Overview

「No.1 Information in Asia] and 「World-biggest」Entertainment Show

TOKYO GAME SHOW(TGS) 2010, which marked 20th anniversary of the event, had a record-breaking number of visitors, exceeding 200,000. In spite of the severe recession, TGS enthusiasts gathered from not only Asia, but all over the world. The massive media coverage of the event and the latest gaming informaiton is provided by 694 domestic and foreign press,who come from all over the globe .
As the first trial of TGS, "Asia Game Business Summit" was held, eight of the top management of leading game companies gathered from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan and discussed the trend of the game industry and their future. Also, "CosPlay@TGS 2010" and "TOGEKI in TGS" events have expanded the new dimensions of TGS and have created a whole new load of additional fans.
TGS 2011 is planning to introduce 3 new areas, "Mobile & Social Game Area", "Gaming PC & Network Game Area", and "Gaming Device Area" and will increase  business opportunities for exhibitors.
A TGS community was formed on Twitter from last year. The voices of its visitors are hinting to raise the satisfaction of TGS visitors. In addition, TGS media partner system has delivered invaluable information from the TGS venue to subscribers and end-users around the world. TGS 2011 is an excellent opportunity to promote your products and services and guarantees business growth in Asia.
Name: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2011
Period:
Business Day
September 15(Thursday) - September 16 (Friday) From 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
[Admission is limited to the press,industrial related personnel.]
Open to the Public
September 17(Saturday) - September 18 (Sunday) From 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Makuhari Messe (Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan)
Organized by: Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA)
Co-Organized by: Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP)
Supporter: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Expected # of Visitors: 190,000
Expected # of Booths: 1,550 Booths
Admission Fees: General Visitor: 1,200 JPY (including tax) / Child (under 12years): Free
Number of Exhibitors/Visitors(2002-2010)
Number of Media During the Show Period, and Number of Reporters
Category Number of
Media Reporters
1 Web News/Web Magazine 278 842
2 Newspapers 74 127
3 News Agency 16 35
4 TV(Satellite TV/CATV) 26 69
5 TV(Terrestrial) 84 302
6 Editor/Freelance Writer/Others 151 267
7 Radio 20 28
8 Magazine 328 1,070
9 Overseas Media 690 1,306
  Total 1,667 4,046
Breakdown of Overseas Media
Reported-to Region Media Reporter
Asia South Korea 52 91
Singapore 9 11
Thailand 4 9
Taiwan 72 105
China 34 91
Japan (Foreign Media in Japan) 68 100
Hong Kong 48 74
  Malaysia 5 7
Europe U.K. 35 45
Italy 20 42
Austria 2 7
Netherlands 14 41
Sweden 8 12
Spain 17 28
Slovak 3 7
Serbia 2 4
Czech 2 2
Denmark 3 5
 
Reported-to Region Media Reporter
Europe Germany 13 22
Norway 3 10
Hungary 2 2
Finland 3 7
France 65 141
Belgium 1 5
Poland 10 18
  Russia 4 12
Americas United States 117 296
Canada 9 17
Mexico 7 10
Brazil 16 23
Argentina 3 5
Oceania Australia 29 46
New Zealand 2 3
  Unknown 8 8
  Total 690 1,306
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Deadline for Application:   June 3 (Fri.), 2011 Briefing Meeting for Exhibitors:  June 22(Wed.), 2011(Time and place to be announced)