Before I ask the question, I suppose I'll give a brief bit of background without saying too much (NDA).
I'm part of an upstart game developer, we've got nothing out yet, one game that we hope will be done by the end of the year, and possibly out on Steam later. Everyone in the company are all arcade enthusiasts, we've got four candy cabs and two pinball machines at the office, one is a MAME based system, the others are Street Fighter IV, UMK3, and Strider, as well as Adams Family Pinball and Return of the Jedi Pinball.
Being enthusiasts, the game we're making is designed with many arcade design concepts in mind, for example it's meant to be played with a gamepad, or arcade stick, and there are two versions of it now with a few minor changes.
For example in the PC version of the game (technically both are PC versions) you can purchase continues by collecting certain types of items as you progress through the game and redeeming them. While in the 'Arcade' version of the game, continues are purchased by hitting a button that represents dropping a coin into the machine.
With arcades across north america being on a decline there aren't really many arcades we could market this game towards, but we'd still like to experiment.
See if there's any locations we could put some test systems at to see if they make any money.
So what we're trying to find out is; With arcades largely gone, where do people that still play them often find that they do so?
Pizza shops? Corner stores? Random locations in shopping centers?
We're attempting to get a good idea of where we might be able to successfully place up to 4 test units in an attempt to see how often the machines are played, if at all to see how viable they are.
Any comments or questions are welcome, and I certainly thank anyone who chooses to respond for their time and input.