We just got back from the 2006 Tokyo Game Show and boy are our game playing hands tired. Overall, it was an incredible weekend of debauchery and pwning. The show floor was about twice as packed as it was last year, and Nintendo was absent as usual. I can only imagine how large the crowds would be if Nintendo decided they wanted to showcase the Wii. We did see a few vendors displaying their Wii goods. One of them was showing of Elebits. Overall, it seems like the Wii will have a strong debut.
The Elebits display area
There were a couple of interesting highlights from the show that stood out in my mind. Canada had a area at the show all to themselves, where they were pushing Canadian Gaming to the Japanese. Yes, when I say Canada, I mean the govermment of Canada. I talk to an embassy representative named Stephane and he indicated to me that the Canadian Game Industries was ready to take Japan. With companies such as Bioware, and the former ATI leading the way, it’s hard to see them not being successful. I’ll have more updates as I get my pictures uploaded.
Stéphane-Enric Beaulieu Talks about Canada at the TGS
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