Pinball is booming in America
I think more broadly, arcades have been coming back in US. Part of it is the nostalgia aspect but I think more so, they have finally figured out a sustainable business model: become a bar.<p>For example I live in Denver and here we have a chain of popular Arcade bars called '1up'. I always find it a great place to go with friends or on a date because there's always something for everyone, machines of all types, photo booths, and if you just don't like arcade games they have a full bar as well. And as a result they attract a varied crowd and always seem to be making money one way or the other.<p>I wish game bars all the best, as a 90's kid I never really got to experience arcades like they had them back in the 80's, so it's awesome to see arcade bars make a comeback now.<p>Also it is just me or do pinball games just never seem to get the physics of the ball right? Every pinball game I've ever played always seemed way easier than playing "real" pinball.