But is Japan still a haven for retro game hunters? I was already into collecting old video games when I first came to Japan in the 1990s. I’d not only purchase games for myself but also resell some to ...

Shop manager Komura-san posing with a signed Metal Gear box, at “Super Potato”, a shop selling vintage video games and ... flocked to Japan in record numbers this year, store manager Komura ...

The problem is that, unlike what that anonymous user said on that forum the other night, games and other retro goods do NOT sell for peanuts in Japan’s stores. To be more precise, Japanese retro ...

Around 70-80% of customers are foreign tourists, who have flocked to Japan in record numbers this year, store manager Komura ... home with several thousand vintage games and consoles, as well ...

For beginners, the store recommends classic video game series ... Yutaka Ishii, president of the Japan Retro Game Association, a nonprofit organization based in Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, and ...