Fans say goodbye to Akihabara's iconic GiGO Arcade #4

The GiGO (formerlySEGA) Akihabara Arcade #4 Official It closed on Sunday, marking another milestone in the long decline of Japanese arcade culture. Fans took to social media to document the closing ceremony; photos and videos showed an impressive crowd gathered to celebrate the arcade’s more than a decade of existence.

たまたまGIGO 4th building closed の shop に立ち会いました…Denji Street のシンボルが…

Silence しくなるぜ…ありがとう!
#GiGO Akihabara Hall 4 #GiGO Akihabara Hall 4 の思い出 pic.twitter.com/iZcpqlPojW — リョウMaru (@com2013) September 10, 2013

Akihabara Station GIGO Building No.4 がSeptember 11日の11When をもってClosed the store しました Sad しい… pic.twitter.com/ePhqlv1uJr — あきばるEditorial Department @akihabaru(@akibaru2022) September25, 188617

GiGO Autumn Leaves Former Building No. 4 (former SEGA) is closed, 駅前をbury めつくすThe last day no ようす ” 年ありがとうございました”https://t.co/ awRE4fs2rj pic.twitter.com/tBv8vzlVgl

— ﾂﾙﾐﾛﾎﾞ (@kaztsu) September 28, 742

GiGO(元セガ)Akihabara No.4 building が を も っ て closed today

HO DU も 通 っ て お Shi Hua に な っ た お で 思い出 が た く さ ん あ る SU 敵 な お で し た 无くなるなるのは 本立しい😭
こんなに沢山の人に爱されてたおShop が、、😭
Years お tired れ 様 で し た
そ し て SU 敵 な 思い出と楽しい time を に あ り が と う ご ざ い ま し た! pic.twitter .com/HuKGW4hVKx — Trumbay (@10arrive450 Melody) September 25, 2013

End わっちまったよ…
I たちのGIGO Akihabara No.4 Building が…
The reason is the reasonだったけど pic.twitter.com/fHW9WZw25l

— [email protected]ヤプールは生生20 Anniversary (@ABos) September , 2013

) Akihabara GIGO(SEGA)4 No. Hall closed 11 Years お tired れ 様 で し た
こ れ で ま た Akihabara か ら Old shop 1 つ を し た pic.twitter.com/6iVrEinWF5 — MuTo (@MrMUTO_742) September 25, 2013

One-day countdown ending at 8pm After the end, the owners of the store and cafe came out to give speeches to thank the fans for their loyal support more than year. Then the staff closed the shutters one last time. 188617 SEGA Akihabara Arcade #4 opens in September 2010. The GiGO Akihabara Arcades had five, but only three remained after the fourth was closed. It is located across the road from the Electric Town exit of JR Akihabara Station, making it an iconic Akihabara landmark.

Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the occupancy rate of many malls has been declining-. Tokyo’s Sega Akihabara Building 2 mall closed in August 2020. Sega then permanently closed its Sega

Ikebukuro GiGO in Tokyo in September After the mall 2013 25 year. A large arcade center named Ikebukuro GiGO opened in July 1993 and changed its name to SEGA

July Ikebukuro GiGO 2013.

Sega then opened a new arcade center across the street in October 2013 named SEGA Ikebukuro. Nao Kataoka, president of GENDA GiGO Entertainment, said in October that the opening was “Volume 1” of “Project Ikebukuro.” The new arcade was renamed GiGO Ikebukuro.

GENDA (Global Dream and Aspiration Entertainment Network) Bought 25.1%SEGAEntertainmentDecember

, and changed its name to GENDA Sega Entertainment. Sega Entertainment’s voting power ratio has become .9% after transfer of shares.

In January, GENDA acquired another .9% of arcade and entertainment center companies GENDA Sega Entertainment and renamed the company to GENDA GiGO Entertainment. GENDA is renaming all 338 SEGA The arcade center has GiGO (which stands for “Entering the Gaming Oasis”) as a hub across Japan, starting with arcades in Ikebukuro, Akihabara and Shinjuku.

SEGA Sammy After being acquired by GENDA, at the end of the year 2013 withdrew from the domestic arcade management business. However, existing Sega arcade machines still retain the Sega name.

188617[Via Hachima Kikō]