TGS2026 Draws 257,642 Visitors Across Four Days
The four-day gate count of 257,642 landed with a full day lost to a typhoon, so the number reflects a shortened show rather than a soft one.
Key Facts
- Tokyo Game Show 2026 was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from September 17 to 20.
- The September 21 final day of Tokyo Game Show 2026 was canceled because of Typhoon No. 25.
- Tokyo Game Show 2026 drew 257,642 visitors across four days, according to PANORA.
- The DFM Hakoshi #66 Fighting Gamer Idiots Decisive Battle TGS2026 Business Trip Edition Mini was held from 10:30 on September 20 at the Mouse Computer booth in Exhibition Hall 8, booth 08-N06.
- The G TUNE FG-A7G80 shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2026 stage is a DFM collaboration PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and GeForce RTX 5080 graphics.
Reporting from 3 sources: Game Spark, Inside, PANORA.
Tokyo Game Show 2026 ran at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from September 17 to 20. The final day, September 21, was canceled because of Typhoon No. 25. Organizers counted 257,642 visitors over the four days, per PANORA. The event marked the 30th anniversary. Mouse Computer exhibited in Exhibition Hall 8 at booth 08-N06, running stage events alongside a PC trial area. One stage was the DFM Hakoshi #66 Fighting Gamer Idiots Decisive Battle TGS2026 Business Trip Edition Mini, held from 10:30 on September 20. DFM's Itabashi Zangief and caster Nakao hosted. Contestants split into two teams: Naruo, GO1, and caster Aru on one side; Eita, SCARZ pro Akutagawa, and university student Shuji on the other. Questions covered elementary and junior high material plus computer topics. The featured machine was the G TUNE FG-A7G80, a DFM collaboration PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and GeForce RTX 5080 graphics. The booth also showed the FG-A7G70 with an RTX 5070.
The cosplay photo report from the show floor focused on VRChat and VTuber booths, with photographer Mu shooting pairs at several stands.
- VRChat: Komano-Komano- and Shintaya, plus Miltina and Tanya
- VRChat: Lasyusha and Issa
- MSI: Mihoshi Mei and Tsukisaki Meari
- STORM: Yamakaze Ran and Sayoyon
- Wizardry Variants Daphne: Ophelia and Ringoame, and Marianne and Erineko
- NEXON / Phaledria: Shami and Dekamori Takane
Back at the Mouse Computer stage, the DFM segment was cut to a 90-minute "business trip edition mini" and ran a team battle for the first time, with the winner decided on combined individual and team scores. Eita filled in for KEI.B, who withdrew because of poor health. Questions included writing "Kaihin Makuhari" in kanji and a fraction problem, (1/2 + 1/3) ÷ 5/6. Shuji answered "Animal Day" when asked for the date of a national holiday. After the stage, the performers played a match session against fans. The FG-A7G80 carries 32GB (16GB×2, dual channel) memory and a 2TB NVMe Gen4×4 M.2 SSD, with an original side panel drawn by a DFM creator and team-color RED trim. An optical drive can be added through customization.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.