Street Fighter 6: Type Arcade, with Nesica
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If you’re in Japan and are a fan of street fighter, I highly commend checking out an arcade and setting up a Nesica card. On top of being a nice memento, it comes with some quality of life features.
If you use a controller, don’t worry! Modern Street Fighter 6 cabinets have USB-A ports, letting you use your own… that is, if you brought one with you.
Want to buy a controller? Visit a local Bookoff, Hardoff, Suruga-ya, Animate, or Don Quijote. But don’t be surprised if there’s a tourist tax.
what’s this nesica card for anyway? #
The main feature is matchmaking across arcades in Japan. Otherwise, you’re stuck to matches with people in the same cabinet block in your arcade.
There are some other nice features as well:
- viewing replays
- setting your own username instead of PLAYER019275
- setting your preferred character and color, to skip the selection process
- linking your purchased skins from your steam and PS5 accounts
acquiring and setting up the nesica card #
The arcade cabinet and sf6ta website are all in Japanese, so I recommend using a translation app with a camera feature, like Papago or Google Translate.
- Travel to an arcade in Japan that has a Street Fighter 6: Type Arcade cabinet. Examples: Taito in Akihabara, Shinjuku Sports Land, etc
- Acquire a Nesica card from a vending machine. I believe it costs JPY ¥300 (about $2 USD).
- Use the card at least once to play the arcade mode or online. When you hold the card to the reader, the first question is asking if you want to use that card or not. Select Yes (“はい”).
- After using the card at least once, make a Nesica account at https://nesica.net and register your Nesica card using the serial on the back of it.
- Visit https://sf6ta.jp/ and link your Nesica account.
Linking your Steam/PS5 accounts #
You can get the Link Code needed by opening Street Fighter 6, then open the menu and it’s under Option -> Game -> Display Type Arcade Link Code.
If you want to link your ps5/steam account and skins, click the Menu button and then “連携コード”, which is the last purple option. Follow the instructions on that page to enter your Link Code.
Character preferences & customization #
Either click on the ‘My Room VS Data’ button or the ‘Menu’ button and then ‘My Room’. Use your browser’s translate function or a translation app.
Street Fighter 6 Cabinet Locations #
To see the full, updated list of arcades, visit https://taito.co.jp/sf6_ac and enter your location, (hint: Tokyo is 東京都).
Here are some common ones:
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Taito Station Akihabara | Kisan Building, 4-2-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Shinjuku Sportsland Main Building | Sun Park Main Building 1F, 3-22-12 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Taito Station Shibuya | Toei Plaza B1, 1-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| Taito Station Ikebukuro Rosa | Rosa Kaikan 1F, 1-37-12 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo |
Weekly Events and Competitions #
Hungry for more? Check out https://fugutabetai.com/tokyo_fgc.html, which has a list of upcoming weeklies and tournaments for SF6, Tekken, BBTag, Guilty Gear, GBVSR, City of the Wolves, etc.