Taipei Game Show 2016 conference plans for Sony-associated properties (featuring first and third party developers) have been announced, and one of the events include a Yakuza series 10th Anniversary Stage Event on January 31st (3:00 PM to 4:00 PM UTC +8:00,) attended by the premier Yakuza man himself: Toshihiro Nagoshi.
Many of us may be more familiar with Tokyo Game Show, but Taipei Game Show is also a highly prominent premier gaming event. Here’s an idea of what Taipei Game Show was like last year. There were more than 1000 booths set up, and just shy of 200 companies with a presence at TGS Across four days, it drew in 300,000 visitors. Last year, it hosted events include game competitions, a cosplay event and a concert for game music, and even held a dedicated event for independent games. This all of after years of growth – in fact, the Taipei Game Show is now in its 14th year!
Here’s to hoping for a fun presentation! Nagoshi very regularly shows up to conferences to help promote Yakuza games (he was present for some time during this past Tokyo Game Show to help announce Yakuza 6.) It’s nice to see him regularly going to bat for a franchise that he’s so close to.