Pachinko is big business. But as SNK Playmore president Koichi Toyama explained, more Japanese in their twenties are less interested in pachinko. The solution? Turn gamers into pachinko players. Ehā¦
SNK just unveiled a new pachinko-slot machine based on its 1989 arcade shooter Beast Busters to mark the gameās 25th anniversary.
āOur mission as pachinko-slot makers is to make hall owners and pachinko-slot fans happy by delivering new challenges for them to enjoy,ā Toyama said (via Event Hubs).
āCurrently, youths in their 20s are losing interest in the market, which has become a big issue, and has led us to believe that it is very important to develop machines that will appeal to this audience,ā Toyama continued.
āOur company is a pachinko-slot maker, but weāre also video game developers. Weād like to work hard to make video game fans into pachinko-slot fans.ā
Iād like SNK Playmore to work hard to make a new 2D fighter. But hey, thatās me! Hopefully the Osaka-based game maker, which was recently acquired by a Chinese company, will.
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