The success of online arcade games can be attributed to the large number of dedicated online communities that support arcade games.

Arcade games have held their own despite the technological advances of fast computers and graphics cards.

The online communities regularly hold tournaments for arcade games with big prize money for the winner.

Xbox Live held a PAC-MAN Championship in New York in May 2007.

Nine finalists from around the world competed with each other for a unique PAC-MAN Xbox 360 console, 100000 Microsoft points, and a Pac-Man Live Arcade trophy.

Finalists were selected based on their achieved Xbox LIVE Arcade leaderboard scores from Japan, USA, Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Canada and Mexico.

The primary reason for an increase in the online arcade community is the emergence of a variety of multiplayer arcade games.

Arcade games come from a different era and do not have it easy in the intense competition of the market. This is the main reason for the close cohesion of the arcade game communities.

The resurgence of arcade titles on game consoles is another reason for the growing arcade community. The online arcade communities have ensured that arcade games remain on the market.

Arcade games have shown tremendous resilience, surviving everything from consoles to the internet. The arcade community have played a huge part in getting the genre through the toughest of times.

With the advent of the internet, this community experienced a massive increase. The community is tightly knit and they work as one when it comes to genre competition.