The official Nintendo Twitter account has confirmed this morning that the Kyoto-based company won’t be participating in the upcoming Tokyo Game Show. The company generally doesn’t make an appearance at TGS but the tweet is basically informing smaller companies who participate in the popular Japanese gaming showcase. The 2021 Tokyo Game Show kicks off on 30th September and will feature big gaming companies such as Square Enix and Microsoft’s Xbox team.
Tokyo Game Show official schedule:
September 30
- 10:00: TGS Online Opening
- 11:00: Keynote: We’ll always have games.
- 12:00: GameraGame Now Tokyo Game Show 2021 Special
- 1:00: SNK – King of Fighters XV Special Program (English）
- 4:00: SK Telecom Game Show
- 5:00: Team Madness Games – It’s Mealtime! Presentation
- 6:00: Microsoft – Xbox Live Stream
- 7:00: Konami – New information to reveal for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel along with updates across key titles
- 8:00: Spike Chunsoft Special
- 9:00: D3Publisher Live broadcast
- 10:00: Capcom Online Presentation
- 11:00: IzanagiGames – Yurukill Special!
October 1
- 10:00 TGS Official Program – Undecided
- 11:00 Sense of Wonder Night 2021
- 4:00 NTTe-Sports – Undecided
- 5:00 Happinet Game Showcase (1st stage)
- 6:00 505 Games Upcoming Titles Showcase
- 7:00 Square Enix Presents
- 8:00 Bandai Namco – Undecided
- 9:00 Level-5 – Undecided
- 10:00 Sega/Atlus – Undecided
October 2
- 9:00: TGS Official Program – Undecided
- 10:00: Happinet Game Showcase (2nd stage)
- 12:00: Tencent Games
- 12:30: Japan Game Awards 2021
- 2:00: Lilith Games Warpath, New Game Release Conference
- 4:00: GungHo Online Entertainment – Undecided
- 6:00: Japan Game Awards: 2021 Games of the Year Division
- 8:00: Koei Tecmo Special Program
- 10:00: Konami – Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 4th Heart Stage/First Gameplay Reveal
- 11:00: DMM Games – Undecided
October 3
- 10:00: TGS Official Program – Undecided
- 11:00: S-Game – New ARPG arrives, new expedition starts
- 12:00: Japan Electronics College
- 1:00: Arc System Works
- 1:00: Japan Game Awards 2021
- 3:00: 110 Industries – Feature presentation of new AAA products currently in development
- 4:00: NC Soft Special Program
- 5:00: GungHo Online Entertainment – Undecided
- 6:00: Ubisoft – UBIDAY2021 Online × TGS Special Program
- 7:00: AKRacing Presents
- 8:00: Wright Flyer Studios
- 9:00: miHoYo – Genshin Impact TGS 2021 Program
- 10:00: fingger
- 11:00: Gran Saga – Undecided
- 12:00: TGS2021 Online Ending
Nintendo will not exhibit booths or game titles at the “TOKYO GAME SHOW 2021 ONLINE” to be held from September 30, 2021. We will only cooperate in exhibiting indie games from other companies. If you are considering participating in the event, please do not make a mistake.
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That just leaves the game awards for the final Smash character reveal.
+amanfromdeclan
I’m not saying it won’t happen but why do people say TGA is the only way Nintendo can reveal the last character?
Nintendo have never relied on TGA for revealing a Smash Bros Character, they can always just reveal it in a normal Nintendo Direct like they did with Isabelle, Terry, and Pyra/Mythra.
Besides, I really doubt they’d wait that long just to leave it for TGA, the payoff isn’t worth the wait.