Ok, I'm back, let's take this in order :
@Mr.KOF: There are very few arcades left in France (a handful really) and most of them are Street Fighter centric. Also although there used to be a very large KOF community in the south of France (back in 2002, the console scene was quite extraordinary by it's size & level), it's no really the case anymore... Paris is the place to go if you want decent competition. The new arcades are state of the art fighting games meccas & the community is quite large (by arcade standards). But Paris is 900km from Cannes, so you'll have to plan ahead to go there before or after the WGC.
Frionel, our local KOF XIII champion is offering to let you crash at his place if you wish to sample the local KOF level as well as the local cuisine. I'll let you sort out the details of your stay with him.
http://console-league.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=69Edit: naili_khalid (at) msn.com (MSN Messenger)
- I'm waiting for an answer for your 98UM question.
@THE ANSWER: If you want the full Cannes experience for your wife & you. Meaning no one in your apartment at night, a nice comfy queen bed and plenty of room, we can't really offer that to you.
The rooms we book are usually filled to the brim (a bed/a person) and the players move around a lot at night. The night time casuals, money matches & tourneys are part of the WGC atmosphere.
http://www.worldgamecup.com/articles.php?article=8794 (the "FIGHTPLAY GAME-NIGHT/ATMOSPHERE" video is an excellent example).
So, we urge you to book a cheap room in one of the residences/hotels. This way you will have the best of both worlds (being able to sneak out at night to play a few casuals).
http://www.worldgamecup.com/articles.php?article=8797@Dark Geese: The
Access section of the website should help you a lot. The International Airport closest to Cannes is Nice Côte d'Azur (27km from Cannes).
http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/As mentioned you will also need to buy a bus ticket to go from the airport to Cannes (costing 15,60€ a ticket). If you're not abducted by a few random KOF players at the airport ^^.
http://www.worldgamecup.com/articles.php?article=8798