BANDAI NAMCO is preparing to display its road map for the coming year on its stand at the imminent IAAPA show in Florida, US.

Mario Kart

Visitors to the booth 1000 will be able to see a preview of the VR Zone experience from the VR facility in Shinjuku, Japan for themselves, and hear more about the roll out of locations including the ones in the UK in London and Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

In addition, BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Europe will show the AI Solve VR platform which they are now distributing with the existing Mayan Adventure game and also some new software, so customers can appreciate the development programme for future games.

BNAE will of course have a plethora of other products on show, including Jumbo Jumpin Jackpot. This updated version is 50 per cent bigger and brought up to date with the latest LED technology and linkable game play.

The popular Mario Kart offline version, DC Comics pusher, DC Air Hockey are titles getting exposure along with company icon, I PAC-MAN, with a Battle Royale four player unit incorporating a huge projector screen for added impact to show the versatility of the product. The world’s largest version of the classic game allows operators to use the impressive display as an advertising board when players are not playing the game and between levels.

BNAE will also have Galaga Assault, the ticket redemption machine produced in collaboration with Raw Thrills along with the pioneer of the 108” LED display products, There will also be a surprise new redemption title shown for the first time, which is currently still under wraps!

Titles from partner manufacturers for the European and EMEA markets, include Raw Thrills titles Cruisn’ Blast, The Walking Dead and Space Invaders Frenzy with its centrepiece 108in LED display and powerful blasters.

Adrenaline Amusements have four new offerings, the first being an larger Mega Crazy Tower, following on from the success of the Crazy Tower launched last year. Spinner Frenzy will be on show, the game is a mechanical redemption game based on the global fidget spinner phenomenon.  Another two titles will be a four-player video redemption game and the final one will be Adrenaline’s first foray into a pure video game.

Andamiro will have its closed-loop coin-roll game, Despicable Me Jelly Lab on the stand alongside a new SpongeBob-branded mechanical redemption game with a soccer theme called SpongeBob Soccer Stars. Newly launching will be Tight Rope - a video redemption title using a unique controller

The company’s prize division will show a range of product at the show, including a number of DC Comics-branded items, such as the Justice League movie plush mix, DC Comics Villains mix, The My Little Pony Movie mix,and Aardman’s Early Man, which are all timed to coincide with movie releases.