You guys are such heathens, I swear.
The point of the thing isn't the functionality, it's the Pinel & Pinel brand name. This is the guy who, among other celebrity projects, designed a custom cabinet for Michael Jordan to store the "1st pair made" of each of his Air Jordan sneakers that Nike gave him. There probably will be less than a dozen of these arcade cabinets made.
You buy this if your some rich dick who wants to put it in his 'game room' along with his $50,000 leather couches, real bearskin rugs, pool table, and full bar. We're talking about a guy who would probably get pissed off if you actually PLAYED the thing.
Let's put it this way:
The Nissan GTR is very fast (0-60 in 3.2 seconds; 193mph top speed). It handles exceptionally well. It's very cool. Truth is: it is more car than anyone outside of a trained race car driver will
ever need. And it costs, fully kitted out, $80,000 US.
The Ferrari 599GTO is very fast (0-60 in 3.35 seconds; 208mph top speed). It handles exceptionally well. It's very cool. Truth is: it is more car than anyone outside of a trained race car driver will
ever need. And it's going to cost a HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
So why would anyone ever buy the Ferrari over the Nissan?
BECAUSE IT'S A FERRARI!
EDIT: Not that I'd buy one of 'em either, really. I'd probably put the money towards a Ferrari instead...