Tokyo Game Show ends as organizers plan five-day 2026 Sept 17-21

Tokyo Game Show 2025 concluded at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Sept. 28 with organizers reporting 263,101 attendees over four days and announcing the event will expand to five days for 2026. The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association, which runs the trade fair, said next year’s Tokyo Game Show will take place Sept. 17 through Sept. 21 at the same venue.

Organizers provided a day-by-day breakdown showing stronger attendance on the two business days and slightly lower turnout on the public days. The first two business days drew 52,352 and 54,779 visitors, while the general public days recorded 77,415 and 78,555 attendees. The four-day total was modestly below 2024’s 274,739 but above the 2023 figure of 243,238. The association also said the show hosted a record 1,136 exhibitors from 47 countries and regions and logged 3,591 business appointments during the trade-focused days. The event streamed 21 programs via its official channels.

Organizers and industry observers tied the change to a growing emphasis on trade activity at the show. Business-day attendance increases were cited as a key reason for adding a fifth day, which organizers said will include an additional public day...