The consumption tax up , I'm game center is every war we fear . This is because the price pass-through of ¥ 1 unit is difficult for game consoles to play at 100 yen is large, the facility is not forced to turnip tax increases worth substantially . In recent years , tax increases are going to place a final blow to the game center industry , which has been pushed by the game of smart phone and home-use game machine .
This spring , closing the 20 stores before and after of the amusement facilities of 225 stores nationwide expansion ( Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo ) NAMCO BANDAI Holdings . Reduction of user was followed originally , increase of 1 billion yen per year is expected in the consumption tax increase , introduction " was only close unprofitable stores " of electronic money is also underway , but the use of a few store has remained . Person in charge of Minato Adores to two stores closed amusement facility in late March also , a painful breast " awareness game that shall be completed in the 100 yen coin is strong , to pass the consumption tax has been difficult " and reveal . And that increasing the proportion of such medal game that does not directly use coins in the future . " By changing the shape of the arm part of the crane , it is difficult to grasp the prize ." One of skill in the art to which the game management center in the East , revealed are considering a crane game " last resort " . If you can not pass in the price , will lower the probability of a prize - it's called strategy . According Japan Productivity Center think tank in Shibuya , the market size of the game center was about 678 billion yen in 2007 of the peak at the time , fell to about 460 billion yen of a little less than 70% in '12 . Number of people coming to the store also became the 2/3 and peak 18.6 million people in '12 . Shimura Takenori Senior Researcher of the Headquarters said, " the impact of the smartphone game can be free is great. Among such a situation , the industry will become more stringent in more and more tax increase of consumption tax " he said. Game Center in Chiba prefecture closed was decided in March . Male office worker who was mahjong game ( 32) , said in a remorseful look . Is in trouble , " Must be a person who wants to play games 100 yen even if the 108 yen . Did not think the arcade is from the collapse in consumption tax No way " tax increase " Coin " industry is not the only game room. In coin laundry industry rising fuel costs have put pressure on earnings , consumption tax increase is likely to be a further blow . If there is a consultation from " merchant , Mihara Atsushishacho " M eye S " , Yokohama to expand the business around the Kanto district , has been advised to change to 9 minutes dryer fee of 100 yen for 10 minutes I reveal the " . On the other hand , I also talk about this . Companies also go head-to-head coin parking industry " only some stores that have no competitors . Most stores can not pass a tax increase worth , until there 's Fumikireru will inevitably swallowed up " in section metropolis it's hard to survive . Even if going to reconsider the fee in the " tax increase support , more than there are competitors , the person in charge Meitetsukyosho of Nagoya for business development in the Tokai region of the battleground can not easy change customers feel like it's price increases I'm massaging attention to the trend of the rival " .
This spring , closing the 20 stores before and after of the amusement facilities of 225 stores nationwide expansion ( Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo ) NAMCO BANDAI Holdings . Reduction of user was followed originally , increase of 1 billion yen per year is expected in the consumption tax increase , introduction " was only close unprofitable stores " of electronic money is also underway , but the use of a few store has remained . Person in charge of Minato Adores to two stores closed amusement facility in late March also , a painful breast " awareness game that shall be completed in the 100 yen coin is strong , to pass the consumption tax has been difficult " and reveal . And that increasing the proportion of such medal game that does not directly use coins in the future . " By changing the shape of the arm part of the crane , it is difficult to grasp the prize ." One of skill in the art to which the game management center in the East , revealed are considering a crane game " last resort " . If you can not pass in the price , will lower the probability of a prize - it's called strategy . According Japan Productivity Center think tank in Shibuya , the market size of the game center was about 678 billion yen in 2007 of the peak at the time , fell to about 460 billion yen of a little less than 70% in '12 . Number of people coming to the store also became the 2/3 and peak 18.6 million people in '12 . Shimura Takenori Senior Researcher of the Headquarters said, " the impact of the smartphone game can be free is great. Among such a situation , the industry will become more stringent in more and more tax increase of consumption tax " he said. Game Center in Chiba prefecture closed was decided in March . Male office worker who was mahjong game ( 32) , said in a remorseful look . Is in trouble , " Must be a person who wants to play games 100 yen even if the 108 yen . Did not think the arcade is from the collapse in consumption tax No way " tax increase " Coin " industry is not the only game room. In coin laundry industry rising fuel costs have put pressure on earnings , consumption tax increase is likely to be a further blow . If there is a consultation from " merchant , Mihara Atsushishacho " M eye S " , Yokohama to expand the business around the Kanto district , has been advised to change to 9 minutes dryer fee of 100 yen for 10 minutes I reveal the " . On the other hand , I also talk about this . Companies also go head-to-head coin parking industry " only some stores that have no competitors . Most stores can not pass a tax increase worth , until there 's Fumikireru will inevitably swallowed up " in section metropolis it's hard to survive . Even if going to reconsider the fee in the " tax increase support , more than there are competitors , the person in charge Meitetsukyosho of Nagoya for business development in the Tokai region of the battleground can not easy change customers feel like it's price increases I'm massaging attention to the trend of the rival " .