Arcade1UP’s Infinity Game Table review: Family game night goes modern

If the Nintendo Wii showed us one thing it’s that all kinds of people want to play games. But in order to get to that audience, games need to present their experiences in a more streamlined and simple way. Today, we have multiple companies attempting to recapture the magic of the Wii. That includes the Intellivision Amico with its smartphone-like controllers. But it also includes Arcade1UP and its Infinity Game Table, which I think has the best chance of finding success.

Now, success doesn’t mean that the Infinity Game Table is going to turn into the next Wii. But I do think it could catch on as a relatively high-priced Christmas gift for families looking for a way to bring everyone to the table on game night. The table itself is a large touchscreen computing platform. You can get it from Best Buy in either a 24-inch ($650) or 32-inch model ($850). And the Infinity comes with dozens of games that range from timeless classics of the public domain (chess, backgammon, Nine Men’s Morris) to brand-name favorites (Monopoly, Battleship, and Yahtzee).