GAMES: Limitless Evolution.
Press Release

September 19, 2013

TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 Opens!
A record high number of exhibitions by352 companies/organizations from 33 countries/regions
Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 is opened today for 4 days period from Thursday, September 19 toSunday, September 22, 2013, which is organized by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s
Association (CESA; Chairman: Shin Unozawa), in cooperation with Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
(Nikkei BP; President & CEO: Kohei Osada).

The first two days of the show (Sep. 19 & 20) are the Business Days for the relevant parties in the gameindustry while the latter two days (Sep. 21 & 22) are the Public Days.
Exhibitors of TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 are from 33 different countries and regions, and total numberof exhibitors is 352 companies and organizations (Domestic:190, Overseas: 162), marking the record
high numbers, respectively. Total of 962 titles applied for exhibition.

[TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 Preliminary Statistics](as of September 18, 2013)

Number of exhibitors: 352 (last year: 209)
Number of exhibiting titles: 962 (last year: 1,043)
Countries and regions of exhibiting companies: 33 (last year: 19)
Countries and regions exhibiting at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013
Asia （16）Brunei
Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Hong KongIndonesia

JapanKorea

Laos

Macau

Malaysia

MyanmarPhilippine

Singapore

TaiwanThailand

VietnamMexicoUSA

Netherlands

PolandAmerica （4）CanadaVenezuela

Europe （13）Denmark

FinlandGermany

IrelandIsraelRussiaSpain

SwedenSwitzerland

U.K.

Luxembourg(*Alphabetical order by each area)「TOKYO GAME SHOW official website: http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/english

TOKYO GAME SHOW has been evolving.
Regardless the platform or genre, games keep evolving further as a communication tool to connect
people to people, and also as a part of our life.
TOKYO GAME SHOW will provide a new TGS for all visitors with this year’s theme “GAMES: LimitlessEvolution.” For the development of the game industry, we’ve expanded the business
opportunities for the visitors.
Under the message of “Organizing one of the best tradeshows in the world”, TOKYO GAME SHOWhas further enhance partnerships with the governmental institutions and game industry organizations in
Asian countries and regions, and invite many influential companies from Asia to provide projects toexpand the business opportunities for the visitors. The specific enhanced points for business visitors
are as follows:- Develop “Matching coordinators” for exhibitors at the Business Meeting Area.
The usability of our Business Matching System has been improved with “MatchingCoordinators,” and advanced application speed has been doubled, compared to last year.
- The number of exhibitors at the Asian New Stars Area has been expanded to increase thebusiness connections with the emerging Southeast Asian market. This year, 10 countries /regions, 60 companies will participate, while 4 countries and regions, 8 companies
participated last year.
- Variety of approaches to markets outside Japan has been expanded by joint promotion
activities with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).

 TOKYO GAME SHOW delivers more comfort and fun!
Under the message of “Realizing an event that satisfies each and every visitor”, TOKYO GAME SHOWprovides visitors with more comfortable venue, environment and entertaining projects, in order to meetthe visitors’ needs which have been diversified more and more in the recent years. The specificenhanced points for visitors on Public Days are as follows:[More comfortable venue and environment:]- Enlarge the venue significantly by utilizing Hall 9 and Event Hall of Makuhari Messe- Family Area and Cosplay Area are relocated in Hall 9 to offer a more comfortable environment.
- Waiting time at popular booths and information for distribution of materials are shown in
information displays for more effective use of time. Also, an official application “TGS Guide”
has been released, and users can download TGS Official App via smartphone.
- The display layout at the venue has been improved. Passages have been widened for moresafety.
[Fun entertainment elements:]- Events such as showing game-related movies, a music concert of game music and animations,and a lottery for general visitors are happened.
- New areas such as Romance Simulation Game Area, Cloud Gaming Area, Cosplay Area, Indie
Game Area are newly developed.
A wide range of visitors will come to TOKYO GAME SHOW to find out new console models as well as
ever-evolving games. TOKYO GAME SHOW will provide the evolving world biggest event to everyone
involved in the games in Japan and overseas, ranging from business to entertainment.

2[Trend on Titles of Exhibitors]
Titles (including goods) to be exhibited in 2013 include titles for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, titles forcloud gaming where users enjoy the game on a cloud via internet, titles for next-generation devices,array of smartphone titles and other new titles in various genres for a variety of platforms.

[List of titles to be exhibited by platform and genre](As of September 18, 2013)

Platform

2013
Number oftitles

Genre

2013
Number oftitles

iOS ※1114

Action126

Android112

Role playing

105

Other smartphones

7

Simulation

69Feature phone ※2

24

Action adventure

27

Nintendo 3DS

47

Adventure

26

Wii U

7Puzzle25

Wii1Sports

20

PlayStation 4

22

Action shooter

17PlayStation 354

Shooter

12

PlayStation 2

1

Action Role playing

11PlayStation Vita

37

Racing

10

PlayStation Portable

6

Others(Genre)

123

Xbox One

18

Development tools

4Xbox 360

36

Peripherals

4Browser games

15

Others (Goods)

383

PC

65

Others(Peripherals and Goods)

396

Total

962

Total962■ Since the counting method has changed effective in 2013 as shown below, a simple comparison
with number of titles from past years cannot be made.
*1 Regardless of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch had counted by each, an iOS compatible title is counted as 1.
*2 Regardless of carriers (docomo, au or softbank) had counted by each, a feature phone compatible title
is counted as 1.

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Trial play of some game titles
At TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013, in accordance with the rating systems of CESA and CERO codes ofethics, trial play of Z-rated games and games including Z-rated expressions will be limited to players
aged 18 and older. If you wish to play a game title to which an age limit applies for trial, you will berequired to present a document that proves your age (driver’s license, passport, student ID, etc.).
Players aged 18 years and older should bring such document.

TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 Event Outline
Event Title:

TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013

Organized by:Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association（CESA）

Co-organized by: Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP)
Supported by:

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Period:September 19 (Thursday)Business Day 10:00 – 17:00

September 20 (Friday)

Business Day 10:00 – 17:00*Note: Entrance into the show during Business Days is restricted to business visitorsand members of the press.

September 21 (Saturday)

Public Day

10:00 – 17:00

September 22 (Sunday)

Public Day

10:00 – 17:00*Note: The gate at the show may open at 9:30 a.m. during Public Day if the situation
so requires.

Venue:

Makuhari Messe (Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture)
Exhibition Hall 1-9 / Event Hall / International Conference Halls

Number of visitors:

200,000 (estimated)

Number of exhibitors:

352

Admission (Public Days):Adults: (including junior-high school students): 1,200 yen(1,000 yen advance tickets)
Elementary School Students and Younger: FreeTGS Support Club: advance tickets ¥3,000 (Soldout)

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