alt Hacker NewsThe odd part to me is that back when I was a kid Chuck E Cheese _did_ have a play area section, with at least a tube climbing thing, ball pit, etc. When I took my daughter there a few years ago though it was nothing but arcade games, and I think it was the same one my parents used to take me too.
IMO this is an extra bad move for them because it means they're directly competing with all the arcade places near me and those are much better maintained (and/or have various other attractions).
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antifa • 12/09/2024
My Chuck E Cheese didn't have that, which is probably why I always preferred discovery zone (my NES at home was better than most arcades anyways).
Competing with dedicated arcades and also competing with home video games. Like, the only arcade cabinets that are remotely of interest to me as an adult are the ones with a novel input mechanism— DDR, light gun games, and driving sims.
Everything else feels kind of pointless when I can play the same thing at home with way better graphics and no predatory progression nonsense.
A big climber and ballpit is 100x more novel to today's kids than a knockoff kart game or sidescrolling beat-em-up.