Need help with an arcade location to persuade into IIDX

[a2000]

I live in Uniontown, Ohio and the nearest IIDX machine is in Bayshore, New York. (It's just 30 miles from New York City.) I tried to persuade an arcade company that has a location at Wal-Mart and the guy who ran it was really eager to check into the game. I was told, though, that the machine cost more money than he would get out of it. I even told him how players would drive 6 hours to play one.

I need help with knowing which arcades near me would be willing to spend this much money on the machine. If they would be, I can probably persuade them into getting one. If the machine had been cheaper the guy who ran the Wal-Mart arcade (Not closely related to Wal-Mart at all) would have gotten one.

[[Team Kevin] VgameT]

The truth is, the guy probably won't make his money back. IIDX is expensive and it's really a niche game, and even if people drive 6 hours to visit the machine, they're not going to pump hundreds of dollars into it when they arrive. If you want him to get the machine, you'll probably have to threaten his life or familiy, or something.
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[a2000]

Then how come the arcades in California make money off of it?
That's not my main question though. I want to know an arcade near me that would spend that much on the machine.

[Faded_Memories]

Tell him he can make $10 a week off one if he gets it!

People drive six hours to play one? Bullshit.

I have a IIdx and a PopN music an hour away from Kansas City and hardly anyone ever drives up from there.

[a2000]

Do you really think that $10 a week would have him get a $13,500 machine? That's the money I'd spend myself so if that isn't a joke (tell me if it is or not) I'll tell him that.

[Faded_Memories]

[Baka of the Orochi]

Don't bother with IIDX. It's nice, but won't EVER make it's money back if you get a more recent version, and getting an old Style, no one's ever going to play it except maybe the hardcore players.

Let's not talk about other maintanence costs.
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[a2000]

What about a large arcade like Dave and Busters. Would they be willing to get one?

[Baka of the Orochi]

No, that would be a corporate decision anyhow, and I don't think they do anything with imported arcades. Don't bother with Gameworks either because they're cheap (no joke).
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[jbean3535]

[quote="Faded_Memories"]

I have lots of Bemani and we hardly ever get people in from out of town, definitely not enough to sway the earnings. I think they have to be in a HUGE metro area to make the serious cash.
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While we do get out-of-towners, our DMX and BM dont bring in much, but just enough to keep them.
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[a2000]

So there's no hope?

[Baka of the Orochi]

There's no point.
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[[+Duracell-]]

There's a IIDX 8th in Troy, Michigan...a little north of Detroit.
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[a2000]

Oh WOW! I'll have to go there sometime. Does anyone else know of locations close to eastern Ohio.

[[+Duracell-]]

I doubt it...IIDX isn't as widespread in the USA as DDR. You're lucky to have a IIDX machine within 2 hours of you (I have two within an hour, actually lol)
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[a2000]

What's the other location?

[[+Duracell-]]

Not sure if they have it still, but the Putt Putt in Fort Wayne has a IIDX...forgot which version, but I think it was 4th.
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[Baka of the Orochi]

Not anymore.
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[[+Duracell-]]

orly? Oh well
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