Record Attendance at Tokyo Game Show

[wraggster]

News Via Spong:

Over 190,000 eager Japanese gamers packed out the Tokyo Game Show at Makuhari Messe over the weekend, a record number of attendees according to the event’s organisers. Total attendance from Friday until Sunday, was 192,411 people, compared with 176,056 from last year.

The busiest day was Saturday, with 84,823 people cramming in and willing to wait for hours in the long queues outside the exhibition centre, and then patiently wait to get a few minutes hands-on time with a demo unit once inside, according to the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association.

The organisers had originally estimated only around 160,000 attendees making the trip this year, which just goes to show the massive appeal to Japanese gamers of finally being able to get a hands on with PlayStation 3.

Games which generated the biggest hype (and longest queues) were the trailers for Blue Dragon (Xbox 360) and Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) with well over two hour waits for each. Unsurprisingly, the new Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) trailer was also a favourite, as were playable versions of next gen Sonic The Hedgehog (PS3/360), Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) and Ridge Racer 7 (PS3).

Next year's Tokyo Game Show will take place from September 21 to 23 - time to start saving up for the airfare.

Finally, the following eleven titles have been voted "best games showing particular promise" from attendees at the show:


Elebits (Konami) for the Wii

Gyakuten Saiban 4 [Phoenix Wright] (Capcom) for the DS

Gran Turismo HD (Sony) for the PS3

The Eye of Judgment (Sony) for the PS3

Seiken Densetsu 4 [Dawn of Mana] (Square Enix) for the PS2

Tales of Destiny (Namco Bandai) for the PS2

Blue Dragon (Microsoft) for the Xbox 360

Heavenly Sword (Sony) for the PS3

Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (Konami) for the PSP

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom) for the PSP

Lost Planet (Capcom) for the Xbox 360

[S34MU5]

cool cannot wait for PS3!!

[JKKDARK]

wow it's a lot!

[shrimpidy]

I wish I was there. Lots of playstation in that list. The PS3 is going to be amazing.

[dmac]

wish i could have been there. tokyo is far away from here. maybe someday.

[goldenmage]

I can't wait for the PS3. Looks like some great games on the PS3 are gonna make up for the mediocre ones we've been seeing on the PSP.

Also, I was wondering why "Lost Odyssey" isn't on there. Its a title by Sakaguchi (creator of the Final Fantasy series), so doesn't that make it a big hit in Japan by default?