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TGS2006 closing words
By admin | September 25, 2006
Tokyo Game Show 2006 received 192,411 visitors this year, some 16,355 more than last year. Most of the new visitors came on Saturday, causing some of the biggest crowds ever seen at the show.
Though this is hardly a fair indication of where the industry is heading, particularly since Wii was largely absent, here is a headcount of titles shown for the various systems at the event, both playable and video.
These were counted from the following publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Banpresto, Sega, Konami, Koei, D3 Publisher, Genki, Hudson, Broccoli, Irem, SNK Playmore, Marvellous Interactive, Tecmo, Takara Tomy
Though we didn’t play a great deal this year, our favourite game of the show was Ridge Racer 7. The crispness of the graphics, together with great course design, and classic Ridge Racer gameplay make this a delicious title we feverishly look forward to sinking our teeth into later this year when it gets released. Honorary mentions must also go to Trusty Bell: Chopin’s Dream, for it’s innovative dark/light gameplay and wonderfully shaded cartoon-like graphics, and to D3’s Earth Defence Force 3, with all the bug-shooting mayhem any self-respecting B-movie enthusiast hankers after. It was also interesting to note just how the balance has shifted from PS2 to DS this past year. Though the number of games on show doesn’t reflect this, it was more apparent in terms of floor space, with much of Square Enix’s booth, in particular, being devoted to DS.
Contrary to previous rumours, Tokyo Game Show will take place next year. Preliminary dates have been set as 21 - 23 September. Hopefully we’ll spend less time faffing about and more time playing games next year!
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