Arcade Infinity has made it official, again, that their arcade in Rowland Heights, California will be closing down on February 26, 2011.Last night I made a Twitter post stating that I had heard from Ken Tao, owner of AI, that they were being forced to close their doors (again). This time it's permanent. L.A. County denied the application for a business license extension that was requested by the owners of Diamond Plaza. The County wants the Tao brothers to close shop, pay for a new license, and wait for all of the hearings and city council votes in order to stay open (this could take up to 8 months). Ken stated that it wasn't the money that was the problem this time, it's how long AI would have to remained closed while waiting for the final word, which would have likely been "no" anyway. The arcade is closing its doors on February 26th, 2011.
This is so depressing. But at least I got to go there a few more times before the inevitable. I was just there Wed. and later on in the night learned it's gonna be gone for good this time. I was wondering why some of the cabinets were missing in the front.
I am planning to move to California one day and this Arcade was a major attraction!
I love Wangan maximum tune 3dx ever since mt2.
i hope i could buy that machine and play at home.
if i was really rich ill probably buy that machine from them.
anyway just hoping for the best for them.
Life always has its up and downs.
Sad news. Another classic arcade closing down as what remains of the American arcade scene continues to slowly die off.
Oh well guess people in Cali are just going to have 1 less arcade around their perfect temperatures year round. Most arcades closed a good 15 or so years ago everywhere else in the US.
@11 i soo wana play kof13 im so jealous cause 12 was horrible and knobody plays
That sucks, at least it got a little bit of a life extension before the inevitable.