Round1 arcades in the US are replacing anime figures in skill machines with sponges and tissues, and fans aren’t happy.

Le-An Than is the co-owner of Crane Games, a new claw machine arcade in Aurora, Colorado. Crane Games opened in July of 2024. Than and her business partner were inspired to open the arcade after a ...

A crane with a claw hand hovers over your desired prize. You're armed with nothing but a joystick to help maneuver it left and right, and a button that drops the claw. It lands as you wait to see if ...

Kiddleton opened a new claw machine arcade at Marketplace at Merced in June 2025. The arcade features 20+ self-service machines with Anime and Kawaii prizes. Claw machines operate without staff and ...

Detroit Klaws is an arcade with only claw machines. There are different ways to play each machine in the arcade. Players can take home prizes such as kawaii plushies or Detroit professional sports ...

Players will be able to remotely control a real crane game machine and have their prize shipped to them if they win. Reading time 2 minutes In a few months, Android users in Japan will be able to try ...

If you've ever spent hours at an arcade, you'll know how frustrating it can be to spend loads of coins on the claw machine - ...

Clawcades: The new Japanese-style arcade sweeping the Twin Cities At least four claw (or crane) machine-only businesses have opened in the past year, drawing kids and adults alike in search of ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A Japanese-themed department store, the state's first claw ...