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Tokyo Game Show kicks off with record number of participants
CHIBA -- The Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's biggest video game conventions, kicked off at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Thursday, displaying hundreds of software titles along with a lineup of video game hardware.
A record 217 companies are participating in the 11th year of the show. A total of 720 software titles and pieces of video game hardware are on exhibit.
On Thursday and Friday the convention is open to the media, invited guests and other related participants. It will be open to the general public over the weekend.
Likely to gain attention are the many game titles available for Nintendo's Wii console, Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 3, and Microsoft's Xbox360. This year visitors can freely play games and the number of software titles for popular cell phone games has increased.
On Thursday, participants were led into the venue when the doors opened at 10 a.m. and people crowded around the most popular games. The entry fee is 1,200 yen for those of junior high school age or older, and free for those of elementary school age or under.
The show is being sponsored by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. Officials said they expected about 160,000 visitors. (Mainichi)