Arclight Co., Ltd.
Japan’s largest analog game event “Game Market 2024 Spring” held Great attention from overseas! The analog game festival that attracted 25,000 people last time has more than 1,000 booths!
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ArcLight Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will hold Japan’s largest analog game event “Game Market 2024 Spring” from April 27th (Saturday) to April 28th (Sunday) at Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Building 1, It will be held in Halls 2 and 3.
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▼What is an analog game?
A general term for games that do not require a power source, including board games, card games, table games, TRPGs (Table Talk Role Playing Games), TCGs (Trading Card Games), murder mystery games, etc. While the games themselves are fun, they are also attracting attention as a face-to-face “communication tool” in recent years as digitalization continues to advance.
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Game Market is a major event where people of all ages can enjoy analog games all day long. The event has been held for over 20 years since it was first held in 2000, and has grown in size year by year, with the number of visitors currently reaching around 20,000 each year.
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exhibitors, while the corporate booths will be a great success with major production announcements, advance sales, and event-limited items.
▼Click here to see the venue!
[Video 2: https://prtimes.jp/api/movieim.php?url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=850ehhiSd0g] Lots of special booths and projects!
▼Game Market Special Stage
A special stage will appear in the game market again this time. The gorgeous stage performance by a variety of guests from Japan and abroad is full of highlights!
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You can view the previous stage from the URL below.
Game Market official youtube account:
https://m.youtube.com/@gamemarket_jimukyoku/videos
▼“New game exhibition corner”
We are exhibiting new products from this game market that were voluntarily provided by exhibitors. You can freely pick up the items and check the contents, so if you are visiting for the first time, we recommend checking out this corner set up in the center of the venue.
[Image 11: https://prtimes.jp/i/41113/55/resize/d41113-55-bf8a28ce91447fb025f3-15.jpg&s3=41113-55-c65206984d0ed5a124b79ce4d184901f-2315×752.jpg] ▼Let’s enjoy Saturday night too! Free play space “Game Market Night” As a first attempt, we have opened a small play space that can be used for free after the event ends on Saturday! You can bring the games you purchased on the day and start playing them right away. You might be able to get the game you’re interested in on Sunday! ?
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There will be a “Big Game Park” where you can enjoy a huge game that you can enjoy using your whole body and an experience unique to the event, and a “Free Play Space” that can be used for free and without registration, which will be set up only on Sundays.
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Name: Game Market 2024 Spring
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall 1, 2, 3
Date: April 27th (Sat), 28th (Sun), 2024
Event time: 11:00-17:00
Admission fee: 1,500 yen (tax included) / Free for high school students and below
*On the day of the event, you may purchase your ticket in cash at the counter, but you will be charged an additional 500 yen (tax included) as a handling fee, so we recommend purchasing electronic tickets even on the day of the event.
*If you wish to enter from 11:00 on the 27th (Sat), you will need to purchase an “Early 11:00 Admission Ticket (Sat)” (3,000 yen including tax).
Limited to 2,500 tickets, only electronic tickets will be sold. *Admission is free for elementary school students and younger when accompanied by a guardian, and for junior high and high school students with their student ID from the following times.
After 12:00 on Saturday, April 27th / After 11:00 on Sunday, April 28th For event details, please refer to the official website
(https://www.gamemarket.jp/).
▼How to purchase tickets
Advance sales of electronic tickets will begin at 10:00 on Friday, March 29th at “E+” and “Ticket Pia.”
*Please note that ticket types differ depending on the sales site. “Ticket Pia”
URL: https://w.pia.jp/t/gamemarket/
Ticket sales: April 27th (Sat) 11am early admission ticket / 12pm admission ticket
April 28th (Sunday) 11am admission ticket
“E+”
URL: https://eplus.jp/gamemarket2024-spring/
Ticket type: April 27th (Sat) 12:00 noon admission ticket
April 28th (Sunday) 11am admission ticket
▼Catalog (Admission ticket exchange ticket not included)
Sales start: March 29, 2024 (Friday)
Sales site (Amazon): https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08LBHZW17
▼Held materials
Total of 1057 booths over 2 days
(Area 74 booths / General 971 booths / Special 12 booths)
▼Sponsored by
Arclight Co., Ltd.
http://www.arclight.co.jp/
▼Management
Game market office
More details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000055.000041113.html