On June 3, samurai RPG maker Koei will out its first Rentanet video store at a Taito game center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Unlike in the West, there are no Japanese rental franchises. At Koei's stores, new games will rent for 2,800 yen (US $24.50) for five days. If anything, this proves that arcades are far from dead. At least in Japan.
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