Arcades have been on the decline since the last 90's due to the advent of machines capable of putting out perfect and better ports of games. Any arcade game that came out on the Naomi board which was then ported to the DC (with the exception of 3s, which is horrible on the DC) is practically equal or better then the arcade version. Tekken series is another example of this. Yes, I love arcades, but because of the recent developments in both emulation and next gen technology (XBL, BBSOnline[in japan]) arcades are dropping in most parts North America. I have also come to the conclusion, if your city has a rate of asians, they'll be at the arcades.