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Tokyo Game Show attendance drops on last year
The Tokyo Game Show this year attracted visitor numbers of 185,030, show organiser CESA has confirmed, a figure that's five per cent down on last year.
The 2008 event was attended by 194,288 and the 2007 one by 193,040, reports Andriasang, meaning this year's attendance slightly tailed off.
TGS 2009: GameSpot presents your dose of gaming coverage
A comical video tour of the Tokyo Game Show 2009 showfloor at GameSpot!
TGS 2009: Japanese Execs Analyze Reaching Western Market
At the same Tokyo Game Show event that discussed the post-recession game biz, execs from Capcom, Konami, Namco, Square and Sony addressed Japanese companies' attempts to expand into the Western market.
The issue is particularly notable at this year's TGS because the Japanese market appears to be increasingly favoring handheld DS, PSP and cellphone games in the recession. As a result, high-budget titles for consoles such as PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 often need to target a worldwide market to recoup their investment.
Tokyo Game Show 2009 Begins
Date: September 24-27, 2009
City: Tokyo, Japan
Location: Makuhari Messe
About Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show (東京ゲームショウ, Tōkyō Gēmu Shō?, or simply TGS) is a video game expo / convention held in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. Like the Leipzig Games Convention, but in contrast to E3, the Tokyo Game Show allows the general public to attend during the final two days. As a result, it has much higher attendance than E3.
DOFUS 2.0 to be introduced in Japan at Tokyo Game Show
Roubaix, France - September, 15th 2009 – ANKAMA is proud to announce that it will host a public stand for the very first time at Tokyo Game Show from September 24th to 27th, in order to introduce the upcoming Japanese version of DOFUS 2.0, called DOFUS – 12の世界 (juuni no sekai) – in its Japanese version.
This follows the creation of Ankama Japan in April 2009. Already employing over 30 people, Ankama Japan is mainly responsible for:
Tokyo Game Show 2008 Begins
Event Info: Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show (東京ゲームショウ, Tōkyō Gēmu Shō?, or simply TGS) is a video game expo / convention held in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. Like the Leipzig Games Convention, but in contrast to E3, the Tokyo Game Show allows the general public to attend during the final two days. As a result, it has much higher attendance than E3.
