Arcade will be closed on August 31, while Gigo Akihabara #2, #3, #5 will remain open
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Genda Gigo Entertainment announced Tuesday that the Gigo Akihabara #1 gaming arcade will end on August 31 as the facility’s lease contract expires. The company also said Gigo Akihabara #2, #3 and #5 arcades will continue to operate. Matahari Entertainment plans to open an entertainment facility in the building after the closure of Gigo Akihabara #1.
Gigo Akihabara #1 was originally opened in October 1992 under the name of High Tech Land Sega Shintoku. Later, its name changed to club Sega Achihabara, Sega Akihabara #1, then enter Gigo Akihabara #1, but retains its iconic red wall.
Due to the impact of Covid-19, the occupancy of many Japanese arcades has been declining. this Sega Akihabara #2 Arcade Machine in Tokyo closure August 2020. Genda (Global Entertainment Network for Dreams and Wishes) Buy 85.1% stake Sega Entertainment was renamed Genda in December 2020 Sega entertainment. Sega After the stock transfer, the percentage of voting rights for entertainment rights becomes 14.9%. Sega Sammy Due to Genda’s acquisition, it withdrew from the domestic arcade management business by the end of 2020. However, there Sega Arcade still remains Sega The name at that time.
Sega Then permanent closure It is Sega 28 years later, Ikebukuro Gigo Arcade in Tokyo in September 2021. (The large arcade center opened in July 1993 under the name of Ikebukuro Gigo and was renamed Sega Ikebukuro Gigo in July 2013. Genda later recalled that “Gigo” stands for “entering the game oasis.” )
Sega Then Open In October 2021, a new arcade center across the street is called Sega Ikebukuro. Naoka Kataoka State, President of Genda Gigo Entertainment, then the opening ceremony was “Volume 1” of “Ikebuguo Project”. The new arcade was eventually renamed Gigo Ikebuburo.
January 2022, Genda get The remaining 14.9% of arcade and play center companies Genda Sega Entertainment activities and renamed Genda Gigo Entertainment. Genda has been renamed 196 Sega The arcade is centered on Gigo and starts with ikebukuro, akihabara and sinjuku.
Gigo (formerly Sega) Akihabara #4 closure In September 2022, it has been since then replace and Bandai Namco Entertainment‘ NAMCO Akihabara Arcade in March 2023. However, Genda Gigo Entertainment opened the former Sega Akihabara #2 Arcade was under the new name Gigo Akihabara #2 in April 2023.
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