After Iconic Sega Arcade Closes, A New One Will Open Soon Nearby

The new Sega Ikebukuro is located across the street from the shuttered Sega Ikebukuro Gigo arcade

Last month, hundreds of fans gathered in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro to say goodbye to an iconic arcade. After 28 years, Sega Ikekuburo Gigo called it a day. But this month, a new Sega arcade will open right across the way.

Covid-19 has hurt arcades in Japan, but as Kotaku previously reported, Sega Ikebukuro Gigo closed because its lease agreement ended. “If it were in my power, I’d want to stay open forever at this location and greet the happy faces of our wonderful customers,” the arcade’s manager said at Sega Ikebukuro Gigo’s closing ceremony. “Unfortunately, at this time, the way it turned out was, the arcade has closed.”

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— セガ池袋 (@SEGA_ikebukuro) October 16, 2021

Fortunately, Ikebukuro will get a new Sega arcade that’s located right across the street from the old Gigo location—and it’ll get it soon.

Source: Kotaku