Volume 2 Issue 6 December 2006 Sony ... - Hardcore Gamer

It held its fair share of surprises, and offered the wonderfully
claustrophobic atmosphere we journalists associate with big
industry events such as this. TGS 2006 had a distinct sense
of urgency and importance within the world of gaming. Most
of the big names and big games were on hand for one of the
most relevant TGS events in years.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE SHOW IN TOKYO
A JUNKET JOURNAL BY: DANIEL KAYSER OF GAMETRAILERS.COM
This past September, the gaming world descended upon Japan
for the annual showcase known as the Tokyo Game Show. I
was fortunate enough to be in the thick of it all, reporting
on the show and harvesting gaming-related content, and of
course experiencing rst-hand the spectacle that is TGS.
The show took place less than two months before the launch
of both Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii. Huge,
blockbuster titles were expected to be on the oor or at
least showcased in a manner that they hadn’t been before.
Of course, the recent demise (or at least signicant altering
of) the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles
ensured that all eyes would be on the second biggest trade
event in the industry. It was go time for Sony, “make or
break” time for Microsoft in Japan, and the biggest stage the
industry currently has to showcase its lineup of the latest
mega-hit titles.
Before I go any further, though, I wanted to clarify something
for those who might not know it. Nintendo traditionally
doesn’t have anything to do with the Tokyo Game Show. Why?
No one is totally sure, but it has been
this way for a while now and people
have gotten used to it, so it’s just
one of those things you learn to
accept. I mention this so that any
Nintendo fans reading the article
will know that I’m not ignoring
the “Big N” when I discuss the
happenings regarding their hated
rivals Sony and Microsoft.
The rst day of the show was “for
media only,” but there seemed
to be a lot more journalists
in attendance than usual.
Maybe this was because of
the aforementioned changes
to E3, or perhaps it was the
amazing buzz surrounding the
PlayStation 3. At any rate, the
rst major event was the Sony
press conference taking place
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