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miku · Oct 21, 2015

I made some translations from the tweets by the game center manager...

Fantasista Manager:

"We decided to remove Pokken around early November. Even though it was a short period of time, we thank everyone for playing and supporting."

Fantasista Manager:

"Unfortunately, red numbers are confirmed and losses for Pokken is a fact. At this rate and pace, no profits would be made for the next 3 years. So we decided to sell the cabinets since home version will also be sold."

EDIT 3:

@riri510

EDIT 2: In one of the Japanese Arcade

EDIT: Fixed the links

HUELEN10 · Oct 21, 2015

So not even a Cab variant of Wii U is selling decently?

This really sucks. I expected this game to do well!

BY2K · Oct 21, 2015

Isn't it just ONE Arcade that decided to remove ONE Pokken Arcade?

ivysaur12 · Oct 21, 2015

Whoa.

EDIT: Oh.

Mariolee · Oct 21, 2015

I wonder how it'll do in American arcades. This is insane, didn't see this happening. Even if this is just one arcade, I didn't expect even that and hope it's not indicative of how it's doing in Japan as a whole.

solidraul · Oct 21, 2015

1 game center its not all Japan

Jigorath · Oct 21, 2015

Yokken Tournament incoming to steal the spotlight.

Nanashrew · Oct 21, 2015

One game center.

SaintMadeOfPlaster · Oct 21, 2015

BY2K said:
Isn't it just ONE Arcade that decided to remove ONE Pokken Arcade?

Yes. Sensational thread...

Vaughngief · Oct 21, 2015

BY2K said:
Isn't it just ONE Arcade that decided to remove ONE Pokken Arcade?

Yup, but things will be blown out of proportion. As always.

entremet · Oct 21, 2015

LOL @ the OP.

1 game center.

Azuran · Oct 21, 2015

Stick to music Miku

Jigorath · Oct 21, 2015

Now I await the funny title change.

Yudoken · Oct 21, 2015

Maybe people dislike the controller?

or the game is just like Brawl

Keyouta · Oct 21, 2015

I'm not pumped for it as I was hoping for a more traditional Pokemon fighting game, more like Street Fighter or Tekken. Still, hope it can recover the cost if it isn't doing well

Revven · Oct 21, 2015

One arcade doesn't mean the game is doing bad, it's just that one location. So... not a BOMBA at all. -_-

Vbrasa · Oct 21, 2015

This doesn't look good. I really hope the Wii u sales turn it around.

J-Tier · Oct 21, 2015

Come on OP.

jooey · Oct 21, 2015

BY2K said:
Isn't it just ONE Arcade that decided to remove ONE Pokken Arcade?

HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO SPEAK UP BEFORE YOU'RE CONVINCED?! THE ALARMS ARE GOING OFF AND YOU'RE JUST STANDING AROUND!

Vbrasa said:
This doesn't look good. I really hope the Wii u sales turn it around.

Thank god, a calm and rational person! Come with me, we're getting out of here before we're both blown up!

Busaiku · Oct 21, 2015

It wouldn't surprise me if the game is doing poorly in more than 1 arcade though.

Watch Da Birdie · Oct 21, 2015

No Hawlucha pissed off a ton of folks.

Admiral Woofington · Oct 21, 2015

Watch Da Birdie said:
No Hawlucha pissed off a ton of folks.

there are ldozens of you.

Dozens.

Nudull · Oct 21, 2015

Pokken bombs in a single arcade, Nintendo going third-party confirmed

botty · Oct 21, 2015

Is nintendo winning anywhere?

Richie · Oct 21, 2015

Watch Da Birdie said:
No Hawlucha pissed off a ton of folks.

Yeah, they wanted to watch da birdie.

God do I need to sleep.

petghost · Oct 21, 2015

Busaiku said:
It wouldn't surprise me if the game is doing poorly in more than 1 arcade though.

Yeah this sounds worrying even if only one arcade came out and said it.

Personally I'm still kinda confused as to what tis game is. It seems to be 3d arena fighter which transitions into a 2d plane but without traditional 2d fg mechanics. What causes the transitions I have no clue.

Platy · Oct 21, 2015

Someone please erases Pokkén from the chalkboard of things that will make the wiiu a sucess

ohlawd · Oct 21, 2015

crap OP strikes again

AnkiRendan · Oct 21, 2015

No, not yet! I'm going to Japan next month!

Golnei · Oct 21, 2015

botty said:
Is nintendo winning anywhere?

Amiibo's still doing relatively well, but that'll have to dry up soon. It's quickly becoming apparent that they no longer have any chance of stopping their decline.

Sorcerer Supreme · Oct 21, 2015

Yudoken said:
Maybe people dislike the controller?

or the game is just like Brawl

How do you compare a 3D arena fighter to Smash Bros Brawl of all games?

KHlover · Oct 21, 2015

Red numbers in ONE Japanese arcades

FTFY

fernoca · Oct 21, 2015

A Gamestop in here sold no PS4s today, so I guess the PS4 is bombing. No turning back!

Usobuko · Oct 21, 2015

botty said:
Is nintendo winning anywhere?

In traditional sense of video games, not really.

This is why Amiibo exist, them making games for mobile and being more open to license their IPs.

True Fire · Oct 21, 2015

I'm sure it'll sell well during

NX's launch

jholmes · Oct 21, 2015

No doubt Game Freak is seeing the error of its ways.

Pokken Tournament 2 will have a roster made up entirely of Pikachu. Flying Fire Pikachu will replace Charizard. Multi-Arm Pikachu will replace Machamp. Angry Evil Ice Claw Pikachu will replace Weaville.

I for one think it's about time.

superpickleman · Oct 21, 2015

The game is pretty popular at the Round One near my job.

fertygo · Oct 21, 2015

Not sure why everyone mad, its easily really bombed anyway

Delio · Oct 21, 2015

Golnei said:
Amiibo's still doing relatively well, but that'll have to dry up soon. It's quickly becoming apparent that they no longer have any chance of stopping their decline.

Time to start getting those "In memorial of Nintendo" Articles together.

Aroll · Oct 21, 2015

This is nothing. So one game arcade with one unit is shutting it down and selling it to get money back.

This has nothing to do with a games success or lack there of, and the at home version hasn't released yet.

ColtraineGF · Oct 21, 2015

Little does everyone know that this is the only arcade in Japan, so the news actually means that Pokken is pulled in 100% of arcades

doom

Mory Dunz · Oct 21, 2015

we need to start a crowdfunding to save nintendo immediately.

No, to save all of Japan.
...and myanmar, they're kinda cool I guess.

Moor-Angol · Oct 21, 2015

botty said:
Is nintendo winning anywhere?

no, they are loosing since 1994

NotDreamcast · Oct 21, 2015

Pokemon is finished.

sörine · Oct 21, 2015

Moor-Angol said:
no, they are loosing since 1994

I thought that was Sega?

DownGrader · Oct 21, 2015

Aroll said:
This is nothing. So one game arcade with one unit is shutting it down and selling it to get money back.

This has nothing to do with a games success or lack there of, and the at home version hasn't released yet.

But, you know, Nintend... err, The Pokemon Company and Bandai Namco are doomed.

Moor-Angol · Oct 21, 2015

sörine;182409908 said:
I thought that was Sega?

you were wrong for 20 years....

SalvaPot · Oct 21, 2015

miku said:
"So we decided to sell the cabinets since home version will also be sold."

EDIT: Fixed the links

So you are saying someone immediately bought the cabinets.

BOMBA CONFIRMED.

-Horizon- · Oct 21, 2015

ColtraineGF said:
Little does everyone know that this is the only arcade in Japan, so the news actually means that Pokken is pulled in 100% of arcades

doom

What a twist!

TI82 · Oct 21, 2015

It's a bomba!!!

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