Sound Off #114 – Enchanted Parks enters the scene, InnovateX review, & more!

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"Sound Off" with Kevin Williams
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On this week’s show we sanity-check what “immersive” really means when guests have better options next door and investors want proof of repeat visits.

• Augmented shuffleboard tables as a modern default for competitive socializing venues
• Gulf-region investment pullback risk for US attractions and game studios
• Nintendo lawsuit over rolled-back tariffs and what it may trigger
• Middle East show postponements and cancellations
• Six Flags divestment details and Enchanted Parks USA implications
• Viral CEO burger videos as a cautionary marketing signal
• Illuminarium’s Vegas retrenchment and the bar for true immersion
• Toca Social opening in Texas and the scaling question
• Online claw machines and remote monetization models
• Bandai Namco and Capcom new cabinet strategy plus Capcom retailtainment
• nDreams layoffs and the consumer VR profitability problem
• Apple Vision Pro copycat form factors and the missing killer app
• Experience Economy Forum takeaways including museum AI avatars and retention fears

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