i doubt ftz has a waiting list of 100+ coz im quite a regular there eventhough i own a cafe lol. But even without that kind of waitin list, their income can easily hit 6k on weekdays n maybe 8k+ on weekends a day. (i havent include their profit frm selling drinks which is 100% margin) This is how i calculate, 300pc(not fullhouse) x 10 hours a day x rm2.20 = 6k ++
So i can bet they are making bout 180-200k a month, minus the expenses at the most around 40k... net profit at least around 150k a month. What i can say is, if u have alot of money and have such prime location(all the college in surrounding area) then it is a good investment.

But then again, setting up a cafe is not as easy as buying computer, getting shop and etc. There is alot of problem in the licensing issue unless u are a datuk or powerful family background with good connection. And if u only have a small capital (anything below 300k), then better dun do this business cause the profit margin will be little(for me la) and u have to think where to get the money after 2-3 years to upgrade the pc as well.

the license issue i talk bout is the cybercafe license issue by majlis perbandaran or the local enforcement. window license is actually added to the pc cost already for most ppl and usually can get cheaper by buying bulk. The games is not really much prob as long as u pay the monthly license fee to the local license holder, they dun care if u install pirate or original.

yhtan : not true la, sometime even open in smaller unknown places also very good profit. Usually good places like ss15, ss2 or wangsa maju are really great place to open cybercafe, PROVIDED u are the only one there la. But once ppl see u making money then alot of ppl will start to jump in as well, then itll be very competitive and hard for those without much capital to survive. Juz look at how FTZ asiacafe now affecting alot of cafe's business in ss15 as a newcomer and so do their foodcourt as well which has closed down a couple kopitiam nearby. If u have that kind of capital then u dun need to worry much but if money an issue then better do it in smaller town areas.

at the rate im goin, i should able to get back in 1 1/2 yrs-, but im planning for phase 2 which is expanding the cafe so that might shorten the duration of my first initial investment. One of my fren who open a cafe with really lower capital than mine but his profit is giving him a 8mths ROI and he has the only cafe in that area. For me i dun really regret of investing so much coz the main reason i open this cafe is something i wanna do for a long time now as a 'gamer'.