NESiCAxLive ( Japanese : ネシカ クロス ライブ , Hepburn : Neshika Kurosu Raibu ) is a digital distribution system for arcade video games made by Taito , a subsidiary of Square Enix . It is similar to the SEGA ALL.Net game distribution system. Taito uses NESiCAxLive to distribute not only its own games, but also allows other companies to use it as a publication platform. On its introduction SNK , Cave , and Arc System Works had agreed to distribute games on NESiCAxLive. Currently, 8 games are operated as alone running titles and 29 titles as downloadable titles on candy cabinets .
8-709: The system was first revealed in September 2010 at the 48th Amusement Machine Show in Chiba, Japan, as the Taito Vewlix NESiCA arcade cabinet , and was launched on 9 December 2010. The first game to be released for the system was Arc System Works ' BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II . Taito introduced the NESiCAxLive 2 system in June 2017. The NESiCAxLive system consists of an arcade system board combined with
16-555: A dedicated router to access and download games. The system currently works on the Taito Type X2 , Taito Type X Zero , Taito Type X3 , and Taito Type X4 arcade boards. The connected machines access the Taito NESYS online network to allow arcade operators to download games from Taito's servers directly to the arcade cabinet; previously arcade operators had to purchase new game boards (as well as dispose of old ones) to run
24-444: A new game. Games can also be downloaded to a local server to allow quicker distribution to machines, as well as allow rapid swapping in and out of games according to player demand. Taito allows arcade operators to download games free, as part of a revenue sharing system, with income split with Taito and the game developer. The original NESiCAxLive system was initially exclusive to Japan, but was later made available at Round 1 arcades in
32-583: Is an annual trade fair for amusement arcade products, such as arcade games , redemption games , amusement rides , vending machines , and change machines . The event is hosted one weekend per year in the Greater Tokyo Area . The event is held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba . JAEPO is one of the largest amusement-machine trade fairs in the world. It is organised by
40-770: The Japan Amusement Park Equipment Association (JAPEA). In 2012, JAMMA and JAPEA merged and reincorporated as the Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association . They partnered with the Amusement Machine Operators' Union to promote a single event. The AM Show was scheduled for one weekend in either September, October, or November; the AOU Show occurred in February. When the events merged,
48-511: The United States beginning in 2015. Taito introduced the NESiCAxLive 2 platform in June 2017. The upgraded system allows player versus player competition between machines in different locations, as well having improved CPU and GPU performance. (★ marked with dedicated software delivery NESiCAxLive) (★ marked with dedicated software delivery NESiCAxLive2) Amusement Machine Show The Japan Amusement Expo ( JAEPO )
56-659: The combined efforts of the Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association (JAMMA) and the Amusement Machine Operators' Union (AOU). Before 2012, these organisations each produced separate trade fairs in Greater Tokyo: the Amusement Machine (AM) Show and the AOU Show, respectively. The Amusement Machine Show, or AM Show, was sponsored by the Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association (JAMMA) and
64-418: The organisers retained the AOU Show's February schedule. The 49th Amusement Machine Show was held on 15–17 September 2011 at Makuhari Messe (which remains the venue for JAEPO). The first two days of the expo were for industry invitees only, and the final day was open to the public. The final AOU Show was the weekend of 18 February 2012; it, too, was held at Makuhari Messe. AOU was a two-day event in which
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