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Record attendance for TGS

222,668 visit four day show, dates for next year's event announced

The Tokyo Game Show broke attendance records this year, as 222,668 visitors flocked to the show.

Figures from Andriasang show the opening day of the show, which draws press and consumers alike, also broke records for single day attendance with 86,251 attendees.

Last year 207,647 people attended the four day event.

In comparison, this year 275,000 people attended Gamescom in Germany.

The organiser CESA has also announced that next year's show will take pace September 20-23 at the Makuhari Messe convention centre.

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