The sad demise of arcade games continues, even in former stronghold Japan. While on the one hand it’s nice that we can now play the best games at home, it still sad to watch an ending era. I remember when arcade games offered the pinnacle of gameplay and graphics, so much so that console ports tended to involve compromise.

Now? Japanese arcade developers are turning to the ageing Naomi (released in 1998) and ugly Atomiswave arcade boards so they can sell arcade games cheaply. Such a shame, though if Stern can keep pinball manufacturing alive I’m sure we’ll also see arcade machine stalwarts for a while yet.

To get to the point, Edge interviews three arcade developers in Japan, one of which is only a single guy (down from three). A quality feature article as usual from Edge. (Thanks roushi!)