De schade bestaat uit een terugloop van 10% in de verkoop van games en 21% in de verkoop van hardware ten opzichte van 1998.GAME SALES are down in Japan… way down.
The industry is so down that companies generally considered succe ful are posting dangerous lo es. Sony Computer Entertainment and Square Soft, two companies that posted record profits only a few years ago, both reported big lo es.
Namco had a tough time in its arcade busine last year and closed its Wonder Eggs theme park. Sega has also closed several arcades, including its Shinjuku Joypolis theme park.Het is niet te hopen dat een nieuwe gamescrisis, zoals we die in de jaren '80 kenden, zal ontstaan. Zeker met de komst van de nieuwe consoles kan dit grote problemen opleveren.