METAL SUITS, Tokyo Game Show 2023 Exhibition Participation Review
Following exhibiting in Gamescom 2023 in August, we exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2023 in September. Although it was smaller than Gamescom, it consisted of four large halls, and a separate space was provided for business meetings. All holes were organized a little tighter than at Gamescom, making it a very well-organized event overall.
The weather was very humid and hot, like summer in Korea. Even on the first day of the event, the B2B start date, the air conditioner did not work properly, so we had to sweat profusely during the event.
Unlike Gamescom, this time all the Eggtart Inc. members participated in the event. Although it was an immoderate decision at the company level, it was made with the hope that all members developing the game would have a variety of experiences by watching users play and react at the event.
We were able to set up a booth in the Korean pavilion with support from the KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency), and during the four-day event period, the first two days were B2B and the remaining two days were B2C.
I think it was a big help to distribute press releases in Japan about 3 weeks before TGS with the help of a Japanese media person(Masa Kei - https://twitter.com/MasaKei123) I met by chance at the Banggusuk Indie Game Show before visiting the Tokyo Game Show.
Link - Go to the press release link in Japan
Additionally, the press release was viewed more than 90,000 times on Twitter. We would like to thank Masa Kei from Japan for his great help with this post.
Many people came to our booth during the event. About 20 people cleared the boss. They showed superior gaming skills than the German visitors who visited Gamescom.
What was most impressive about this event was the coverage by local media and Korea Ruliweb. All of the reporters cleared the boss in one play. Not only were their gaming skills good, but the article was so in-depth that I could tell that they were a user who had played a lot of the genre over the years.
Link - Go to the local media article in Japan
Link - Go to the Ruliweb's coverage article
And a person named "ゴロー2000才" from Dengeki Online, who is famous in Japan, visited and filmed a video.
Link - Go to ゴロー2000才's Twitter
Link - Watch ゴロー2000才's METAL SUITS gameplay video
After the 4-day exhibition, we returned with a successful conclusion to the event. If the many doubts we had internally through Gamescom 2023 turned into confidence, in the Tokyo Game Show 2023, we gained great confidence that our game could be worked globally. Additionally, as all of the members participated in the exhibition event, I think everyone, including me, developed a similar sense of self-confidence. And above all, I think the great achievement is that we have become a stronger team than before through exhibitions in events and training camps(?).
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We had business meetings with many domestic and global companies at the Tokyo Game Show 2023, and we plan to do our best to produce good results through continuous consultation.
In the next post, I will explain the added suits and new planets.
Thank you for reading the game dev journal until the end, and if you are interested in our project, please add and follow us.
The weather was very humid and hot, like summer in Korea. Even on the first day of the event, the B2B start date, the air conditioner did not work properly, so we had to sweat profusely during the event.
Unlike Gamescom, this time all the Eggtart Inc. members participated in the event. Although it was an immoderate decision at the company level, it was made with the hope that all members developing the game would have a variety of experiences by watching users play and react at the event.
We were able to set up a booth in the Korean pavilion with support from the KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency), and during the four-day event period, the first two days were B2B and the remaining two days were B2C.
I think it was a big help to distribute press releases in Japan about 3 weeks before TGS with the help of a Japanese media person(Masa Kei - https://twitter.com/MasaKei123) I met by chance at the Banggusuk Indie Game Show before visiting the Tokyo Game Show.
Link - Go to the press release link in Japan
Additionally, the press release was viewed more than 90,000 times on Twitter. We would like to thank Masa Kei from Japan for his great help with this post.
Many people came to our booth during the event. About 20 people cleared the boss. They showed superior gaming skills than the German visitors who visited Gamescom.
What was most impressive about this event was the coverage by local media and Korea Ruliweb. All of the reporters cleared the boss in one play. Not only were their gaming skills good, but the article was so in-depth that I could tell that they were a user who had played a lot of the genre over the years.
Link - Go to the local media article in Japan
Link - Go to the Ruliweb's coverage article
And a person named "ゴロー2000才" from Dengeki Online, who is famous in Japan, visited and filmed a video.
Link - Go to ゴロー2000才's Twitter
Link - Watch ゴロー2000才's METAL SUITS gameplay video
After the 4-day exhibition, we returned with a successful conclusion to the event. If the many doubts we had internally through Gamescom 2023 turned into confidence, in the Tokyo Game Show 2023, we gained great confidence that our game could be worked globally. Additionally, as all of the members participated in the exhibition event, I think everyone, including me, developed a similar sense of self-confidence. And above all, I think the great achievement is that we have become a stronger team than before through exhibitions in events and training camps(?).
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We had business meetings with many domestic and global companies at the Tokyo Game Show 2023, and we plan to do our best to produce good results through continuous consultation.
In the next post, I will explain the added suits and new planets.
Thank you for reading the game dev journal until the end, and if you are interested in our project, please add and follow us.