Article featuring Ayumi [Yahoo] 10/22/07, translation please.

[Maxker]

Can someone please tell me what this article is about? The babelfish translation was confusing xD

浜崎あゆみ　パチンコ台でもタカビー

年末にも登場すると報じられた浜崎あゆみ（29）のパチンコ台が、ここにきて発売自体が危ぶまれている。パ チスロ機が出玉規制で壊滅的打撃を受ける中、全国のホールからは「歌姫」のパチンコ台誕生に大きな期待がか けられていた。一体何が起きているのか。
「商品化が遅れているのは、浜崎サイドがキャラクター使用料を吹っ掛けすぎているのが原因のようです。同じ エイベックス所属の倖田來未のタイアップ機が6 月に発売され、13万台のヒット。強気のエイベックスが、通常は超大物でも販売価格（平均20万円）の1％ 程度とされるロイヤルティーを3％程度要求し、交渉が難航しているようです」（関係者）
　商品化されれば、「海物語」「ぱちんこ必殺仕事人」シリーズに続くヒット作になる可能性があるとはいえ、 3％が“適正価格”だった頃は、遠く過ぎ去りし過去になっている。


Altavista - Babelfish translation:

The Hamazaki Ayumi which was announced that it appears even on end of year, (29) the pachinko stand, coming here, sale itself is feared. The パチスロ machine came out and while suffering a devastating blow with ball regulation, big expectations were placed the pachinko stand in the created "of the songstress" from the hole of entire country. Just something occurring? "As for merchandising being late, the fact that the Hamazaki side has sprayed character rent too much seems like cause. The 倖 rice field of the same エイベックス post 來 the not yet tie-up machine to be sold in June, the hit 13 ten thousand. Strong エイベックス, usually selling price (average 20 ten thousand Yen) 3% requires the royalty which makes 1% even with the super great man and in order for negotiation to have a rough going, is ", if (the authorized personnel) is merchandised," sea story "to" ぱちit is densely the possibility of becoming the hit work which necessary follows the shooting work human "series it is with say, 3%" fair price "be too far to do to go away the time where is, it has been past.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000001-gen-ent

The Ayumi Hamasaki pachinko stand is Tacabe.

Because the pachinko stand of Ayumi Hamasaki (29) reported to be appearance at the end of the year comes here, the sale is doubted. Great expectations were put from the hall in the inside and the whole country where the pinball-style slot machine machine received a fatal blow by the Detama restriction on the pachinko stand birth of "Female professional singer". What on earth has occurred?
｢The Hamasaki side is like caused by the multiplication of ..blowing.. too much. the character rental late commercialization130,000 hits. be put the tie-up machine of product Tatami of the same Avex belonging on the market in JuneBullish Avex seems usually to demand that about 1% even of a super-important person of the sales price (200,000 yen on the average) be a royalty by about 3%, and to have a rough going by the negotiation. ｣(parties concerned)It is far and the past of passing away that 3% was "Right price" even though there is a possibility of becoming a box office hit following "Sea story" and "Those who work the slingshot kill without fail" series if commercialized.

From EXCITE!

[zoomzoom]

I still dont get it.. haha

[Ayumiko]

浜崎あゆみ　パチンコ台でもタカビー

年末にも登場すると報じられた浜崎あゆみ（29）のパチンコ台が、ここにきて発売自体が危ぶまれている。パ チスロ機が出玉規制で壊滅的打撃を受ける中、全国のホールからは「歌姫」のパチンコ台誕生に大きな期待がか けられていた。一体何が起きているのか。
「商品化が遅れているのは、浜崎サイドがキャラクター使用料を吹っ掛けすぎているのが原因のようです。同じ エイベックス所属の倖田來未のタイアップ機が6 月に発売され、13万台のヒット。強気のエイベックスが、通常は超大物でも販売価格（平均20万円）の1％ 程度とされるロイヤルティーを3％程度要求し、交渉が難航しているようです」（関係者）
　商品化されれば、「海物語」「ぱちんこ必殺仕事人」シリーズに続くヒット作になる可能性があるとはいえ、 3％が“適正価格”だった頃は、遠く過ぎ去りし過去になっている。

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000001-gen-ent
credits: hiroyuki @ ayuchina

Translation from excite:

The Ayumi Hamasaki pachinko stand is Tacabe.

Because the pachinko stand of Ayumi Hamasaki (29) reported to be appearance at the end of the year comes here, the sale is doubted. Great expectations were put from the hall in the inside and the whole country where the pinball-style slot machine machine received a fatal blow by the Detama restriction on the pachinko stand birth of "Female professional singer". What on earth has occurred?
｢The Hamasaki side is like caused by the multiplication of ..blowing.. too much. the character rental late commercialization130,000 hits. be put the tie-up machine of product Tatami of the same Avex belonging on the market in JuneBullish Avex seems usually to demand that about 1% even of a super-important person of the sales price (200,000 yen on the average) be a royalty by about 3%, and to have a rough going by the negotiation. ｣(parties concerned)It is far and the past of passing away that 3% was "Right price" even though there is a possibility of becoming a box office hit following "Sea story" and "Those who work the slingshot kill without fail" series if commercialized.

*If anyone can translate it, please do!! This has something to do with the pinball machine thing koda did.

*from my understanding: Ayu's pinball machine (like the one koda did- feverhall) was suppose to be launched at the end of the year? There's some problems...Avex is wanting 3% royalty for ayu's

Sorry...someone please translate!!

[Beauty4123]

i don't get it, lol. can some re-translate everything?

[ayumisrael]

This translation is so funny.

[omEigaMan]

OK, I guarantee there are mistakes in this translation (sorry), but here's my best guess. (I put my comments in brackets[]). Too bad, I bet the machine would be pretty cool.
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It's doubtful that the Ayumi Hamasaki (29)[her age] pachinko machine, which was previously announced to be released by the end of the year, will be launched. While Pachislo machines [recent devices more like slot machines than pachinko] are being heavily regulated[?? my best guess], the pachinko halls throughout the country are anticipating the creation of the "song princess" [ie. Hamasaki] pachinko machine. What in the world happened?

According to someone involved with the project: "The reason this commercializaiton [ie. Hamasaki's machine] is behind schedule is because of overcharging for character use fees on the part of Hamasaki. The tie-in machine of mutual Avex artist Kumi Koda is a huge hit, selling 130,00 units since it's release 6 months ago. It's common for even big names to sell with a 1% royalty (on average 200,000 yen [$2,000 - I'm assuming this is per machine]), but the bold company Avex is demanding 3% and that spells trouble for the negotiations."

Because there's always a possibility of continuing successful series such as "Umi Monogatari" and "Pachinko Hissatsu Shigoto Ningen" by making changes to the merchandise [ie. the machines - I'm thinking this means they can always make sequels to successful machines] the days of 3% being a "fair price" are long gone.

[TITANIC]

thanks for the translation..
before that i dun understand... ^^