaming arcades in the country had already fallen to a sixth of the level seen during the asset-inflated "bubble ...