Editing Arcade video game (section)

==Industry==
Arcade games are found in restaurants, bowling alleys, college campuses, video rental shops, dormitories, laundromats, movie theaters, supermarkets, shopping malls, airports, and other retail environments. They are popular in public places where people are likely to have free time.<ref>''Tricks of the Podcasting Masters'' p. 38</ref>

Their profitability is expanded by the popularity of conversions of arcade games for home-based platforms. In 1997, [[WMS Industries]] (parent company of [[Midway Games]]) reported that if more than 5,000 arcade units are sold, at least 100,000 home version units will be sold.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Marcus |last=Webb |title=WMS Report Offers Revealing Look at Factory |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=37|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=January 1998 |page=34}}</ref>

The [[American Amusement Machine Association]] (AAMA) is a [[trade association]] established in 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingregulation.com/association/united-states/american-amusement-machine-association/|title=American Amusement Machine Association|website=www.gamingregulation.com|access-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230625/http://www.gamingregulation.com/association/united-states/american-amusement-machine-association/|archive-date=25 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> that represents the American coin-operated amusement machine industry,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coin-op.org/about/mission/ |title=AAMA mission statement |publisher=AAMA |date=2016 |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202045615/http://coin-op.org/about/mission/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including 120 arcade game distributors and manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/23/technology/care-for-a-latte-with-that-mr-nukem.html |title=Care for a Latte With That, Mr. Nukem? |last=Kushner |first=David |date=1999-09-23 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2017-12-10 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002651/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/23/technology/care-for-a-latte-with-that-mr-nukem.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association]] (JAMMA) represents the Japanese arcade industry. Arcade machines may have standardized connectors or interfaces such as JAMMA, or JVS, that help with quick replacement of game systems or boards in arcade cabinets. The game boards or arcade boards may themselves allow for games to be replaced via game cartridges or discs.