Ditto. I was going to try to make a gif from those inserts in the trailer - but it didn't work.
(this bit might be ridiculously stupid, but ... meh)
So an iM@S Plinko game with multiple balls and a video screen? Or did I just fail at understanding Pachinko?
Wonder what would trigger the movies. And wonder how much cash in metal balls would you have to stuff into the machine for a full "playthrough"
A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but has no flippers and uses a large number of small balls. The player fires balls into the machine, which then cascade down through a dense forest of pins. If the balls go into certain locations, they may be captured and sequences of events may be triggered that result in more balls being released. The object of the game is to capture as many balls as possible. These balls can then be exchanged for prizes. Pachinko machines were originally strictly mechanical, but modern ones have incorporated extensive electronics, becoming similar to video slot machines.
Modern pachinko machines are highly customizable, keeping enthusiasts continuously entertained.
The Japanese government estimates the annual revenues of the pachinko and pachislot industry are in the region of ¥29 trillion (US$378 billion) thereby indicating the popularity of these games. This is approximately four times the total profit of world-wide legal casino gambling each year.
In other words, invested parties are always coming up with new widgets, gimmicks, lures and styles so with a big cash-cow as this game will be it's not unlikely that they may try some newer tricks.
Here is a quick guide to the game:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/an-addict%E2%80%99s-guide-to-pachinkoSeriously though, if you are bad at pachinko? Depending on the game type you could lose hundreds of USD/tens of thousands of yen and get almost nothing. But this is unlikely. To explore every single route in the game? It will definitely cost all but the very best pachinko players at least a hundred USD, maybe even two or more.
If I had to guess I would say that there will be rotating goals, like as an IMAS song progresses the "target" slot will change so adept players will have to adjust the speed to quickly change the trajectory to new target areas.
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