In accord with difficult economic circumstances, it appears that some game arcade crane machines are now offering daily necessities such as shampoo and washing powder as their prizes.
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by Mulboyne » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:17 am
In accord with difficult economic circumstances, it appears that some game arcade crane machines are now offering daily necessities such as shampoo and washing powder as their prizes.
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by Neo-Rio » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:53 am
Mulboyne wrote:
In accord with difficult economic circumstances, it appears that some game arcade crane machines are now offering daily necessities such as shampoo and washing powder as their prizes.
How pointless is that? 100 yen will get you some at a 100yen shop -- without the uncertainty that comes with a crane that only grips properly once every 20 credits!
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by IkemenTommy » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:04 pm
Neo-Rio wrote:How pointless is that? 100 yen will get you some at a 100yen shop -- without the uncertainty that comes with a crane that only grips properly once every 20 credits!
You can say that the gaming industry is in a recession as well.
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by Visitor K » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:44 am
apparently in kansai mayonnaise has been a daily necessity since 2004 when i saw this machine at a carnival in wakayama:
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by Greji » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:23 am
IkemenTommy wrote:You can say that the gaming industry is in a recession as well.
Time to break out the old standby for those useful commodities....
(with the usual tip of the hat to Kuro)
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by Kuang_Grade » Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:12 pm
I guess they are trying to appeal 'responsible' gamblers now...while it may be now 'frivolous' to try to go after that pair of doko demo issyo chirping slippers, it is not for shampoo. Although I was always surprised in the larger, more popular arcades, it wasn't uncommon to find a few UFO machines that had snack foods, such as those puffed corn tube things or pocky despite the fact one could, for a few yen more, make a guaranteed successful transaction less than 20 meters away at store on the street vs. spending 100 yen for a slim chance to win one in the arcade.
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