Tokyo Game Show 2010 promising more products, fewer RPGs

by Andrew Yoon on Sep 4th 2010 12:00AM

There are a total of 630 products being shown at this year's Tokyo Game Show, nearly 40 percent more than the 456 products shown last year. However, while there's a lot more on show, it's surprising to see which genres are dwindling down. For example, there are half as many RPGs this year as last (dropping from 52 to 26). Japanese publishers are showing significantly fewer sports and puzzle games this year, as well.

On the upside, there's an increase in shooters (from 10 to 19) and a shocking number of peripherals: 157. Certainly, the release of PlayStation Move, Kinect and the upcoming 3DS must have something to do with that figure!

Most exciting of all is the mysterious "Other" category, which has dramatically increased from 103 to 226. Does this mean we'll see more innovative, genre-bending titles out of this year's TGS? Or, will it mean we're going to see a lot more Square Enix perfumes? See the full rundown of genres for this year versus last after the break.

Genre	2009	2010
Action	115	102
RPG	52	26
Simulation	22	25
Puzzle	59	18
Adventure	13	12
Shooting	10	19
Sports	15	4
Racing	8	8
Peripherals	28	157
Others	103	226

Source: Siliconera

Tags: tgs-2010

Reader Comments (50)

"On the upside, there's an increase in shooters (from 10 to 19)"

........that's an upside?

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Look at all those new peripherals!

The upside is that the majority are probably shmups. Plus, one of the 'shooting games' is bound to be Vanquish. That's win/win.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

If they are anything like Vanquish, then yes, thats an upside.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

I completely agree with you Ezio...

"if its not and FPS it sux! join my FuDz clan ftw!1!!"

....Sheep.

What's the difference between Action and Adventure? o_____O

@Solace

Ninja Gaiden, God of War, Devil May Cry = Action
Zelda, Okami = Adventure

...that's sorta how I see it anyways. =\

@Solace
Action = Mario
Adventure = Zelda

Action- Bad Boys: Miami Takedown
Adventure- Limbo of the Lost

@Solace
Some games could be both. Games like Zelda have action and adventure, though not as much action as say Ratchet and Clank, God of War, or Ninja Gaiden

I...kind of like RPGs.

@Zenith

And I f-in' love that avatar, haha.

Half the amount of RPGs?

Fail, TGS, fail.

@PooPooKaKaBumBum To be fair i have a TON of RPGs from the last year or so that I still havent finished so I could use a brief reduction in the flood of them.

@PN04 - Hell, there are JRPGs from the previous gen that I still haven't gotten around to yet, so I'm relieved for the break as well. Just hope it isn't a sign of things to come, but I doubt it will be; seems like a temporary lull more than anything else.

I'm guessing about half of those 157 peripherals are sex-related add-ons for games and the other half weren't intended to be sex-related but... well... it's Japan.

@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross

inb4 old, tired PS Move joke.

ew thats just overall terrible, the only good thing is more shooters.... peripherals most often tend to be annoying and others... well what the heck is other supposed to be? I would have more liked to see more RPG's as well as action and adventure games. I kinda agree with less puzzle games considering most often they just keep releasing the same stuff over and over... aka the 5 bajilion tetris games

more bullet-hell shmups plox

my guess is most of Peripherals are for stuff like move and kinect (not that you'd need anything extra...but companies like to do that crap..especially nintendo) so sad that over half of the products are Peripherals

Team Ico Collection or bust.

PSP2???

A sad day indeed to see RPGs dwindling so much.

@Nintari Ha yes. That and the title made my heart stop.

I'd like to see more adventure games personally, especially on the PS3

Peripherals 28>157 !?
I guess many of those rubbish wiimote addon will be "ported" to ps move?

and what's wrong with RPGs?

See, that's the problem, Japan; its not that you make too many RPGS....its the fact that 99% of them are literally the exact same game re-skinned. I love RPGs, but considering I am no longer gaming in the years of the PS1 I need something other than what you generally offer. Also, considering I am a big boy with bills, a family, rent, etc....I do not want every damn RPG you put out to exceed 60-70 hours by default. Game like Oblivion where I can make it as long as I want to is perfect because I can do new things everytime I pop the game in...JRPGs are almost always the exact same thing over and over and over. Only series I can tolerate like that anymore seems to the Shin Megami Tensei...anything.

@sammo21 yeh but Oblivion have shitty character design on character personalization, horrible weapon armor design poor plot and poor populated world with NO comrades to help you i'm you quest. in oblivion (and fallout 3) you are alone NPC don't have personalties they are just a robots giving you quests. J-rpg is a story, characters and awesome design, for me it's more appealing than open world of loneliness that oblivion and fallout 3 is yes sometimes J-rpgs repeat themselves but i'm totally fine with that it's not like they are exactly same only some parts.

@DokiDokiBawanga JRPG's are horrible cliched stories with the same androgynous characters featuring a main character who always has an extreme case of amnesia. Japanese games follow the same rote formula all the time, which is why Japanese developers are starting to look outside the country for new ideas. The sad thing is that annoying Japanophiles will defend the lack of innovation and blindly buy anything that has anything to do with Japan.

@jmood88 and western rpg don't have story at all. i you want new interesting stories read books man. i'm jut enjoying experience and not give a damn about cliches. there always be a J haters that don't even like the J ganre. main Char. have amnesia SO what of it? it's a very normal plot device and story is just start from it. Haters gonna hate. now back to your stupid halolz, GoWs and FPSes in RPG disguise.

@DokiDokiBawanga lmao. Oh just so you know, I'm Japanese but I don't worship everything that Japanese people make. Also, the Mass Effect series has a much better story than the stuff you claim to love.

@jmood88 SO whats your point that your Japanese ? nationality is nothing to do with it. Yes i agree Mass Effect is awesome but it's only one gem in the sea of shit. and for me FFXIII story as much more engaging than Mass Effect.

So "Others" are actually dating sims?

No need too worry folks these are just words lets wait for the TGS im sure there will be things for everybodys flavor and thats how it should be.

i love J-RPGs more the any other genre! damn i guess upcoming TGS will be not much to look at.

More Square Enix perfumes. Sephiroth Eau de Toilette came out last month.

I wish I was kidding.

Japan's really starting to let go of the RPG genre?
No.
Not if it means I can't have my god damn Disgaea.

@Teh Rei They're never going to let go because I decide what Japan does, and does not do. They will keep making RPG's. Exactly...

I'm scared of the volume of peripherals this year over last... do we really need 100 more plastic guitar models?

Is there any chance that "others" includes a bunch of un-announced/secret RPGs?

Lack of RPGs makes me sad. There are hardly any at E3 these days, so it was relied on the good people across the Pacific to come through and deliver the soon-to-be-localized goods.

Japan, it IS possible to innovate and spurn the Japanese gaming market back to former glory without completely denying your roots :(

Monster Hunter Protable 3rd is the only game I care about at TGS...

I was honestly hoping that Japan would come up with a new RPG formula sooner than this, and yet they still haven't, not really. I love a good rpg with a fun game system that supports the plot, sure enough. But they do need to take more chances. Rather than take more chances with alternate RPGs though it looks like they are just cutting back on them since they don't sell as well as they used to. Shame, japan. I'm hoping that some of those Others COULD be rpg-type games that are so far from the formula that they defy the RPG categorization, but I don't have my hopes up that high.

"Fewer RPGs"

Son of a bitch.

More shooters? I think we have enough brown and gray "shootan geams".

ahhhh, i see this is the year of the peripheral

Well, guess I won't be going to TGS this year.

does other include cosplay?

Quality over quantity is what I hope for.

Things have to be bad when Japan is tired of crappy RPGs!

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