(12 Sep 2019) LEAD IN: Tokyo Game Show is back in full swing once again, showing off the latest games and technologies from forty countries around the world.
Businesses are predicting the popularity of mobile games ahead of the introduction of 5G.
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The Tokyo Game Show is a massive event, attracting gamers from far and wide.
Today traders and gaming professionals are here to get a closer look at products from 655 companies worldwide, 350 of them are home grown.
It's the biggest Tokyo Game Show so far with 2417 booths, a record number featuring 1522 game titles.
Some of the biggest exhibits from the major companies were Capcom's Monster Hunter World: Iceborn, Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII remake, and Kojima Production's Death Stranding.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborn is the latest from Capcom's Monster Hunter series.
It tacks on large amount of content to the best selling Monster Hunter World, which was released in January 2018.
The new version is set in a frozen land where players together can set out to hunt newly released monsters.
Visitor Akos Fodor says: "I'm definitely looking forward to getting this when it comes out. But yes, I only got to play one part, and it was definitely enjoyable. The time was enough for me to get through. I wouldn't say it will be enough for someone who never played Monster Hunter before. It's definitely not a newbie friendly game."
First released in September 1997, Final Fantasy VII is getting a remake set for release on March 3rd of next year.
This year's Square Enix booth featured long lines of people waiting to get their hands on a playable demo.
Kojima Productions has kept much of Death Stranding's fanbase in the dark about what the game is truly about.
Death Stranding had it's own theatre in the Playstation booth where posters and art designs of the characters were posted on the walls between showings of the game's latest trailer.
Death Stranding is set to release later this year on November 8th.
Outside the major console games, there's growing demand for mobile games.
According to the game show's organisers, about 30 percent of all exhibited titles at this year's event were for iOS and Android operating systems, they say its evidence of the continued popularity of smartphone games.
Along with the many booths showing off the latest apps, one of the biggest exhibits were from one of Japan's major phone providers, NTT Docomo.
Docomo's booth was all about 5G, the latest in mobile internet, promising the fastest speeds so far.
Takaaki Sezaki, a manager in Docomo's consumer business department, says that one of 5G's greatest impacts will be on the entertainment industry, especially with the continuing rise of mobile gaming.
"Game publishing, watching people stream online, anything that has to do with the gaming industry is going to rapidly expand with the implementation of a 5G system," he says.
One of the more interesting technologies featured at the event was Gatebox's hologram companion, also called the Gatebox.
The device features a hologram character that can interact with people speaking to it.
Aside from conversing with the character at home, users can also use the Japanese messaging app LINE to continue conversations with their digital companion through text.
Yuri Washimi, a member of Gatebox's Marketing Team says that they hope to see their technology expand and grow throughout the world.
Tokyo Game Show 2019 will open to the public this weekend when at least 250,000 visitors are expected.
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