GAMES: Limitless Evolution
PRESS RELEASE

July 5, 2013

TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013
Welcomes 186 Exhibitors
Advance Ticket and TGS Supporters Tickets go on sale on July 10
Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013, held by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA;Chairman: Shin Unozawa) in cooperation with Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP;
President & CEO: Kohei Osada), hereby announces the number of expected exhibitors and theirnames as of July 1, as well as ticket information.
As of July 1, as many as 186 companies and organizations are expected to participate in theevent this year, which exceeds last year’s 171 at the same period. Of these 186 exhibitors, 52 will
participate from overseas, and this number is expected to eventually top 83, which is the final total
number of overseas exhibitors recorded last year.
Sweden and Switzerland will make their debut at the international pavilion. Countries and regions
including China, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Macau, theNetherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States will also
participate in the exhibition.
In the “Asia New Stars Area”, which was newly created last year, innovative companies represent
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam (continued participation from last year), as well as companies
from the Philippines and Singapore (newcomers) will open their booths.
*See the attachment for the list of exhibitors.
As an added attraction, we will set up the “Indie Games Area” for independent game developers
this year, and we are now in the process of selecting applicants who will exhibit their work. We
expect that more than 30 exhibitors or more will open booths in this area, many of them come fromoverseas.
In addition, we will newly create the “Cloud Gaming Area” and “Romance Simulation Game Area,”
which have already contributed to drawing attention from a large number of newcomers.
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 will be held just prior to the launch of new gaming platforms. Don’t
miss the latest information provided globally from Tokyo regarding computer entertainment for all
kinds of platforms in different genres.

TOKYO GAME SHOW official website: http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/english

1◆Ticket sales information
The popular TGS 2013 SUPPORTERS CLUB tickets (¥3,000 with privileges, tax inclusive) andadvance tickets (¥1,000, tax inclusive) will go on sale on Wednesday, July 10. We will also be
accepting Business Day advance registration, exclusively for those in the gaming industry, as we
did last year. (*See the attachment for ticket information.)【Tickets for general visitors】
Advance tickets for general visitors and TGS 2013 SUPPORTERS CLUB tickets with special
privileges go on sale on Wednesday, July 10.

■ Advance tickets
・Sale date: Wednesday, July 10 to Friday, September 20

・Price:Adult (junior high school age and older): ¥1,000 (tax inclusive)・

Sold at:TGS official website.

■ TGS 2013 SUPPORTERS CLUB tickets
・Sale date: Wednesday, July 10. Sale of these tickets will be finished as soon as thepredetermined number of tickets sells out.

・Price:¥3,000 (tax inclusive) *If they wish to receive privileges, these tickets will be
required also for children of elementary school age or younger (excludingbabies).

・

Sold at:TGS official website

・

Privilege:

The package includes a TGS SUPPORTERS CLUB T-shirt and a special pin.
Ticket holders will be given priority admission to the Show for a set period of timefrom when the doors open.

・Remarks:

SUPPORTERS CLUB tickets will be sold in two batches. Batch one will go onsale July 10, and batch two on August 19. Please note that a limited number ofTGS 2013 SUPPORTERS CLUB tickets are available.

【Business Days tickets】
To attend the business day of The TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013, invitation-based registration isneeded. If you have an invitation, registration is free. If you don’t have an invitation for registration,please apply from the entry form on the “Advance Registration for Business Days” page on the TGS
official website. After a preliminary review to confirm that you are in the gaming industry, invitation
will be offered.
The Advance Registration system for Business day will be opened from early August. Thesetickets can be used for admission during the two Business Days: Thursday, September 19 andFriday, September 20. The advance registration fee is 5,000 yen (tax inclusive).

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TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 Event Outline
Event Title:
Organized by:
Co-organized by:
Supported by:
Period:TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013
Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association（CESA）
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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 businessvisitors and members of the press.

September 21 (Saturday)
September 22 (Sunday)

Public Day
Public Day

10:00 – 17:00
10:00 – 17:00*Note: Show may open at 9:30 a.m. during Public Day,depending on the situation.

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: 186 (as of July 1)
Admission (Public Days): Adults: (including junior-high school students): 1,200 yen (1,000 yenadvance tickets)
Elementary School Students and Younger: FreeTGS Support Club: advance tickets ¥3,000 (tax inclusive)

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TOKYO GAME SHOW 2013 Exhibitors List（Alphabetical Order）
General Exhibition Area
AMD Japan Ltd.
ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
Bethesda
Broadmedia Corporation
Bushiroad Inc.
Capcom Co.,Ltd.
Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center
DENGEKI
ELECTRONIC ARTS K.K.
ENTERBRAIN, INC.
G-cluster Global Coｒporation
GREE, Inc.
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
HAPPINET CORPORATIONHOLLAND GAME FRONTi-style Project
MEDAROT INC.
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
MORI GAMES CO., LTD.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
NIHON FALKOM CORPORATION
NumarkPROTOTYPE CO., LTD.
SEGA Corporation
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
SteelSeries
Sweden Pavilion
SWISS GAMES
Taiwan Game Pavilion
ACHTUNG!
Art and Mobile Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Creativity In The Making, Ltd.
Dept. of Multimedia and Game Science, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

Interserv International Inc.
Joymaster Inc.
MacroWell OMG Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
MBOX Co., Ltd.
NoahGames Studio Inc.
PlayCoo Corporation
Unalis Corporation
XPEC Entertainment Inc.
Zealot Digital International Corp.
Taiwan External Trade Development Council
TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD.
Vuzix Corporation
Wargaming Japan Ltd.
Merchandise Sales Area
5pb./SCIENCE ADVENTURE TEAM
Alchemist, Inc.
ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
Bushiroad Inc.
Capcom Co.,Ltd.
COSPA inc.
Danganronpa Kibougamine High School StoreDEZAEGG Co.,Ltd.
Mad Catz Co., Ltd.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
PikattoAnime
SAN-EI CO., LTD.
SANWA DENSHI Co., Ltd.
SEGA Corporation
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
SQUARE ENIX MUSICSurfers paradise
TOYPLA
Family Area
Alchemist, Inc.
Broadmedia Corporation
Bushiroad Inc.
Capcom Co.,Ltd.
G-cluster Global Coｒporation
Happymeal Inc.
KONAMI
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
SEGA Corporation
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
The Location Inc.
Game School Area
Anabuki College GroupARS Computer College
Arts College YOKOHAMA
Aso Business Computer Fukuoka College
ECC COLLEGE OF COMPUTER AND MULTIMEDIA
Higashi-Nihon Design & Computer College
Hokkaido Information University
JAPAN ELECTRONICS COLLEGE
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
Kobe Institute of Computing - College of Computing
Kyushu Designers Gakuin CollegeNAGOYA KOUGAKUIN COLLEGENIHON KOGAKUIN COLLEGE / TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Niigata Computer CollegeNiigata High Technology CollegeNumazu Professional Training College of Business and Information Technology
Osaka Academy of Entertainment Design
Osaka Electro-Communication Univ. Department of Digital GamesOSAKA SOGO COLLEGE OF DESIGNOTA INFORMATION & BUSINESS COLLEGE
Professional Training College Tokyo Net Wave
SHOBI UNIVERSITY
SOGOGAKUEN HUMAN ACADEMYSpecial School Be-MAX
TAKARAZUKA UNIVERSITY MEDIA CONTENT IN TOKYO
Tohoku Computer CollegeTOKYO COMMUNICATION ARTS (JIKEI COM GROUP)TOKYO DESIGN TECHNOLOGY CENTER (JIKEI COM GROUP)TOKYO DESIGNER GAKUIN COLLEGETokyo Jitsugyo High School
Tokyo University of Information Sciences
TRIDENT COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYVANTAN GAME ACADEMYWorld Institute of Zeal artists for digital and technology

As of Jul. 1, 2013

Smartphone Game Area/Social Game Area
6wavesCRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA, INC.
Game-Saver
Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc.
Happymeal Inc.
HAYABUSA, Inc.
Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
JSC GAMES Co.,Ltd.
Macau Cultural Industry Association Board Games
Nordau Creative
QueryEye Inc.
Rayark Inc.
SEARCH FIELD Inc.
SECRET CHARACTERSMACON Co., Ltd.
SPEC COMPUTER CO., LTD.
WE ARE ENGINEERING, INC.
WAVEMOTION,INC.
ZZYZX.Inc
Game Device AreaAnswer Co., ｌtd
AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
KOZIN-MON Extended Tactics
Mad Catz Co., Ltd.
ROOMWORKSTURTLE BEACH
UNIVERSAL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONZOX CO.,LTD.
Cloud Gaming Area

Netherlands

USAUSA
SwedenSwitzerland
TaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanTaiwanHong Kong

South Korea
Macao
IsraelTaiwanThailandTaiwanUSA

NTT Plala Inc.
Ubitus Inc.
Romance Simulation Game Area
ARCANA FAMIGLIA
eitarosoft,inc.
Elementree,Inc.
SUNCORPORATION
Voltage Inc.
ZZYZX.IncCosplay Area
COSPA inc.
NII Co., Ltd.
SMKT co.,ltd.
Business Solution Area
Appirits Inc.
Architect Co., Ltd.
Arxan Technologies Japan
Binari Sonori Asia K.K
CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd.
CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
DAGMUSIC LTD.
Enzyme Labs
Fontworks Inc.
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
GASH PLUS COMPANY LIMITED
Keywords International Co., Ltd.
Lideli
Metaps Inc.
Morisawa Inc.
NextStage CO.,LTD
Ringmasters LLC
SunFlare Co.,Ltd.
ZPLAY
Cloud/Data Center Pavilion
at+link
Brocade Communications Systems K.K.
CLARA ONLINE, INC.
KANEMATSU ELECTRONICS LTD.
MONOBIT Inc.
TELINDUS TELECOM LUXEMBOURGAsia New Stars Area
ASEAN-JAPAN CENTRE
INDONESIAN GAME STUDIOSMALAYSIA GAME STUDIOSFun & Cool Ventures
LEMON SKY ANIMATIONPHILIPPINES GAME STUDIOSPODDSINGAPORE GAME STUDIOSVIETNAM GAME STUDIOSGLASS EGG DIGITAL MEDIA
SOHA GAME
Vietnam Communications Corporation
Business Startup Area
NETCH Co.,Ltd
Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd.
Business Meeting Area
App Annie
Appirits Inc.
Arxan Technologies JapanBIGBANDCABALS THE CARD GAME
dts Japan Inc.
Games from Spain
gloops, Inc.
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc./GRAVITY Co.,Ltd./NEOCYON INC.
KONAMILEMON SKY ANIMATIONLEVEL-5 Inc.
Playdek
QLOC S.A.
Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd.
SNK PLAYMOREVIRTUOSZucks, Inc.

USA

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TaiwanIreland

China

LuxembourgIndonesia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Philippines
Philippines
Singapore
VietnamVietnamVietnamVietnam

China
China

South Korea
FinlandSpain

Malaysia
USA
PolandChina
China