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Square Enix, Capcom Booths Are A Teeming Mass Of Humanity
Posted by Luke Plunkett at 8:00 PM on October 11, 2008
There's no question about what's most popular amongst the locals here at TGS. It's not even close. Seems every single person is here for one of two things. Or, hell, probably both. They're here for the Square Enix, and they're here for Capcom.
These signs are all over Capcom's booths. From left to right, it's Monster Hunter 3, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5. All three say, basically, they're not letting any more people in. No more. There are too many. Only one other place on the whole showroom has a sign like that.
And, yes, it's Square Enix. That sign for the Square Enix Mega Theatre - which was showing new FFXIII and FFXIII vs trailers - went up before 10:00. And the show wasn't even supposed to open until 10:00. That's how quick the tickets ran out.
All of which basically means that nearly every single person at TGS is trying to cram themselves into those two company's booths.
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Tyrannical
Posted 9:21 PM 11/10/08
More crowd reports please, any maybe with number of demo booths per game?
Any JP interest in Fable II at all?
Tyrannical
PsycheE
Posted 9:16 PM 11/10/08
I would definitely commit a misdemeanor if I was in the middle of that clusterfuck.
PsycheE
LordChris915
Posted 9:13 PM 11/10/08
Any chance of SE announcing any new titles?
LordChris915
LordChris915
Posted 9:13 PM 11/10/08
@CmdrBladeHearts:
Woo ORGY!!
LordChris915
wocyob
Posted 9:07 PM 11/10/08
there both great companys isnt EAs booth not getting people at all.... hahaha EA
wocyob
maraxusofk
Posted 9:06 PM 11/10/08
hell if i was at tgs, id try to cram myself into those 2 booths. from the looks of it though, it wouldnt be too bad. i mean the guys in the pic dont look too sweaty and fat so it would be a lil more bearable than *cough e3 2006 cough*
maraxusofk
Jnas
Posted 9:05 PM 11/10/08
I want that SE closed mega theatre sign...dunno why.
Jnas
CmdrBladeHearts
Posted 9:04 PM 11/10/08
And with that you get an orgy.
CmdrBladeHearts
Strife56
Posted 9:41 PM 11/10/08
@Tyrannical:
It could be down to advertising, perhaps they don't advertise the likes of Gears of War over there, because to be honest, anyone who likes Resident Evil 4/5 and Metal Gear Solid 4, should really be comfortable with the feel and controls of Gears.
Strife56
get2sammyb
Posted 9:38 PM 11/10/08
CAPCOM!
get2sammyb
clumsypanda
Posted 9:37 PM 11/10/08
I loathe you, closed mega theatre!
clumsypanda
Tyrannical
Posted 9:31 PM 11/10/08
@mrwumasta:
I don't get how BioHazzard and Metal Gear are popular in JP, while similar western games are not.
Tyrannical
zetopazio
Posted 9:30 PM 11/10/08
I love Square-Enix and Capcom too!
zetopazio
mrwumasta
Posted 9:26 PM 11/10/08
Goes to show that JRPGs are still big business. Too big if you ask me, but they sure do eat them up. I'd like to see more Demon's Soul coverage because it looked pretty interesting. Also I would like to see how the Japanese are handling Gears 2. Wasn't the first Gears fairly popular? I can see them enjoying a bloody romp, full of large manly men, especially cause it is 3rd person.
mrwumasta
Frologic
Posted 9:58 PM 11/10/08
Damn closed theater. When can we see the trailers??
Frologic
Hassun
Posted 10:20 PM 11/10/08
@mrwumasta:
+ Watch video
Hassun
MetaKz
Posted 10:20 PM 11/10/08
Speaking of a teeming mass of humanity...
... I am feeling great. Thank you.
Were there even companies other than Capcom/Square?
MetaKz
damatman
Posted 10:11 PM 11/10/08
@LordChris915: I do want KH3 to be announced. Why won't they do it already. Stupid side games...
damatman
peejmgs
Posted 11:21 PM 11/10/08
@Jnas: That's a completely natural instinct left over from college.
peejmgs
Johnny_Under
Posted 11:34 PM 11/10/08
I would fight that many people for the chance to be able to sit in Edgeworth's office.
Johnny_Under
Lixie
Posted 11:46 PM 11/10/08
Fire hazard. It's all that comes to mind.
Lixie
kakihara
Posted 12:59 AM 12/10/08
@Lixie: For real, they should have limited the number of 360's per cubic meter.
kakihara
jacke1
Posted 2:37 AM 12/10/08
If they were to make their own console it might just tie the Wii.
jacke1
Kia
Posted 3:30 AM 12/10/08
@LordChris915: Can we not wait until Square actually releases the games they've been promising us for years? Christ!
Kia
DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin
Posted 5:45 AM 12/10/08
@Tyrannical: Because those games have style and flash unlike generic crap like Halo. Thats why Gears was somewhat successful for the time it was released considering how bad the 360 was doing in Japan at that point.
Cliffy B even said there was a lot of JRPG influence in the world design and cutscenes.
DontTouchMyDaughterYouFilthyGaijin
demonknightinuyasha
Posted 6:57 AM 12/10/08
personally if i was at tgs i'd be trying to cram myself into tecmo's booth companions >.>
seriously though i'd want to see everything (of the show and the companions) so i'd be sad if i got there to get tickets just to find out the mega theater is closed..how big is a mega theater anyways? >.>
demonknightinuyasha
Ryuk
Posted 11:04 AM 12/10/08
There's something about a closed mega theater that seems....stupid?
Trailers are meant to show off your games and how they're progressing, but you only show it off to the people who are NOT the majority of your consumers (Hello? There are millions of us here at home), and to the people you show it to, they can't take pics or record video, so explaining the experience is absolutely pointless.
"I have a video to show everyone. Well, technically just you. We hope to sell this game big."
And it DOES sell big.
Mind-boggling.
Ryuk
Polite Society
Posted 2:02 PM 13/10/08
@CmdrBladeHearts: i dare say it wouldn't be a very pretty orgy >_>
ugh... you made me imagine it >_<
Polite Society