History of the Tokyo Game Show

The history of Tokyo Game Show (東京ゲームショウ, Tōkyō Gēmu Shō) began with its creation in 1996 and has continued through the current expo in 2017.

It has been held in Chiba, Japan, annually since 1996 by Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) and the Nikkei Business Publications.

[7][8] High-profile software unveiled included Sonic Jam, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Ghost in the Shell, Resident Evil 2, and Tobal 2.

This included many launch titles for the PlayStation 2, and projectors played movies of the games on stage such as Tekken Tag Tournament, Gran Turismo 2000, and Dark Cloud.

[citation needed] Tokyo Game Show 2001 was held March 30 to April 1 in spring and October 12 to 14 in autumn.

[15] Microsoft held its own press event on 15 September 2005, one day before the opening of Tokyo Game Show.

The first was given by Robert J. Bach, senior Vice President for the Home and Entertainment Division and chief Xbox officer at Microsoft.

The MGS4 demo was also demonstrated by Hideo Kojima on the Konami stage, running in real time on a PS3 devkit.

During TGS 2007, three Kingdom Hearts games; Birth by Sleep (PSP), 358/2 Days (DS) and coded (Mobile) were revealed by Square Enix.

Sony announced the PSP game Secret Agent Clank and the rumble PS3 controller by the name "DualShock 3", which was released in Japan in November 2007, and in North America and Europe in spring 2008.

[citation needed] Tokyo Game Show 2012 was held September 20–23 and saw a slight increase to 223,753 attendees.

As the new generation of gaming anchored its fresh wave of hardware, software, and accessories into the market, Sony and Microsoft appeared to demonstrate new products to consumers and media.

TGS attendance increased nearly every year that the show had been in its modern format, including 2013, when it reached a record-high 270,197 total attendees.

[citation needed] Tokyo Game Show 2020 was held from September 24 to 27, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical event was canceled.