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[WedgeX]

Depriving future children of years’ worth of nightmares about dead-eyed animatronics trying to play the blues, Pitchfork reports that Chuck E. Cheese is phasing out its robot bands in a number of select locations, with an eye toward ending the program entirely in favor of live performers. “It’s the biggest thing we’ve done for the look and feel of Chuck E. Cheese for two decades,” the company’s CEO told reporters this week. “The kids stopped looking at the animatronics years and years ago, and they would wait for the live Chuck E. to come out.”

And, rather than take the natural course of action—i.e., fix the damn children, in whatever way it takes to refill them with wonder at the sight of a bunch of spastically jerking robot musicians, toiling away for their amusement—the company has decided to get rid of the ‘bots, in favor of some poor schlubs in mascot costumes. The only consolation to this news is that the robots will have to go somewhere, which will presumably be a big boon to neighborhood weirdos doing their weird duties in neighborhoods all over America.

http://www.avclub.com/article/chuck-e-cheese-phasing-out-its-animatronic-bands-259614

The future of work is mascots.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

I hope that, with robotics making things more productive in a shorter time, more people can be employed as artists, entertainers, people who walk the streets and interact with people...

 

[PantherLotus]

hey OP that's a shitty clickbait headline.

 

[Earthbound64]

Considering the low pay for most anyone who works with children, it's probably financially beneficial for the company anyway.

I hope that, with robotics making things more productive in a shorter time, more people can be employed as artists, entertainers, people who walk the streets and interact with people...

What does this have to do with the OP?

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Five Nights at Freddy's ruined the animatronic industry

 

[tuxfool]

"Industry"

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Five Nights at Freddy's ruined the animatronic industry

Just read the OP wondering if this was the case. Even before that game came out I thought animatronics were creepy long ago as a kid.

 

[djplaeskool]

Long live the Rock-afire Explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5c3Qtcr_w

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Five Nights at Freddy's ruined the animatronic industry

FNAF animatronics at Chuck E Cheese would actually make me want to go.

Off-topic, but I just learned yesterday that their are fucking Five Nights at Freddy's books being sold. That's crazy.

 

[StoopKid]

Depriving future children of years' worth of nightmares about dead-eyed animatronics trying to play the blues, Pitchfork reports that Chuck E. Cheese is phasing out its robot bands in a number of select locations, with an eye toward ending the program entirely in favor of live performers. ”It's the biggest thing we've done for the look and feel of Chuck E. Cheese for two decades," the company's CEO told reporters this week. ”The kids stopped looking at the animatronics years and years ago, and they would wait for the live Chuck E. to come out."

http://www.avclub.com/article/chuck-e-cheese-phasing-out-its-animatronic-bands-259614

 

[BoosterDuck]

I blame this on Five Nights at Freddy's

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

The addition of alcohol at Chuck E. Cheese will make up for this terrible loss.

 

[oc]

I blame this on Five Nights at Freddy's

 

[MechDX]

I blame this on Five Nights at Freddy's

Kids love Freddy. If anything Chuck E Cheese should switch their characters to Freddys universe

Insta surge in profits

 

[mr stroke]

The addition of alcohol at Chuck E. Cheese will make up for this terrible loss.

Chuck E Cheese has had booze for 20+ years

 

[Slacker]

You're the birthday you're the birthday you're the birthday boy or girl!

 

[Not]

I guess 5 Nights at Freddy's being a kid's property wasn't good for their brand

 

[zeemumu]

Why not bo-OH GOD

 

[adj_noun]

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

So humans are taking robot jobs? What universe are we in.

 

[sgjackson]

Kids love Freddy. If anything Chuck E Cheese should switch their characters to Freddys universe

Insta surge in profits

i saw a kid in a fnaf shirt the other day. blew my fuckin mind.

 

[adj_noun]

i saw a kid in a fnaf shirt the other day. blew my fuckin mind.

I saw freaking Freddy knick knacks at Target.

If there's a more successful failed Kickstarter story, I'd love to hear it.

 

[KHlover]

https://www.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/dc886c70-8fe0-4b7b-b3cf-9a22c941fc07

 

[Earthbound64]

If there's a more successful failed Kickstarter story, I'd love to hear it.

Double Fine Adventure?

(Depends on your definition of "successful" and "failed," though)

 

[Nicolada]

Have humans really won in this situation.

 

[MechDX]

i saw a kid in a fnaf shirt the other day. blew my fuckin mind.

My 11 year old son LOVES Freddy. It has recently surpassed Minecraft on his importance scale

He isnt the only kid either

 

[Neverfade]

https://twitter.com/seanoneal/status/898351295844765696

 

[The Technomancer]

Chuck E Cheese thread? Time to introduce more people to theincredible and bizzare specificity with which the Chuck E Cheese wiki documents literally everything about Chuck E Cheese's

 

[Hubbl3]

I always found the Showbiz Pizza band like a million times more creepy

 

[Aaron]

This is a seriously dumb move. Kids love those creepy robots.

 

[Alcotholic]

Trump will take credit.

 

[mreddie]

So this?

To this?

 

[Fancyarcher]

Robots being replaced by humans. That sounds preposterous.

 

[KillerMike]

I always found the Showbiz Pizza band like a million times more creepy

But it can be amazing in the right hands

 

[Nepenthe]

It amazes me why this hasn't been done before. Live costumed performers are infinitely more entertaining.

 

[Hubbl3]

But it can be amazing in the right hands

Nightmare fuel.

But I'm about to be lost in that in that Youtube black hole, haha.

 

[excelsiorlef]

UNACCEPTABLE

 

[Neo_Geo]

Nightmare fuel.

But I'm about to be lost in that in that Youtube black hole, haha.

Clicks link, sees 2 videos that need to be at least previewed...It's starting again...

 

[Flo_Evans]

The last 2 times I went to a kid party at Chuck E. Cheese they didn't even have robots. Was really disappointed.

 

[Earthbound64]

It amazes me why this hasn't been done before. Live costumed performers are infinitely more entertaining.

$$$

 

[Vilam]

Sad day. I occasionally had to repair a Rock-a-Fire Explosion setup at one of my first jobs. Those things run off an Apple IIe computer... cracked me up.

 

[Earthbound64]

Sad day. I occasionally had to repair a Rock-a-Fire Explosion setup at one of my first jobs. Those things run off an Apple IIe computer... cracked me up.

You spent your downtime playing Oregon Trail, right?

 

[VendettaRed07]

You'd think FNAF would have made the demand for animetronics even higher amongst kids

 

[XenIneX]

No doubt, the future of Chuck E. Cheese...
("Nyango Star", for your Youtube searching pleasure.)

 

[FinKL]

Long live the Rock-afire Explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5c3Qtcr_w

Ok this was the best thing I saw all day lmfao. I recognize all those animatronics. Must of been Pistol Petes Pizza!

 

[Kurdel]

Have you seen 2017 robots? They will fuck your shit up

 

[Fulminator]

I feel like this is a dumb idea

 

[Galang]

Makes sense to me. Plus the animatronics were scary anyway

 

[Branduil]

Five Nights at Freddy's ruined the animatronic industry

You're getting cause and effect mixed up. FNAF worked because everyone already thought these animatronics were creepy.

 

[Luschient]