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Arcades began to shift from pinball machines to videogames, and by the 1980s Nintendo was well positioned when the personal-gaming trend exploded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Arcades -- seen in the 1970s and 1980s as dark, male-dominated places linked to crime -- "tried to attract a new audience" of women and families, Bottos said.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Arcades contained machines that enabled people to watch short films for a small sum.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Later, at the palatial City Hall, signs pointed in the direction of the “Hommage de John Kerry à Paris” in the lavish Salon des Arcades, dripping with chandeliers, gilt trim and murals of women bathing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2015

The party walked slowly down the Arcades, talking and laughing as they went.

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington