Wonder Eggs Explained

Wonder Eggs
Resort:Futakotamagawa Time Spark, Setagaya, Tokyo
Owner:Namco
Status:Demolished

was an amusement park located in the Niko Tamagawa Park in Tokyo, Japan. The park was constructed by Namco on February 29, 1992, and is the first amusement park operated by a video game company.[1] [2] The park was renovated in 1996 as Wonder Eggs 2 and later in 1999 as Wonder Eggs 3. The park was closed permanently on December 31, 2000 and demolished a year later.[3] The park featured a large carousal, several dark rides, and game centers with a comical theme, as well as a special version of the arcade game Galaxian 3 that seated 28 players.[4] [5] [6]

The Wonder Eggs was built off of leased land and intended to last for five years, however, the park's popularity allowed Namco to continue operating it for many more years.[7] Namco created the park out of its interest in designing a Disneyland-inspired theme park that featured the same kind of stories and characters present in its games.[1] [8] Wonder Eggs saw regularly high attendance numbers;[5] 500,000 visitors attended in its first few months of operation and over one million by the end of the year.[9] [10] By the park's closing, it had amassed six million visitors.[11] Wonder Eggs contributed to Namco's 34% increase in revenue by December 1992.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Koyama . Nobuyuki . 遊びのチカラ ナムコの高付加価値戦略 . The Power of Play: Namco's High Value-Added Strategy . June 9, 2005 . . 978-4861301018 . ja.
  2. Web site: もう一度だけ行きたい―― 重苦しい90年代を支えた大人の遊び場「ナムコ・ワンダーエッグ」の思い出 . . . February 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203012048/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f61e2782668309d70a5dbaac63b0fc0c7a2c05a9 . February 3, 2021 . ja . February 3, 2021.
  3. Web site: ナムコのワンダーエッグ3が12月31日で閉園 . SoftBank News . ITMedia . 19 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719173434/https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0012/04/news02.html . 19 July 2020 . ja . 4 December 2000.
  4. News: Namco Plans To Top High-Tec Theme Park . July 23, 2020 . Game Machine . 418 . Amusement Press . January 15, 1992 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200524004931/https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19920101p.pdf . May 24, 2020 . Japan . 38.
  5. News: Wonder Egg? . April 10, 2020 . Ultra Game Players . 90 . Imagine Publishing . November 1996 . 87.
  6. News: Japanese Arcade News - That's Entertainment . March 8, 2021 . . 2 . . December 1992 . 10.
  7. News: Arcade Of Tomorrow? . March 8, 2021 . RePlay . 1 . October 1992 . 18 . 184–189.
  8. Web site: Burkett . Stephen . Greening . Chris . Hiroyuki Kawada Interview: Namco Sounds in the 1980s . VGMOnline . 18 September 2016 . August 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229164626/http://www.vgmonline.net/hiroyukikawadainterview/ . December 29, 2019 . live .
  9. Web site: History of Wonder Eggs - 1992 . Namco . April 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020816020745/http://www.namco.co.jp/home/tp/we3/museum/history/1992.html . August 16, 2002 . ja . 2001.
  10. Web site: The History of Wonder Eggs - 1993 . Namco . April 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021002210717/http://www.namco.co.jp/home/tp/we3/museum/history/1993.html . October 2, 2002 . ja . 2001.
  11. Web site: Hara . Takehiko . 「ナムコ・ワンダーエッグ3」が 通算入園者数600万人を突破 . "Namco Wonder Egg 3" surpasses 6 million visitors in total . SoftBank News . ITMedia . 19 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719011604/https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/news/9905/24/news03.html . 19 July 2020 . ja . 24 May 1999.
  12. News: "St. Fighter II" Has Big Effect On Results . July 23, 2020 . Game Machine . 440 . Amusement Press . December 15, 1992 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200522172326/http://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19921215p.pdf . May 22, 2020 . Japan . 30.

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