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Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show 2026 ran September 17 to 20 at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall after organizers canceled the scheduled final day because of Typhoon No. 25. CESA has already booked Tokyo Game Show 2027 for September 16 to 20 at Makuhari Messe.

Synthesized from 24 Yomimono stories · updated Sep 23

Tokyo Game Show 2026 was built out as a five-day, 30th-anniversary edition with a record 1,138 exhibitors from 53 countries and regions, 3,999 booths, and September 17 and 18 set as business days. CESA opened a 30th-anniversary special site on August 17, and the promotional frame widened beyond publishers: Pocky-san returned as indie ambassador for a fifth year, TGS BOOSTERZ ambassadors were named across four batches totaling 30 groups, and KADOKAWA's CSP network brought in more than 100 creators through the show's MCN invitation category.

The exhibitor side leaned on merchandise and hands-on demos as much as announcements. Konami returned with a merchandise booth after 12 years, DMM GAMES brought its largest booth, and Cospa, Mouse Computer, Nihon Falcom, Sapporo Game Camp, and INSOMNIA all published booth plans ahead of opening. Capcom confirmed the Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds, set for December 4, 2026, as a playable demo alongside three Resident Evil remake titles, and demoed the Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance expansion. A hands-on with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, announced for 2027, found the combat and presentation no better than Xenoverse 2 on PS4.

Organizers closed the week on September 20 with 257,642 visitors over four days, below the five-day totals of 2025 and 2024, after canceling the final day as Typhoon No. 25 approached. The event logged a record 3,673 business meetings through the TGS Business Matching System, while the independent MeetToMatch Tokyo Edition ran September 17 to 20 with 361 companies registered so far.

Key facts

Visitors
257,642 over four days, below 2025's 263,101 and 2024's 274,739 ↗
Dates
September 17 to 20 at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall, after the scheduled fifth day on September 21 was canceled because of Typhoon No. 25 ↗
Scale
Record 1,138 exhibitors from 53 countries and regions, with 3,999 booths ↗
Business matching
Record 3,673 meetings through the TGS Business Matching System ↗
Capcom Switch 2 slate
Monster Hunter Wilds on Switch 2, set for December 4, 2026, plus Resident Evil RE:2 Z version Deluxe Edition, RE:3 Z version, and RE:4 Gold Edition demos ↗
Konami booth
KONAMI STYLE TGS STORE merchandise booth, its first in 12 years, covering Silent Hill: Townfall and Castlevania: Belmont's Curse ↗
Anniversary
30th anniversary for Tokyo Game Show, which was first held in 1996, with a special site opened August 17 ↗
Next edition
Tokyo Game Show 2027 set for September 16 to 20 at Makuhari Messe ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Noted
Tokyo Game Show 2026 drew 257,642 visitors across its four-day run from September 17 to 20, 2026. · 2026-09-20
Noted
Organizers had planned a five-day event from September 17 to 21, but canceled the final day because of Typhoon No. 25. · 2026-09-20
Announced
Next year's Tokyo Game Show is scheduled to run five days, from September 16 to 20, 2027, at Makuhari Messe. · 2026-09-20

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6d ago

Nine Cosplayers Dress Chinese Game Characters in Tokyo Game Show 2026 Photo Report

Tokyo Game Show 2026 ran September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture. The 1,138 exhibitors from 53 countries and regions were the most ever, and the four days drew more than 250,000 visitors. The 21st was canceled because of an approaching typhoon. A photo report collects nine cosplayers dressed as characters from Chinese games, including Blue Archive, Wuthering Waves, Goddess of Victory: Nikke, and Genshin Impact.

Oct 4

Spain Game Festival Returns To Tokyo With 12 Studio Pitches

The Spain Game Festival 2026 was held on September 16 at Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo, the day before Tokyo Game Show 2026 opened. The business networking event, organized by the Spanish Trade and Investment Agency and the Spanish Embassy's Economic and Commercial Office, marked its 5th edition. Twelve studios and developers pitched games in about one-minute videos, among them EF Games, Sunblind Games, SelectaPlay, Entalto Publishing and Loadstar Games.

Sep 20

Tokyo Game Show 2026 Draws 257,642 Visitors After Typhoon Cuts Final Day

The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association said Tokyo Game Show 2026 drew 257,642 visitors over four days, September 17 to 20 at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall. The event had been scheduled for five days through September 21, but organizers canceled the final day entirely as Typhoon No. 25 approached, saying they gave top priority to the safety of visitors, exhibitors, and related parties, including travel to and from the venue. The total is below 2025's 263,101 and 2024's 274,739, both of which ran five days. Two days did grow: September 17, the first business day, drew 53,630, and September 19, the first public day, drew 78,678. September 18 drew 52,545 and September 20 drew 72,789. TGS2026 was the event's 30th anniversary, drew 1,138 companies and organizations from 53 countries and regions, and logged a record 3,673 business meetings through the TGS Business Matching System.

Sep 19

CAPCOM Demos Apha Araketa Hunt For Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance At Tokyo Game Show

At Tokyo Game Show 2026, CAPCOM demoed Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, an expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds. The demo hunt pits players against Apha Araketa, classified as one monster but made up of three individuals that fight as a unit. A brighter, larger main Apha Araketa is the target, and the writer says the fight turns on pattern recognition, timing, and resource management.

Sep 19

Matagi Snipers Talk Senior Esports at Tokyo Game Show

At Tokyo Game Show 2026, a talk event titled "Matagi Snipers: The Future of Esports as Told by the Senior Generation" was held on September 17 at the G TUNE/NEXTGEAR booth. The Matagi Snipers are a senior professional esports team operated by S2, an Akita Prefecture IT company, with 16 members all aged 60 or older, the oldest 75, four of them women, and an average age of 67. Speakers included Satoru Kaneko of Mouse Computer, team operations manager Yu Domon of S2, players mark25 (70) and NAGI (66), and Musou Ogata of the Akita Prefecture Esports Federation, with game caster Kunitaka Ebie as MC. Domon described the team's start: a press conference announced the formation, then local media coverage drew applications, but initial members had no PC gaming experience, so the first sessions were computer classes covering how to shut down and handle cables. The team plays VALORANT five days a week. In May 2025 it beat a senior team from Malaysia 2-1.

Sep 18

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Hands-On at Tokyo Game Show Feels a Decade Behind

A Tokyo Game Show 2026 hands-on session with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 left the player unimpressed. The demo sent a custom character through a quest from Gamma, first against weak enemies and then against Broly with three CPU allies. Summoning Vegeta and Trunks allowed temporary transformations. Broly powered up, turned invincible, and fired energy balls that required distance or terrain cover. The piece calls the controls clunky, the environments bland, and the graphics no better than Xenoverse 2 on PS4.

Sep 16

Mouse Computer Opens Tokyo Game Show 2026 Orders For Four Gaming PCs

Mouse Computer began sales at noon on September 17, 2026 for four gaming PC models tied to Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to 21. The lineup splits across two brands. Under G TUNE, the FZ-I5G7L starts at 569,800 yen and the FZ-I7G7L at 589,800 yen, both with 32GB memory and a 1TB NVMe Gen4 SSD. Under NEXTGEAR, the JG-I5G60 starts at 239,800 yen and the JG-I5G7L at 349,800 yen. The shared highlight is a liquid-cooled overclocked GeForce RTX 5070 edition developed with MSI and Asetek, using a 240mm radiator. Mouse Computer says it recorded benchmark scores up to 7.89 percent higher than the air-cooled version, with GPU temperature at 56 degrees Celsius under full load, about 19 degrees lower. Orders run through the company website, direct shops, G-Tune Garage Osaka, the telephone order desk, and the corporate sales desk.

Sep 16

KADOKAWA to Bring Over 100 CSP Creators to Tokyo Game Show 2026

KADOKAWA announced that CSP, the YouTube multi-channel network it operates, will invite more than 100 creators who use the service to Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. TGS2026 keeps a creator invitation category for MCNs and agencies, added the previous year. KADOKAWA will assist the creators and publish their event reports to widen the show's reach.

Sep 16

Tokyo Game Show 2026 Digital Map Adds WASD Walking View

Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, with September 17 and 18 as business days. The venue spans Halls 1 through 11, the International Conference Hall, and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall, with a record 1,138 exhibitors. Its browser-based 3D map, Metamap by Boldright Inc., hides a control that is not listed in the standard instructions: pressing the WASD keys drops the viewpoint into a first-person walk around the floor.

Sep 16

Nakayama To Head Two TGS 2026 Lectures On Indie Games And Japan's Content Strategy

SHAKE4 announced that Atsuo Nakayama will lead a special lecture event at the 4Gamer booth stage at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17. The first session, on September 17 at 15:45, covers indie game trends with Tomoharu Urabe and Masahiko Murakami. The second, on September 18 at 12:00, addresses Japan's entertainment strategy with Noriaki Wada and Kiyokatsu Inoue.

Sep 15

Meshy Gets A Stage Event At Tokyo Game Show 2026

4Gamer will hold a stage event for Meshy, an AI tool that generates 3D models from text and images, at its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth on September 17, 2026, from 14:45 to 15:15. Meshy 7, a model that reads the shape and structure of a reference image, arrived in August 2026. The tool also exhibits at the AI Technology Pavilion during the business days.

Sep 15

Level-5's Hino Acknowledges AI Use in TGS2026 Booth Concept Art

Level-5 president Akihiro Hino said on his own X account that an AI-generated image was used for the company's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth concept art. He argued that making concept CG or AI preview images before an event is common practice at most companies, and said the actual booth is designed by humans and its modeling is carefully handmade. The booth runs September 17 to September 21.

Sep 15

Konami Returns to TGS2026 With Merchandise Booth After 12 Years

Konami Digital Entertainment will run a merchandise booth, KONAMI STYLE TGS STORE, at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opens September 17 at Makuhari Messe. The article reports this is Konami's first merchandise booth in 12 years. Offered goods cover "SILENT HILL: Townfall," releasing September 24, and "Castlevania: Belmont's Curse," releasing October 15, plus shirts marking the 40th anniversary of the ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA command. Shoppers spending 3,000 yen or more receive an original sticker while supplies last.

Sep 14

Cospa Announces Doko Demo Issho, PlayStation, and ASTRO BOT Goods for TGS2026

Cospa Group announced a wave of licensed merchandise tied to Doko Demo Issho, PlayStation, and ASTRO BOT, with early sales at the Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth (Hall 10, 10-W12) from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. The Doko Demo Issho line leads with Toro-themed items: two T-shirts at 3,300 yen each, a rib long sleeve shirt at 4,290 yen, a light dry hoodie at 6,380 yen, a shoulder tote at 2,200 yen, a large tote at 1,980 yen, a 65mm can badge at 605 yen, a hand towel at 715 yen, and an acrylic block figure at 880 yen. PlayStation goods include an M-51 jacket in BLACK and MOSS at 16,500 yen, plating T-shirts at 4,180 yen, a ripstop napsack at 2,530 yen, and pass cases at 1,650 yen. ASTRO BOT offers a T-shirt at 3,300 yen, a hoodie at 6,380 yen, and accessories. General sales for PlayStation and Doko Demo Issho items are planned for mid-December, while ASTRO BOT goods arrive in late November. Reservations run through October 12.

Sep 14

INSOMNIA Sets INS×LAB Talk Session And Fan Meeting At Tokyo Game Show 2026

INS Inc., the company behind the professional esports club INSOMNIA, will appear at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with two programs at the CFD Sales booth in Hall 1, booth 01-C13, both sponsored by the PC parts trading company CFD Sales Inc. The first is the INS×LAB Talk Session on Thursday, September 17, running from 14:00 to 15:00 on the business day. INS Inc. representative Sota Motohashi, a University of Tokyo and Kochi University of Technology researcher listed as John, and a Keio University researcher listed as Hiramatsu will discuss concentration and performance in esports players, using research on INSOMNIA's VALORANT division and its boot camp environment. CrazyPapiyoN is the MC. The second is the INSOMNIA Fan Meeting on Saturday, September 19, from 14:00 to 15:00. It is billed as the club's first multi-division joint fan meeting, with a cross-talk program and five players appearing: MeatPieN and Satwoshi from VALORANT, Jene and Wahochi from Brawl Stars, and Obuyan from the streamer division.

Sep 11

Sapporo Game Camp Brings 20 Student Titles to Tokyo Game Show 2026

Sapporo Game Camp will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 under the Sapporo Game Camp banner, with a playable corner carrying all 20 titles made at Sapporo Game Camp 2025 under the theme "Kakuchou." The booth also covers the Apex Legends Global Series, business meetings and corporate attraction consultation, and demos from seven operating partner companies. Sega Sapporo Studio participates and Ryuya Segawa chairs the executive committee.

Sep 11

Vspo GG Travel Edition Heads To GALLERIA Booth At Tokyo Game Show 2026

Vspo! announced that a travel edition of its official program Vspo GG will run at the GALLERIA booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opens September 17. Two sessions are set for September 20: Street Fighter 6 from 12:30, presented by GALLERIA, and VALORANT from 15:00, supported by Riot Games. The booth also hosts a VRChat session and a Street Fighter League JAPAN 2026 cheering session.

Sep 10

Tokyo Game Show 2026 Adds Rei7 And Otoko Tora To Ambassador Ranks

CESA released the venue map, stage timetable, and exhibitor list for Tokyo Game Show 2026, and named the fourth batch of official ambassadors, TGS BOOSTERZ. The five new groups include VTuber Rei7, Otoko Tora, and former UNISON SQUARE GARDEN drummer Takao Suzuki. With the fourth batch, 30 groups have been assembled across all batches. The show runs five days, September 17 to 21, with 1,138 exhibitors and 3,999 booths.

Sep 10

Capcom Adds Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 and Resident Evil Remakes to TGS2026 Lineup

Capcom published the second wave of its exhibitor information for Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds, set for release on December 4, 2026, joins the booth as a playable demo with two quests: a beginner-oriented hunt for Kematris and a veteran-oriented hunt for Lagiacrus. Demos run multiplayer only in handheld mode, with tickets distributed first come, first served. Three Resident Evil remake titles also join on Switch 2: Resident Evil RE:2 Z version Deluxe Edition, Resident Evil RE:3 Z version, and Resident Evil RE:4 Gold Edition, each playable from its opening story with novelties handed out in limited quantities. Capcom also detailed demo content for previously announced titles including Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Street Fighter 6, and set the Capcom Spotlight | TGS 2026 stream for September 16.

Aug 29

DMM GAMES to Bring Largest Booth Ever to Tokyo Game Show 2026

EXNOA announced DMM GAMES will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with its largest booth ever, located in Hall 3 of Makuhari Messe. The booth will feature hands-on previews of Touken Ranbu Puzzgiri and Muv-Luv Girls Garden, plus stage events with special guests, including a fripSide live and a Touken Ranbu joint stage.

Aug 28

MeetToMatch Business Matching Event Returns for Tokyo Game Show 2026

MeetToMatch will hold its sixth annual Tokyo Edition from September 17 to 20, 2026, during the Tokyo Game Show 2026 period. The event connects Japanese game companies with overseas counterparts through pre-arranged business meetings. Japan-based companies can participate free of charge, with registration available on the dedicated website. Last year, 571 companies from 45 countries took part, including 120 Japanese firms, and 93% of meetings involving Japanese companies were with overseas partners. So far in 2026, 361 companies have registered on the platform, among them Bandai Namco Entertainment, Sega, Kodansha, Shochiku, Colopl, Drecom, G-mode, Kotobuki Solution, Crunchyroll K.K., 505 Games Japan, Active Gaming Media, Toylogic, and Chorus Worldwide. Meetings can be held at Makuhari Messe booths, public spots, rented rooms, restaurants, or online via Zoom, Google Meet, or a proprietary time-zone-adjusting system. Shochiku's Hiroaki Ishige noted that the most common contact he receives at conferences is from people who found him through MeetToMatch. The service is independent of Tokyo Game Show and not an official TGS offering.

Aug 28

Tokyo Game Show 2026 Offers Free LINE Stamps With Cloud, Sonic, Diana

Tokyo Game Show 2026 announced on August 24 that it will distribute free official LINE stamps in collaboration with popular game characters. The stamps became available on August 25 and will be distributed until November 16. Users can obtain them by adding the official TGS2026 LINE account as a friend. The lineup includes Cloud from Final Fantasy VII, Sonic from the Sonic series, Diana from Pragmata, and Astro from Astro Bot. Also included is Tasha Severskaya from Ace Combat 8, a title that has not yet been released. Each stamp features lines that symbolize the characters, such as "Not interested" and "TOO EASY!" Ahead of the distribution, silhouettes of eight stamps were revealed, hinting at the characters and their catchphrases. The event itself is scheduled to run from September 17 to September 21, spanning five days, the longest in its history. Tokyo Game Show marks its 30th anniversary this year, having first been held in 1996.

Aug 27

Nihon Falcom Reveals TGS 2026 Booth With Trails in the Sky the 2nd Goods

Nihon Falcom has published its exhibition details for Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. The company's booth will sit inside the Konami Digital Entertainment booth and will center on a display area commemorating the release of Trails in the Sky the 2nd, scheduled for September 17, 2026. The exhibit will show unreleased illustrations and development documents, plus full-scale weapon replicas that visitors can hold for photo opportunities. Official cosplayers Kipi-san and Ojigi-san will appear as Estelle and Joshua. Attendees will receive a non-sale Puni Puni Can Badge set of seven types, with the daily type varying and quantities limited. Outside the venue and near JR Kaihimmakuhari Station, the company will hand out a special booklet and all ten types of an original uchiwa fan during the three public days. A special online live by Falcom jdk BAND will stream on September 19 at 10:30 a.m. and September 20 at 4:00 p.m., featuring popular Trails series songs; no live stage will be held at the venue.

Aug 17

TGS 2026 Marks 30th Anniversary With Special Site, Projects

The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) opened the Tokyo Game Show 30th anniversary special site on August 17, one month before TGS2026 runs from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The site will post a timeline of the show's 30-year history, past posters, and details of anniversary initiatives. CESA, which also turns 30 this year, will open its own anniversary site on August 26, featuring an interactive online quiz about Japan's game industry history. The anniversary projects include a premium ticket with a pure gold medal, a talk stage with producers of milestone titles, a panel exhibition tracing the industry since 1996, and a support message board. The show also announced new sponsors, including Razer for the Creator Lounge and LINE Yahoo as communication partner, plus the appointment of eight new TGS BOOSTERZ ambassadors. The first episode of the official information program "TGS NEWS STUDIO" aired August 17 at 19:00 on YouTube, Twitch, and X.

Aug 10

Pocky-san Named TGS Indie Ambassador for Fifth Straight Year

CESA announced Pocky-san as the official ambassador for indie games at Tokyo Game Show 2026, marking the fifth consecutive year. The eight finalists for Sense of Wonder Night 2026 were also revealed, with the Platinum Award going to Ridlox's Finding Polka. Pocky-san will serve as a judge and present the Pocky Award during the event.