The Tokyo Game Show 2009 unfolded yesterday across the sensationalism of screens and lights to present the most anticipated developments by the otaku, in an increasingly competitive market and a very close game.
Thus the devotees of video games (otaku) over time might prove popular new versions of such successful titles as Final Fantasy, Tekken, in its sixth version, or the Wining Eleven, during the opening ceremony, according to agency EFE news.
Although fewer launchings in 2008, is expected until Sunday, in an atmosphere of noise and partying, some 180,000 faithful from digital games come to a show that, in crisis, has also reduced its size.
Among the 750 titles presented in this edition, the news flashes that most attracted were those of Sony for PlayStation, submitted by the Final Fantasy XIII and Grand Turismo 5, while Konami showed off a new Wining Eleven (proevolution Soccer) "strongly based movements and technique Messi ", explained to EFE one of its creators.
This year, Nintendo has another completely absent, as the company does not participate in this meeting since the late 90s, despite being one of the great regard in the industry.
According to a company spokesman Konami, "has not noticed a significant contraction despite the crisis" and the number of visitors is still massive, another indication that home entertainment continues to display strong during the economic crisis.
In the video game section highlights at the fair presentation of the PSP Go, the portable version of the PlayStation, with new controls removable and the ability to download games, music and movies from the internet.
The new console goes on sale next week in North America and November in Japan, in order to cope with the tough competitor that represents the Nintendo DS, the best selling gaming device in Japan.
Sony also staged its new PS3, lighter and cheaper, which was presented earlier this month in Europe and that first saw in the amazing surroundings of a fair, in which fans are wrapped in the atmosphere of his favorite video game.
Brand new this year are focused on Internet and online gaming, while PlayStation introduced a system to play in a three-dimensional environment through special glasses.
According to one of the creators of the new release of Metal Gear Solid, "the future is to make the gaming experience more interactive, participatory and more freedom of movement, all over the internet and cooperative games."
However, there are things that change less as reissues of classics like Street Fighter, Capcom or Sega FIFA 10, which continue to stir passions among more traditional fans.
Similarly, older Japanese, who remain loyal to the game, were attracted to the samurai epics, a genre little known abroad but that raises passions among the Nipponese.
In addition, new generations of Japanese otaku are inclined to the adventure games based on anime and manga characters, such as role play "Fullmetal Alchemist", or an image very close to Final Fantasy as "End of Eternity" and "Bayonetta "Sega.
