A Walkthru of Japanese Game Shops

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hashiriya1 wrote:I know some of you plan to visit Japan in the future. I just ask
that you please respect the shops. DO NOT take pictures inside
the shop without asking permission first. In Japan, they are very
sensitive about people taking pictures inside shops. I asked permission
in both of these shops.
:shock: :shock: God I miss Japan!

Know what you mean about pictures. I was in Hong Kong at the Golden Computer Arcade years ago taking video of all the hardware, games and movies on display. Really amazing stuff in Hong Kong. Couple big guys (this is Asia?) confronted me to stop, since most of it was pirated stuff on sale cheap.
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OMG Neogeo awesomeness!!!! :D :shock:
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hashiriya1 wrote:
AppleQueso wrote:why is it that every time I see pics of a japanese shop it's always huge and PACKED wall to wall with stuff?

are they all like that or do people just post pics of the good ones?
Most are like that, even the crappy ones.
That's what I always say when I see pics like this. On the rare occasion I'm in a retro game store, it's cramped and all they have is crap games and very few at that. Hell, even the biggest GameStop I've been in doesn't look as nice!

Anyway, a perfect way to sum up my feeling on the matter...
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I love these topics because they just make me want to go out hunting for retro.
I hate these topics because when I do go out hunting I couldnt find all the stuff in one of those stores across ever store i regular.
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Nice pics!! So many games.. :D
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I'm not only impressed by the breadth, but also the quality of the merchandise. Everything looks so nice and clean. Amazing.
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Everything is so clean and organized! In American GameStops, it always looks like an angry pack of wolves rummaged through the games before you got there.
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hashiriya1 wrote:The newly redesigned XBOX360 gets bottom-shelf treatment.
Pretty sad that a PS3 Phat gets better placement.

Like in most game shops in Japan, the XBOX360 shelf is
way in the back. Out of sight, out of mind.
I've heard about that, guess it is true. U.S. made XBox gets low spot on sales floor.
J T wrote:Everything is so clean and organized! In American GameStops, it always looks like an angry pack of wolves rummaged through the games before you got there.
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Wow awsome photos, I realy enjoy looking at all that greats stuff. Hopefuly someday I will get to visit JP and I'll bring back a ton of goodies to add to my collection. It must be amazing to just walk into all that retro goodness.
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This really made me feel all warm inside. :oops: Thanks to the poster of these pics. I wish I was there to buy that FFXIII PS3.
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