HADO AR Activity Named Finalist in Auggie Awards 2026 LBE Category
The finalist selection positions HADO as an internationally recognized facility-based XR entertainment, potentially accelerating its expansion into the U.S. and other markets.
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HADO USA, the U.S. arm of the Japan-originated AR activity HADO, has been selected as a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The awards ceremony will take place on June 17, 2026, as part of AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, California. HADO USA will also host an experience booth at the event's AWE Playground.
HADO USA, the U.S. expansion arm of the Japanese AR activity HADO, has been named a finalist in the Best Location-Based Entertainment category at the Auggie Awards 2026. The Auggie Awards, described by the official AWE website as the world's most recognized AR/VR industry awards running since 2010, will announce winners on June 17, 2026, during AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, California. Past winners include Google Maps Live View, Microsoft's Mixed Reality Toolkit for Unity, Snap Inc.'s Spectacles, and Niantic.
HADO, developed by meleap Inc., is an AR activity where players wear a headset and arm sensor to move in real space, releasing energy balls and deploying shields by swinging their arms. Representative Director Hiroshi Fukuda said the finalist selection provides an opportunity for HADO to be introduced internationally as a facility-based XR entertainment and to expand with partners worldwide. HADO USA plans to exhibit a HADO experience booth at the AWE Playground within the venue.
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