Collectible plushies and trinkets have made waves on social media, and they're fueling a new business venture around Chicago. Claw machine arcades have emerged as popular sources of rare collectibles, ...

Sega revealed two new sets of Miku Hatsune and Cinnamoroll collaboration plushes. Volume 4 and 5 of the plushes are now available as claw machine prizes throughout various amusement and game centers ...

As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo’s many bustling arcade halls — not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from ...

Rob Pollard seems to love his work. He almost bounces along the of claw machines inside Claw Daddy arcade, which he opened last week at Fashion Fair Mall. He’s driven by the ambient noise of it all: ...

About 80 percent of the 22,000 arcades Japan had in 1989 have shut down, but revenues have held up thanks to claw machines, ...

A new arcade in Tokyo’s Akihabara district boasts six floors of challenges, from Gundam fighting to claw machines and Taiko drums. No wonder Namco Akihabara opened shop in Japan’s anime, video-game ...

Mike Nay bought his first claw machine during the pandemic to pass the time. Once he had the strategy down and arcades reopened, he was winning hundreds of plushies. He learned he could make a profit ...

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 ...