Games Japan Festa 2005

Source: IGN

There’s no doubting that the Tokyo Game Show is the biggest yearly event in Japanese gaming, but those who can’t get up to Tokyo for the September event have had a second option for the past few years: the Games Japan Festival. Set in Osaka, a two hour Shinkansen ride from Tokyo, this year’s event took place over the weekend.

In all, 21 companies had 88 games on display at the event. While most of the titles were identical to their Tokyo Game Show builds, there were a few updates, and some new games all together.

Nintendo’s presence at the show focused primarily on the DS, although there was some GameCube and Game Boy Advance product shown as well. GameCube was represented by Mario Party 7, which saw release in Japan this past week. The DS had Animal Crossing and Mario Kart.

Source: IGN

There’s no doubting that the Tokyo Game Show is the biggest yearly event in Japanese gaming, but those who can’t get up to Tokyo for the September event have had a second option for the past few years: the Games Japan Festival. Set in Osaka, a two hour Shinkansen ride from Tokyo, this year’s event took place over the weekend.

In all, 21 companies had 88 games on display at the event. While most of the titles were identical to their Tokyo Game Show builds, there were a few updates, and some new games all together.

Nintendo’s presence at the show focused primarily on the DS, although there was some GameCube and Game Boy Advance product shown as well. GameCube was represented by Mario Party 7, which saw release in Japan this past week. The DS had Animal Crossing and Mario Kart.