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| ashes-uk:
Gotta love the IOM, Are you based in Douglas, if so I'd be getting plenty of Bike type games ready for TT. And also getting the place filled up with cabs, because Im visitng IOM in April ;) Seriously though, would think about out of season and how you're getting through that. I'd be looking at getting into Game in town and asking about putting flyers out, I'd also be possibly getting promo stuff to every techy place on the island. Obvious one's are the adverts in the airport and at the docks. But I dont think it would be viable to just have cabs, what I always found is pool and snooker tables keep punters in for ages. And I know I will always walk and drive that little bit further to any place that has well kept tables. I think a good model for this type of "nerdy" thing is laser quest, visit one of those, speak to the guys see how they make it work. Have a membership fee so the guys that join up get good discounts and have stuff like free play evenings etc etc. Good luck and dont forget last week in APRIL (get place full of cabs) lm there lol |
| polaris:
i didnt realise this was in the IOM , have arcades even got there yet? :P sorry had to be done, good luck with it mate, i like the idea of just having cocktails as tables that you can play if you want to. they might be a bit distracting to those wanting a chilled coffee shop though. is it tourist trade your aiming for or a year round business? |
| Donkey_Kong:
Hi, good luck on the venture. You might want to try and get on websites like this right away, maybe even before you open. Try to become a destination right away... http://www.iomguide.com/ |
| specialmoose:
Better serve alcohol. The arcades I've been too have only survived due to alcohol. Have family time during the day but after a certain time (7pm?) turn into a bar atmosphere. Funny thing about alcohol, makes you want to play games :D Look into www.groundkontrol.com. I always stop by when I'm in Portland. Cheap beers, cheap games, live music :D EDIT: You know, I don't want to change your business plan but have you considered opening a brewery? Be a microbrewery that serves alcohol, food, and arcade games. The microbrewery aspect would drive people in as well as the food (gourmet pizza?). There is one hugely successful restaurant in my city that serves gourmet pizza & salads that is a microbrewery. They bought an old theatre years back and show second run/independent films along with their own microbrew. They also host an annual independent film festival each year. http://www.moosestooth.net/ http://www.beartooththeatre.net/index2.html May be something to look into. Alcohol is one hell of a product. |
| VespaGuy:
My 2 cents - Keeping with the gaming theme, have you thought about selling used console games? Around here, there is one place - and one place only - that sells used games, and that is Gamestop. And their margin on used games is huge! For instance, They sell a brand new PS3 game for $60. Buy it back for less than half that price. Then resell it for $55. They buy back and resell the same game over and over. It's all profit. There is so much margin between their buyback price and their resell price that I can't understand why nobody has slid in and offered to buyback for a few dollars more and resell for a few dollars less. I honestly think that there is money to be made there. If I were doing it here, I'd begin by dealing with only the most popular/newest 5 or 10 games for each console (that way you don't get stuck with old games that nobody wants). Find Gamespot's buyback price and beat it by a few bucks. Then find Gamespot's resell price and beat that by a few bucks. All it will take is word of mouth that you have the best trade-in prices, and the cheapest price on used games. Again, just a thought. |
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