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..... The Link Letter has been revived by the AMOA as a quarterly
publication to assist s t a te associa t ions. Assistance will be offered
through this vehicle for t h e organization and operation of state
associations, according to the AMOA. Other aspects ; f o p erating
will also be covered, an announcement said.
(The vehicle of the
Link Letter, which had been c i rcula ted in p revious years, was sug-
g e sted as an active AMOA s ervice d uring a state associations
me eting May 15, 1 98 0, prior to the Oh i o association show and gathering
in Columbus: Play Meter , July 15, 1980 issue .) . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . ...
..... Nintendo of America, Inc . has ma pped a new Seattle facility
of about 30,000 square feet f or comple t i on this summer near th ~
Seattle airport.
Sp a c e wi ll be include d for warehousing and fo r
offices of the coin -op games divi sion of Nintendo. U.S. h e adquarters
for Ninte ndo's consumer p~ o ducts will be located on Broadway in New
York City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .. . . . ··· · .··· · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... . . Robert V. Rockefe ller has been appoin ted president of Malibu
Grand Prix, a division o f Wa rner Commun i c ations, Inc. Malibu Grand
Prix currently operates 33 "mini track s" where 3/ 4-scale Formula race
cars are driven on s p ecially d esigned courses, and each track is
paired with a multifaceted a r c a de • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · ~ . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Gen e ral Compute r Co rp . o f Bos t o n i s currently "looking for
additional ideas for game enhanc ement s ," according to Kevin Curren,
vice president/marketing . Gen eral Co mputer has been marketing its
Super Missile Attack e nhance ent of Atari 's Missile Command. It in-
vites persons with new s oftware ideas t o c all: 800-343-9500 . . . . . . . . . . .
..... A move to organize Britis h vide o g ames manufacturers in an asso-
ciation with the objectiv e o f fighting game p iracy has gone dormat.
The British trade press reported that a l a t e-April meeting of over
60 vide o manufacturers' r e p resentatives rea c hed the conclusion that
strong ties with the Britis h Amusement Ca t ering Trades Association
should ·be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .....
. . . . . Exidy has amrounced tha t a ·"new servi c e bulletin has been initiated
as part of its plan to e xpand Exidy customer services. All operators
who want to receive the bu l l e tins can s e n d their name and address to
the manufacturer or call Exidy 's n e w toll - f ree service number
(800-538-8402) in order t o be pla ced on the l ist ... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... BMI sche?uled awards d inners for h o n oring the writers and
publishers of 1980's most - p e rformed s ongs and the creators of television
and movie scores in e y e nts t o be h e ld June 9 a n d 10 at the Beverly
Wilshire Hote l, Los Ange les . Presenters wo u ld include BMI's president
Edward M. Cramer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . ........ .. . -'~- - . ..... .
. .... Se ars, Roebuck and Co . i s reporte dly t esting a home vide o disc
version of its seasonal catal o gues in Washington , D.C. and Cincinnati.
~ Se ars spokesman was quo ted b y t h e Associ ated P ress to say thi ~ ex-
periment is "a step in the direc tion of tot a l stay-at-home shopping." ..
PLAY METER, july 15, 1981