 With "Breakout" and its various clones dominating the video game scene, IPM started to manufacture, sell, and rent arcade hardware cabinets.In 1977, IPM partnered with Nanao Corporation of Ishikawa Prefecture to produce CRT monitors for its arcade cabinets.IPM released its first video arcade games in 1978, starting with "IPM Invader" (a clone of Taito's legendary "Space Invaders").