As of July1, 138 companies and organizations have registered to exhibit at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2010, using a total of 1,410 booth partition units, a significant increase from last year’s total of 1,367. In particular, there is an increase in the number of participants from other Asian countries, including Korea, Taiwan and China, and they will be exhibiting on a larger scale.Various type of game software associated with keywords—such as “3D” and “social”—are expected to be showcased. In addition, platforms will be focused not only on next-generation mobile game devices, but also on other new interface models for home consoles as well as smartphones and game PCs. The introduction of a wide range of both software and hardware will surely add to the excitement of the event.
Employing TOKYO GAME SHOW’s midterm vision of becoming “The No. 1 Information Network in the Asian Region” and “The World’s Largest Event”, various initiatives will be implemented this year. One of them is the Asia Game Business Summit, to be held on one of the Business Days, at which executives of leading game companies from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China will discuss their future visions of the game industry.
The International Business Consultation Area will be available to cater to the needs of both business visitors from abroad and Japanese companies seeking opportunities to advance overseas. As for the TGS Forum, which has been highly evaluated as a comprehensive conference on the game industry, new sessions focusing on the game business in Asia, social games, and 3D will be added.
On the last two days, open to the general public, various attractions have been planned to entertain game fans, especially those from other Asian countries, such as a new program for “cosplayers”. And the “Tougeki - Super Battle Opera” international fighting video game tournament will be held at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2010, featuring the Japanese and non-Japanese players who qualified in the Asian Qualifications. A ticket for “Tougeki - Super Battle Opera” will be sold as a set with the admission ticket to the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2010.
