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Over the weekend, I went over to Kyoto to do some shopping and hit a few game centers. Sure, Nintendo might be making inroads in attracting non-gamers and females, but the layout of yer average Japanese arcade is a good indication of how much further we've got to go.
Realize that there are game centers and there are print club ("puri kura") booth centers. They are separate. Either they are in totally different places or divided by floors in the same building. Men without a female companion cannot enter these sticker puri kura shops. Why? 'Cause there are a ton of young females. While conversely, the arcades are packed with single dudes smoking and playing Gundam. Think you're likely to find a group of females (sans boyfriends) in an arcade, playing Tekken?
This particular center had costumes for sticker pic customers to borrow and pose in. They had police uniforms, maid outfits and nurse costumes. And no, I didn't see a changing room. No wonder single dudes ain't allowed.
We're getting tons of submissions for our Halloween Cosplay competition. Keep them coming!
