Places to shop: Akihabara if you want electronics of any kind. (You can get there on the Yamanote line)
Arcades: Moai Game Spot in Ikebukuro. It's a bit hard to describe how to get there tho, you might have to look around a bit from the station. They have four IIDX machines and about as many Pop'ns and GF/DMs.
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