Comments on: Touch Screen DJ Max Technika Comes To Arcades In North America

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:47:16 +0000

No rhythm coin-op costs over $20,000. A new DDR machine is less than $14k and is probably about that much after tax and shipping. IIDX is the same price, believe it or not. Although IIDX has to be imported (with the weak dollar and shipped internationally) whereas DDR can be simply purchased.

I don’t know where Scott got the $23k and $28k figures from, but those are insane numbers. I’d expect this game to be closer to $10k. Posting ridiculously inflated prices is discouraging to the people who might buy them. I want to see more of this (and DDR, and IIDX). So let’s not scare potential supporters by telling them that these games cost more than a Lexus.

By: R

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:10:29 +0000

Ugh. I’d love to play this, but the nearest DDR machine (at least, it was there two years ago—might be gone by now) is a solid thirty minutes away.

Anything this niche won’t make it within a hundred miles of my location. Sad, sad.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:57:43 +0000

the pre-order amount for importing this game from korea is quoted to be 23k, which is slightly cheaper than a brand new beatmania iidx at 28k.

if PM is officially sending this game to the US, it’ll probably be a bit cheaper for arcades here to swallow.

By: maxchain

maxchain — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:48:29 +0000

Kickass! We never get anything cool aside from when Gameworks tosses us an occasional bone! I wouldn’t be surprised if it shows up at a few of ‘em, in fact. I’m not expecting any of the online features to be up and running in the US, though. :/

By: Spencer

Spencer — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:45:08 +0000

Sorry, they didn’t say. I’m not sure how it’s going to be decided since arcades can set their own credit requirements.

By: K

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:42:35 +0000

Did PM Studio say how much it will cost to play?