Not exact matches
«It's a little like a
pachinko machine,» Frechette says, referring to a type
of vertical pinball gaming
machine found in Japan.
After Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami took a break from making
pachinko machines to develop a nonsensical Metal Gear game about scavenging supplies and fending off untold numbers
of nanotech zombies.
(1) gain access to prominent IPs in the home video game software, through which the Company can expect to achieve steady flows
of revenue; (2) expect further facilitation
of revenue growth for the PC Online Game Business and Content Business for Smart Devices operated by Sega and Sega Networks Co., Ltd. by exploiting acquired prominent IPs and (3) maximize the value
of acquired IPs by effectively deploying them in the Pachislot and
Pachinko Machines segment, Amusement
Machine Sales and Amusement Center Operations segments.»
It shows that games are still an important part
of Konami, even with their ventures in Health Clubs,
Pachinko and the slot
machine form
of «Gaming».
To me it seems largely a matter
of some poor Silent Hill sequels, a withdrawal from mainstream triple - A games development, willingness to use its licenses on
pachinko machines, a falling out with Kojima — and a very marketable narrative.
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Today's Japanese news: latest batch
of free DLC for Puzzle & Dragons X, demo for Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, 100 % Pascal - sensei: Kanpeki Paint Bombers announced for the Nintendo 3DS, some merchandise for Monster Hunter, a «new» trailer for One Piece: Dai Kaizoku Colosseum, and new teaser trailer for the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
pachinko machine!
«For those who aren't familiar with these
machines,
Pachinko is a type
of mechanical game that is used for both arcade titles and gambling.
Sengoku Otome certainly isn't a new series, and it's actually been around in one form or another for a fair while — the anime having released back in 2011, and a set
of a half dozen or more
pachinko (Japanese slot
machine) games coming before that.
In Koei's SP business they released a total
of 7 titles & 9
machines, including
Pachinko CR Fist
of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2.
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Pachinko Machine in Nintendo Land!
It plays a lot like
pachinko (or The Price Is Right's Plinko game) but instead
of dropping balls into a loud
machine with bright flashing lights, you're terrorizing a small town at the foot
of a mountain by knocking down a boulder, directing the giant rock into smashing cars, trees, animals, and even small aircraft along the way.
(1) gain access to prominent IPs in the home video game software, through which the Company can expect to achieve steady flows
of revenue; (2) expect further facilitation
of revenue growth for the PC Online Game Business and Content Business for Smart Devices operated by Sega and Sega Networks Co., Ltd. by exploiting acquired prominent IPs and (3) maximize the value
of acquired IPs by effectively deploying them in the Pachislot and
Pachinko Machines segment, Amusement
Machine Sales and Amusement Center Operations segments.»
Its gaming division actually backs up its main source
of income — health clubs, casinos and
Pachinko machines — so from a pure business - related perspective, it's easier to see why the studio might want to move beyond the big - name «superstar developer» approach.
There are a lot
of Peggle clones out there and even Peggle is a clone
of the popular Japanese gambling
machine Pachinko.
He recently revealed that he has composed for a number
of bishoujo games and
pachinko machines as a freelancer; however, the nature
of these activities is a mystery since he composed under a pseudonym.
Konami has dropped off the face
of the earth, spitting out licensed
pachinko machines, and Nintendo has let Metroid's major anniversaries roll by, only offering some strange multiplayer event coming up that seems to have nothing to do with lore and storyline.
While pretty glad seeing that Konami didn't transform yet another franchise it owns into a
pachinko machine, I had my fair share
of doubts about the end product.
Considering how the good entries are outnumbered by the bad ones, and the existence
of that stupid
pachinko machine feels like the nail in the coffin for the series, I couldn't put the whole franchise in this section, as I had with Amnesia or Condemned.
Pretty funny for a company that at the moment is owned by Sammy (leader
of the gambling market with
pachinkos and slot
machines) isn't it?
The most troubling allegation coming out
of the Nikkei story suggests that video game developers at Konami who were no longer seen as useful, especially as the company shifts focus to the mobile game market, have been reassigned as security guards, custodial staff at Konami fitness clubs, or working on assembly lines for
pachinko machines.