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BANDAI NAMCO To open Japan’s LARGEST VR Entertainment Facility “VR ZONE SHINJUKU”

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary

Press Release:


BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. (HQ: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Satoshi Oshita) will open the largest VR entertainment facility in Japan, “VR ZONE SHINJUKU”, in Shinjuku Kabukicho Tokyo on Friday 14th  July. Reservations will be available from Friday 16th  June, 12:00PM (JST). Building upon the success of its predecessor “VR ZONE Project i Can”, VR ZONE SHINJUKU will house over 15 activities including the following new VR activities utilising IPs:

 

・Dragon Ball VR “Master the Kamehameha”

・Evangelion VR “The Throne of Souls”

・Ghost in the Shell Arise: Stealth Hounds

・MARIO KART ARCADE GP VR

 

VR ZONE SHINJUKU will also include a wide range of new non-IP VR activities where guests will be able to experience exploring a fantasy world on a winged bicycle, a horror-filled dinosaur survival run, and much more. Every activity is designed for the guests to lose themselves in the immersive VR experience. Guests will also be able to enjoy a variety of non VR activities, such as surviving from an expanding giant balloon in a locked cell, purchasing original souvenirs, and enjoy meals and activities in a virtually simulated resort themed dining space, making for a truly well-rounded entertainment experience. In addition, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. has teamed up with the popular digital art group NAKED to develop projection mapping installations in and out of the facility. The exterior will feature a projection of PAC-MAN among other images, while the inside will feature a ‘Centre Tree’ posing as the interface of the facility which will allow guests to interact with the building itself through touch.

 

Facility Exterior Image

VR ZONE SHINJUKU Logo

Facility Interior Image

 

According to Yoshiyasu Horiuchi, Executive Officer of the Amusement Business Unit for BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., the company plans to install their VR activities in over 20 locations worldwide in order to increase the opportunities for a larger audience to enjoy their VR entertainment. “VR ZONE SHINJUKU will be the flagship location for the next-generation of entertainment,” said Executive Officer Yoshiyasu Horiuchi. “A place where BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. carries out new challenges, delivers excitement and amazement to visitors from across the globe.”

 

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kevinw729
Honored Visionary
B)
https://vrawards.aixr.org/ "The Out-of-Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier: Expanding Interactive Boundaries in Leisure Facilities" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Home-Immersive-Entertainment-Frontier/dp/1472426959

DarkTenka
Trustee

kevinw729 said:

B)


I know you gotta be happy about this lol.

I'm not complaining but .. I just wish it was anywhere near me.

kevinw729
Honored Visionary
20 locations are planned for the overseas operation, so you may get lucky. 😉
https://vrawards.aixr.org/ "The Out-of-Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier: Expanding Interactive Boundaries in Leisure Facilities" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Home-Immersive-Entertainment-Frontier/dp/1472426959

MowTin
Expert Trustee
Maybe VR will bring arcades back from the dead.

Japan is so much cooler for geeks and nerds. 
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cybereality
Grand Champion
Yeah, after visiting Japan it's kind of sad what happened in the US. Over there they have huge multi-floor arcades, people playing tourneys while smoking cigs like it was the old days. 
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Chowmein
Protege
Please please please... Ultraman VR vs all the various Kaijus.... 😮

Morgrum
Expert Trustee
Granted it's an arcade but it kinda reminds me of the old battle tech centers with the battle pods 
WAAAGH!

kevinw729
Honored Visionary

You really need to see the model before you start to dismiss it as “just an arcade”. The layout, machines and whole play model is based on the modern FEC and amusement venue model. No arcade from the 90’s used payment cards, had this level of play environment. This is more in keeping with a mini-amusement park (VR Park), than the dimly lit, stick floor, glowing coffin arcades of the American dream.





I always wonder about those that say arcade is dead, but will not comment on the success of Dave & Buster’s or Round One entertainment venues (to just name two). It’s like saying consoles are dead because they don’t make the NES anymore – they evolved and moved on!

https://vrawards.aixr.org/ "The Out-of-Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier: Expanding Interactive Boundaries in Leisure Facilities" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Home-Immersive-Entertainment-Frontier/dp/1472426959

Morgrum
Expert Trustee
Just a little background on what I meant.
Granted these centers were from 1990 and the graphics are outdated now but it was bleeding edge in 1990.
While not VR they were much more immersive then anything of their time.

The centers just didn't catch on and couldn't pull in enough customers to cover their cost.
The pods are still around however a group bought them refurbished them and they bring them from con to con.
If you like meh warrior and you ever see them at a con check it out because it's worth it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJA5C_Po4U


WAAAGH!