The 2018 Tokyo Game Show hit record high attendance, with just shy of 300,000 visitors according to the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association. Here’s their description of the event.
Tokyo Game Show 2018, with the theme of “Welcome to the Next Stage,” saw the overwhelming record of 668 exhibitors (of which 330 were from overseas). They released a variety of new titles and services for multiple platforms such as home game consoles, smartphones and PCs, making it the most exciting show ever. A large number of visitors and the press not just of Japan but overseas covered the grand e-Sports stages called “e-Sports X.” Reflecting the swelling impact of e-Sports on the game market, the keynote panel was held to discuss on the theme of “Road map for e-sports to spread out as the sports.”
An increasing number of companies, both of exhibitors and attendees, engaged in vigorous B2B meetings. The number of meetings generated by the business matching system “Asia Business Gateway” is 668, which exceeds the last year’s 602. The fact demonstrates the growing importance of Tokyo Game Show’s role as a hub of international game business.
Next year TGS 2019 will run from September 12 to September 15 at the Makuhari Messe convention center.
SMG Studio has announced a new update for Death Squared. This will be the final patch for the game.
Players can look forward to new content, including 20 levels – some of which are “super silly” and a few others that are “super hard”. Also in the works is a color blind mode, New Game+, rotatable camera, and new icon.
We’ll give you a heads up when the update goes live.
Source: Switch news
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate moves up to #2 this week for the first time, while there are also big rises for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Bayonetta 3.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between September 6 and September 12.
During the Tokyo Game Show this weekend, Atlus debuted a bunch of new footage for Persona Q2. Take a look at the various recording below.
At the Tokyo Game Show this weekend, Bandai Namco announced the first Sword Art Online games for Switch. Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition are both planned for the console.
It didn’t take long for Bandai Namco to confirm that both games will be released on Switch in the west. There is no word yet on a release date for either title, however.
For now, here’s a video promoting the news:
Nefarious was originally intended for release on Switch last Thursday. However, the game ended up experiencing a last-minute delay.
Switch will now be getting Nefarious on October 4. Digerati says that it has been pushed back because of “a gameplay issue experienced by a small number of players who received copies of the game ahead of release.” Although Nefarious went through “a rigorous QA process”, Digerati didn’t “want to take any chances.”
Those who pre-loaded Digerati should have been able to receive the full game last week. Everyone else will need to wait a few more weeks.
Source: Switch news
We recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Jonas Kaerlev from Gears for Breakfast, the studio behind A Hat in Time. We had a terrific discussion about where it all started, the Switch port, the studio’s next game, and more. You can listen to the full 30-minute interview below or feel free to read the shortened transcribed version.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include up to 66% off Nicalis games, Oceanhorn, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
Earlier today, Square Enix hosted a stage show The World Ends with You: Final Remix at The Tokyo Game Show. Aside from discussion about the new Switch version, original producer and character designer Tetsuya Nomura passed along a message about the IP’s future.
First up, some tidbits on the additional “A New Day” scenario:
