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| drawfull:
--- Quote from: ashes-uk on January 22, 2009, 12:40:53 pm ---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 --- End quote --- There's no chance this will be up and running by end of April unfortunately. We can't start refubishment til planning is complete and that's 8 weeks from application. And we haven't applied yet, because premises (in Douglas) haven't gone through yet. It's all hassle. We are not relying on the TT or MGP or tourism (although with the recession, that's likely to increase or die completely). Year round business hopefully. Are you over for work or break? |
| venkman:
--- Quote from: Magnet_Eye on January 12, 2009, 05:08:04 am ---I live in Portland, Oregon and frequent an 80's arcade called Ground Kontrol. --- End quote --- dude, i was in portland for new year '09 and on the 1st we went to rocco's pizza on the 1st. they do amazing pizza and have an arcade machine. that almost sorted my hangover out! if you are in the UK it has to be a bar / arcade / pizza joint. build it, and people will come! |
| Twin-X:
Arcades in Japan are still a succes have you done any research on that? |
| HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: Twin-X on January 28, 2009, 02:17:35 pm ---Arcades in Japan are still a succes have you done any research on that? --- End quote --- I don't think he wants to move to Japan to build an arcade. |
| drawfull:
Well things are moving slowly forward. Hopefully we will have secured premises by tomorrow, in principle. It's very frustrating, but at least it should gather pace now. The place we're after is spread over three floors, of which the games will be one. |
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