Information on the 2015 Tokyo Game Show has been released. Last year’s theme was “Changing Games: The Transformation of Fun.” This year’s theme plays directly off of it “Play Your Way: Game Unleashed.” Tokyo Game Show states that “this theme implies our wishes for many more people to experience the broadening sphere of fun from game[s] like never before.
How is Tokyo Game Show doing this? The answer is easy. Tokyo Game Show will try to cater to the diverse field of gaming by showing how much the gaming industry has grown. From streaming your favorite games online, sharing it through services such as Youtube and NicoNico, to actual live event coverage of e-sports by fans. Also they will be doing this through equipment such as game consoles all the way through to virtual reality technology such as the Oculus Rift.
2015 marks the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Game Show. So this well-wishing has come as no surprise. With record breaking numbers last year such as 412 corporations / organizations from 32 different countries and regions, to approximately a quarter of a million visitors. Tokyo Game Show continues to grow as a major event in the global gaming industry.
This year’s event will showcase several new titles for all platforms, as wells as content that will perpetuate ways of enjoying different games. One area that will be seen more of due to growth is the Independent Game Developers. The reason for this growth is the global attraction of Indie Games. And because of this growth the Indie game area will be expanded.
This year Tokyo Game show will be held from September 17th to September 20th. The 17th and 18th will be corporate and business days, while the rest will be public days. It will be held again at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. For more information you can always go to their website http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs/2015/exhibition/english/, and check back here at Senshudo TV.