San Francisco mall brings in new type of business in effort to bring back shoppers

[@SanseriIIDX]

The best thing I’ve seen in news in the last few years. Thank you, Round One.

[@ChanaReich]

Great idea❤❤❤❤

[@MyHighHorse]

You might want to look at crime reports for other locations. Round one does little to nothing to protect the people who frequent it.

[@anthonynicholson5523]

It's going to fail.... Video games are better and cheaper in the comfort of your home.

[@SanseriIIDX]

@@anthonynicholson5523 and that’s where I say as someone whose been playing these types of games since the late 90’s, these are types of games, you can’t find in the home console market. Round one has done their homework and has done it so well. They’ve grasped a niche so well. I implore you to check one out for yourself to see why.

[@SanseriIIDX]

@@MyHighHorse agreed, security could be better at some of the locations.

[@norasmith2474]

I love the news using "Frustrated claw gamer" as the descriptor

[@boohere2]

Me too! Saw that part

[@samuelgentry4125]

Whats nice is that if you fail enought times workers will just give you the prize

[@mikef2811]

I grew up with arcade games and there used to be one in every mall.

[@EnlistedBombin]

Aladins Castle :D

[@patesangbedo]

Yeah I remember. When they took game rooms out of the mall, the mall got boring.

[@MrPGC137]

@@EnlistedBombin Bally's was fun, too; there were a few of them around in my area way back when.

[@rustyneuron]

Hell, there were 3 full size arcade machines lined up in the lobby of the walmart in the small town I grew up in in the 80s, they were everywhere.

[@unrealtournament3769]

Street Fighter 2 era?

[@airron5019]

Pachinko parlors next? lol But seriously thanks Japan for never giving up on arcades.

[@fixpacifica]

I went into one of those in Japan years ago. I had to walk right back out. God, the smell. A mix of cigarette smoke and armpits.

[@Mike__B]

@@fixpacifica Well luckily there are rules in California to smoking indoors... the armpits you're still stuck with though

[@zhanna8usa]

@@Mike__Bpeople are taking showers daily in USA, maybe water is too expensive in Japan

[@fire2box]

@@fixpacifica pachinko parlors are their form of slot machines. So degenerate mecca.

[@ripplecutter233]

arcades in japan are garbage now. nothing but UFO catcher and gatchapon.

[@fvhitman4hire]

Revival of the arcades.. LOVE IT!

[@winkieblink7625]

Thank you Round One.

[@Ronydoo-yv2hs]

A little late, then never, because Concord and Fremont has this year's ago.

[@BajatheChickenMan]

DDR is making a comeback? I remember kids playing that while smoking cigs in the local bowling alley back in the early 2000s.

[@NicholasMoreau]

I guess it's pretty similar to TikTok dancing.

[@kathyberry3878]

Getting up and moving is a good thing

[@stevelouie5928]

They need more ddr style games. I think there's only 5 and they are more or less always occupied.

[@JacksonWalter735]

That’s what my parents used to play! They were born in 84 and graduated high school back in 2002. They told me they used to go to the mall just to play DDR. Now I can’t even find a DDR machine unless I go to Dave and Busters (but not every Dave and Busters has a ddr machine)

[@pandacub6164]

DDR never died, there's always a new generation of players and new versions of the game.

[@jbpos25]

This is what the kids need!!

[@BornotB-ij9xk]

It’s amazing to see just how popular Stonestown got during the pandemic. When malls like Westfield and Tanforan were dwindling,Serramonte and Stonestown thrived.Looking forward to what other businesses are planning to come to Stonestown,nows the time to strike🙏🏼

[@djteknokid]

Very well targeted stores for the huge asian populationl. I go there all the time for my kids!

[@stevelouie5928]

Tanforan was dying for years before the pandemic. I believe it's being turned into an office complex?

[@SkankHunt42isback]

High population of well behaved citizens in those areas unlike the east bay

[@ThaiRoney]

London breed was trying to scared off Asians . She didn’t like the big Asian population in San Francisco. How do I know? I am black man and I know

[@ChikenComet]

Serramonte is propped by its community. And you may be surprised to find out, the Philippines has one of the best mall cultures in Asia.

[@sikufox]

The mall arcade is the place to be again... Nature is healing!

[@NickAndTech]

I don't like the emphasis on claw games, they're slot machines for kids

[@Saint.questions]

Im thrilled!!

[@Saint.questions]

Sssssh​@@NickAndTech

[@exalkalibor924]

❤yeah.. bring them back. The gun zombie, street fighters, racing, dance dance rev, etc. Be sure to have security as requirement..

[@Bakapooru]

Stonestown's parking lots have been pretty full for a while now (at least on weekends).

[@matteframe]

It's all people living in their cars

[@kevvilla6356]

@@matteframe your momma lives in her car

[@jr1252]

it’s just xmas people. after the holidays it will be dead again

[@Bakapooru]

@@matteframe No, those people are out on Winston.

[@a1228a]

I love Round One! Stonestown certainly knows how to do business.

[@stevelouie5928]

The only empty spot is where H&M used to be. Its a huge spot. Maybe Barnes and Nobles can take that spot. I heard they are reopening brick and mortar stores.

[@JoeRogansGutBiome]

Stonestown has been popping for years. They have not had much trouble

[@FGH9G]

2:19 "Dylan Guillermo: Frustrated Claw Gamer." 😂🤣

[@Visualhead_Spacer]

its called Gashopon in Japan. Its nothing new, they are just bringing in the Claws, Gashopon and arcades back to the mall like how it was in the 80s and 90s.

[@MrKept1]

Japan bringing some much needed entertainment back to SF. I shall visit soon!!!!

[@360entertainment2]

I still remember going to what was originally my favorite arcade only to see it was replaced by a jewelry store, I’m glad Arcades are making a comeback!

[@mattsmith4589]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!! AMERICA TAKE NOTICE!

[@Ronydoo-yv2hs]

We already have this in Concord and fremont. It's not new. Even Dave and busters is similar. They are just late to make it news and placing it finally in san francisco.

[@RedZ1900]

Good to hear positive news

[@LouisPassau]

Good luck to them and anything that can survive San Francisco.

[@sleepytwiggaming]

The dad talking about the house always wins as his daughter just wins lol love it

[@infini.tesimo]

You can tell that kid's voice is about to drop an octave with puberty lol

[@thepassionfruitdiariessuzi6978]

This has always been around in Asian malls, so glad to see this here

[@WildHorseProductions]

Finally some good news! Love going to stonetown.

[@melissar.8704]

The mall in west Phoenix arizona did the same things. Turned a huge old department store into a 2 story arcade with bowling etc ...

[@cartershow6349]

Gambling aside, it’s nice to know that arcades can still make it in today’s world.

[@angelwen0927]

This business model has been in Asia for a while! My son has spent so much on these machines when we were in Asia this summer.

[@unique74muzik]

Sooooooo Cool!! 80's are back!!

[@Ronydoo-yv2hs]

Only in san francisco. We have been having this in other cities nearby for years.

[@arterya]

ラウンドワン、アメリカにもあったのか！ 現地の人々を楽しませていて嬉しい☺️

[@dr4g00nk1d]

arcades are so fun they just are starting to get so pricey to enjoy

[@trav8028]

ARCADES FOREVER!

[@garybryant9097]

Everything old is new again. Arcades returning to malls is kind of an inevitability. (They have DDR as a mini-tabletop game. Who knew?) Time Out is long gone, but there are others.

[@NeilRamsay-q4z]

They need to add in vintage arcade games too like Pac-Man, etc…

[@davidwright873]

Asteroids!!

[@l.j.nguyen2586]

Amen

[@carlofirpo3006]

And while they're in the arcade, their cars are being broke into.

[@peterpauldeleon]

Finally some positive news coming from the bay area

[@YoRAHeem]

I’m happy for Stonestown, only sad part is knowing that McDonald’s is leaving or gone.

[@RaymondHng]

The longtime McDonald's location at San Francisco's Stonestown Galleria closed on June 23, 2024 after 30 years. The franchise owner, Scott Rodrick owns more than a dozen McDonald’s across Northern California. He has been very vocal about the rising price of doing business in California. "It's not wage, we're talking about massive insurance costs that have gone up in the state of California, if you can get it," he said. "Government regulations that sometimes choke the lifeblood and oxygen out of small business entrepreneurship. Obviously, back door costs have skyrocketed, milk, eggs, the cost of beef, chicken." In published reports about this closure Rodrick has also said the leasing costs at Stonestown were also part of his decision to shut it down.

[@binkyboo1964]

@YoRAHeem get me a E coli Dubble cheese burger 🍔 don't worry it wasn't the cheese lol

[@pinokodayo]

But also with Westfield basically empty downtown… this is all we have left 🤣

[@gomer0]

There is parking there but not at Westfield

[@J3unG]

Yeah, but the Westfield has a bunch of ninjas hanging out that will bust heads for a buck. They gotta get hella armed security and real cops with tac gear to protect the area if they're going to do something like this at Westfield. They should also lower prices on things. Easy way to do that is for city not to charge employee tax and food tax for a few years until the place gets back on his feet. The Zionist mayor won't do anything about it though. He's full of sht.

[@stevelouie5928]

@@gomer0 Plus it's easy to get to from the east bay. Just take bart and the street car.

[@jenz7224]

Stonestown has been quite popular in the recent years even without Round1 …

[@jan8919]

Round one made stonestown even popular….and that’s a very great news west field mall only 4 tenants left the building is clinging on for it’s dear life,unless the city comes up with something to save it .

[@BlueXela]

I support all aspects of this!

[@AzureRook]

When I was a teenager, Stonestown was kind of the small, boring mall compared to Westfield, Serramonte and Tanforan; now I’m glad to live nearby 😂

[@finalfanvii6822]

2:16 Bruh that girl in the back won a prize though 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jennywu73]

I haven’t been lucky playing the claw machine. But I’ve seen people winning it. Just not me.

[@AlexMAGA2024]

Bring the early 2000s back

[@davidwright873]

1970s.

[@l.j.nguyen2586]

Bring the 80s, 90s & 2000s back

[@下你阁]

squabbles def taking place there 🤣

[@Jetlife41]

🙄

[@armandobroncas4124]

100%

[@binkyboo1964]

Way the economy is 😂 What a great!💸💸 idea 💡 👏

[@SupraB007]

Love our Round 1 at Southland Mall in Hayward :)

[@jcai4824]

You don't sell goods. You sell experience.

[@LilHondaCivic808]

This is sad it’s literally still just a mall it’s just the fact that it changed so much they had to finally revert back to OG

[@MrRicklynch57]

So the modern day mall is the Metreon in 1999.

[@timothybrown8424]

Remember that game where you were a ball going around the city?! That was excellent. Also, the PlayStation store.

[@zachcouch1987]

Make more of people love it

[@tonybayarea]

I remember back in the early 1990's they used to have an Arcade Room/location at Serramonte Shopping Center in Daly City. The Mall got tired of the issues that it was causing all the time.The Arcade ending up closing down a couple years after it opened because kids kept getting in fights at the arcade location and the kids kept trying to break the arcade games on purpose. Now 30+ years later (2024) you have to be worried about kids coming into the Arcade with weapons on them. Hope this Arcade has multiple Security Guards walking around the location at all times. For everyones safety.

[@stevelouie5928]

I've been there multiple times and nothing has happened yet. I think it's because there are too many adults around plus there are pretty well staffed. Also they definitely have their own security with cameras. It's run like a casino.

[@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

I love round 1 there’s one by Moreno Valley that has 1 of em with Pool, Bowling Karaoke (our fave) Arcades, claw machines and even a Bar

[@HypeSF415]

Went there. Karaoke rooms were fun

[@CoachShrugs]

0:30 Miss opportunity John to say the newest tenant here is "making its rounds"

[@carmel9583]

The Roseville Galleria has an arcade, bowling alley, and a theater

[@ogsmackaputa4135]

Those claw machines are definitely a scam The point is the plush has to drop into the hole as you try to lift. It's not meant to lift and pull to the box like the real old school claw machine

[@anirudh_s17]

The smaller machines are better. I won a plushie yesterday

[@whoknowswhocares885]

Claw machines a scam you say. The sky is also blue too. In case you didn’t know.

[@K0nc3pt10n]

Not really. There are people who are really good at them. There are tricks you can do to like tossing the claw at an angle so when the prize drops after bumping the top, it goes towards the hole rather than striagt down.

[@RayNolan-h9z]

I like that they specified that the bar is for adults.

[@Saint.questions]

Yes!

[@senlee325]

Miss Stonestown Galleria mall. Sorry to hear Nordstroms left. I'll be sure to visit this arcade when I return home.

[@DaleDenton]

I love going to Round 1 and crushing some $2 beers at the bar and going and playing video games with my friends

[@floodlime8620]

DDR is great game for an arcade - it’s social, it’s physical, it’s fun, and there are lots of different levels of difficulty

[@BayAreaSun]

Round one is not new. Concord mall has one and the prices are up there. The games are ok. Nothing close to arcades back in the day

[@saplouie]

Would love to see arcades make a comeback. DDR died off back in the day when Just Dance came out and the video arcades died off when the game consoles got so good at playing games. You can't emulate the claw and I think vending machines could become something big.

[@GrandMasterLynx]

Would love to see them come to Florida

[@NesDogg]

This seems fun😊

[@simplechronology2605]

I really hope San Francisco isn't relying on claw games to save it.

[@timothybrown8424]

San Francisco will be okay.

[@BernieSanders-bn5dk]

All of that are needs to turn into San Fransisco already , San Jose , Oakland etc

[@zephyr8653]

this Round One ad 😂

[@cannabisflame]

unless they start prosecuting drug possession and shoplifting again, everybody is just gonna buy online

[@Snappers1_]

Malls need to take notes. Entertainment is the new trend now.

[@LeeElvesenioSecapure]

I highly doubt if the proposed big project can be derailed by an amusement arcade operator. They're noisy and glitzy and costs a ton of money to keep open. Besides, big money investment interests are already locked in on a very promising potential.

[@thatShadowKat]

"Why not both" ? The mall near my old home has a Round 1, as well as a lot of the anchor stores being torn down and turned into condos.

[@jannyzhingaz9562]

this wasn't an infomercial was it ?

[@bobsmith-wg9fz]

I'd rather kids be in an arcade playing game than laying on a sofa playing the SAME game online. This way they SEE their friends, make new ones and GET out of the home!

[@samuelgentry4125]

Round 1 couldn't survive in my mall it all depends on the mall owners not raising up the rent to the point it kills the mall. Currently our mall is being demolished and being turned into a outlet mall to revotalized the area after the city bought it back

[@yrinmt]

We’ve got one in Roseville.

[@jlacson74]

Looks fun.

[@mdub2000]

Gosh reminds me if pac-man fever and the arcades of the 80’s

[@noneyabizniss1765]

DDR is so fun!

[@dailodai9586]

the problem with round 1 is that its very expensive

[@wafflewafflegod]

Lol. There is no way that thing is making any profit after rent and expenses. They’re trying so hard to act like malls and downtown have any hope in the new world.

[@jayohen5918]

Did round1 or the mall pay these guys to cover it? Seems a little odd to have news coverage over a new round1 opening.

[@EnlistedBombin]

You do not have to pay you can just call them, usually big corps have media teams that send a press release to all local media. Some times they pick it up sometimes they don't depends on the news day.

[@totofreelance]

It will create dependance.

[@Madasin_Paine]

Innane race to bottom. Entertainment Included. Artificial Intelligence All TOO human .

[@disrupt_725]

Round One is cool. It's a little expensive though. A $60 credit will be gone in 30 minutes or less.

[@Ozkar2023]

The claw has a timer that grabs and let go and then grabs and dont let go after an amount of money is or time passes

[@CP4Z167]

Like this concept it will do well for a bit but once the hype dies down the mall will be empty again 😢

[@pentagonjr-q3f]

basically a dave and busters.......IMO the outlet malls is whats killing old school malls because of the discounts you get there for instance..........a pair of air max 90 at the nike outlet is $90 bucks but at the mall they are $130

[@fedoilest8314]

San Francisco is so behind every state already have this

[@ray.gene.bowner]

That 20 year old DDR player Jacob looks like he’s 12 🤨

[@K0nc3pt10n]

Claw game is very much a skill.

[@Somewondude]

they've been around forever in socal

[@Foodmeow]

SF smash and grab will not stop

[@briandonegan8480]

They would make more money if they followed the tips I have found on KZbin. That you make more money by making the claw machines as easy to win as possible. The word of mouth brings in more players so you can both increase the price per play and the quality of the prizes

[@mixedhairless]

I was here when this mall was turned into rubble in the 80’s before they rebuilt it.

[@randyscott3386]

Adidas Superstar got the moves down .

[@J3unG]

No more new housing in SF. Seriously. There are 20% less residents NOW than there were prior to lockdowns. The push to add more housing is for developers only, not for regular residents in SF who can't afford rent. This is the first good thing that's happened to SF in a really long time. They should do more of this type of thing.

[@EnlistedBombin]

Does not matter the laws of supply and demand state the larger the supply and the less demand forces prices down. Take in 2009 huge supply low demand houses were going for nothing, now huge demand low supply prices are through the roof.

[@mrsleep0000]

They'll try anything but cleaning up the crime and homeless.

[@timothybrown8424]

Those are already getting cleaned up.

[@cloudnationmedia8326]

Keep in mind that this is the exception not the rule.🤣😂