Tokyo Game Show 2026 Makuhari Messe. Sept 17–21. 30th anniversary. Longest run yet: five days.
Business days Thu–Fri. Public Sat–Mon. 1,138 exhibitors, 53 countries. Ambassadors: NIJISANJI’s Rei7 and Otoro. Opening ceremony streamed this morning.
Already on shelves today (not a TGS reveal)
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (Switch 2) and Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (PS5 / Switch 2 / Switch / PC) both launched this morning.
That’s the consumer news under the TGS banner.
Capcom Spotlight (Sept 16)
Night-before show. No brand-new IP.
- Mega Man: Dual Override — Proto Man deep dive, chip system, Spring 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance — expansion update
- Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — Oct 9, $29.99; Switch 2 bundle $49.99 same day
- Street Fighter 6 — Arjun playable at the booth, live Oct 14
- PRAGMATA — Mega Man collab pack free today
- Resident Evil 2 / 3 / 4 remakes native on Switch 2 Oct 16, with 7, Village, Requiem already in that push
Xbox Broadcast (Sept 17, 7 p.m. JST)
Misuzu Araki. Partner reel + Kojima closer.
Headlines: PHYSINT lead is Bill Skarsgård.
MW4 campaign trailer, early access Oct 16, ships Oct 23.
Crazy Taxi: World Tour Japan map, 2027. Persona 4 Revival Feb 2027,
Game Pass. now officially Ni no Kuni. Faraday Blues world premiere, 2027.
Shape of Dreams and Fallout 76: The Slasher playable now.
Wo Long 2 March 4, 2027.
Cat’s name is Midori.
Floor: MW4 MP booth, Minecraft Dungeons II (Game Pass Sept 29), FanFest with Major Nelson.
Other floor / stages worth the trip
- Konami — first JP playable Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse (Oct 15). Silent Hill: Townfall exhibit. Konami 40th / ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA corner.
- Sega — playable Crazy Taxi, P4 Revival, STRANGER THAN HEAVEN (Ryu Ga Gotoku stage today).
- Shueisha Games — world-first Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton demo; JP-first UN:Me.
- Koei Tecmo — Kusuriya no Hitorigoto talk, Nobunaga’s Ambition playable.
That’s day-one TGS. Public days start Saturday.
The clip that left the building is still Kojima.
