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By the numbers: Tokyo Game Show

chocobo_s_dunegon__9_-640x By the numbers: Tokyo Game Show industryThe Tokyo Game Show is over, and the dynamic duo, Scott Jones and John Teti, will soon be home enjoying all that North America has to offer. But while they imagine making love to giant Chocobo’s and Slimes, we ponder the reason why attendance for this year’s TGS doesn’t match up to 2008 and 2007 (total number of people).

 Kotaku has a nice break down of attendance numbers for every day of this year’s show and compares it to the same days in 2008 and 2007. So let’s have some fun with math, shall we?

Business Day 1 - 2009: 27,435 people, 2008: 27,435 people, 2007: 29,783 people

Business Day 2 - 2009: 24,605 people, 2008: 24,178 people, 2007: 32,390 people

Public Day 1 - 2009: 61,138 people (9,579 kids), 2008: 71,639 people (9,207 kids), 2007: 64,795 people (11,829 kids)

Public Day 2 - 2009: 71,852 people (12,369 kids), 2008: 71,166 people (13,963 kids), 2007: 66,072 people (15,347 kids)

Total Attendance - 2009: 185,030 people, 2008: 194,288 people, 2007: 193,040 people

So while the numbers vary by each day, according to these figures, total attendance numbers are short by a considerable number. The weakness this year seems to be among “business” and kids, who apparently decided that they had better things to do. Hay, if Nintendo isn’t going to show, why should you?

Source: Kotaku

GDC Canada Opens Today

The Game Developers Conference Canada kicked off today at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center (VCEC). Our own Scott Jones is giving a panel there - which I suspect he’ll talk about at some point - and he should be occasionally blogging about other highlights from the event. GDC Canada is a bit more low key than its North American counterpart, which is a good thing, because it means more face time with actual developers, movers and shakers for those fortunate enough to be able to attend.

Building on the success of the Vancouver International Games Summit, GDC Canada is a two day forum for Canadian developers to share knowledge, and engage in sessions with leaders of Canada’s game development community. Don Mattrick, senior vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft, kicked off GDC Canada with a keynote address entitled The Evolution of the Canadian Game Industry: A Conversation with Don Mattrick.

For a full list of all the activities, check out www.gdc-canada.com.

Scott Jones GDC Panel Video, Audio

image.axd?picture=2009%2f3%2fjones Scott Jones GDC Panel Video, Audio industryOur own Scott Jones served as Roastmaster General for the GDC panel “But What I Really Want to do is Make Games,” and it was good. And he rested. Selah. The panel featured some notable former journalists turned game developers talking about the transition from people that write about games for a living to people that make games.

The clips show some of the highlights of this panel, including some of the best advice I’ve heard from a game developer in my 11 years covering the business: “Don’t Be a Dick.” Of course one panelist didn’t agree with this advice. Check them out below, and if you want more check out the entire session in audio format at the very bottom of this story - after the break. Video provided the irrepressible Evan Narcisse.

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Scott Jones Invades C|Net

tag Scott Jones Invades C|Net otherOur very own Scott Jones makes a guest appearance on C|Net’s The 404 Podcast to spread the Crispy message, talk about why Japanese ladies love the DSi, his colorful and sexy (?) past at a certain men’s magazine and his sponsorship deal with Dickie’s. Here’s the promo from the official podcast home:

Scott Jones from online gaming web site Crispy Gamer comes to the show to talk about everything under the sun, including his stint as a writer at a porn magazine and the video game industry in general. Jeff and Scott wonder why anybody would ever buy the new Nintendo DS, while Wilson reminds everyone that there are a billion Asian girls who love cute gadgets.

One of the funniest podcasts I’ve listened to in a long time. Check it out now at www.cnet.com/the-404-podcast.

Meet the CG Game Room - In Pictures

If you read our Meet the CG Game Room feature yesterday and wanted a better look at the Crispy Game Room, then you’ll want to check these pictures out (taken by Scott Jones). On a side note, I have never seen the inside of the game room because when i’m at the Crispy HQ they chain me to a desk. At least they give me lunch… a Katz Deli sandwhich may taste great but try eating it while choking back salty, salty tears. Anyway enjoy the shots.

 

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CNN’s Get Your Game On Tackles Absolute Power

scott CNNs Get Your Game On Tackles Absolute Power genres Crispy’s favorite son, Scott Jones, sits down with Get Your Game On host Nicole Lapin to talk about video games that give you the power to be a military commander, the leader of a nation or even a malevolent benefactor. Games covered include Tom Clancy’s EndWar, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Revolution, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Fable II. Scott even puts on a tie for the occasion. If Rockwell were not pushing up daisies right now he’d be mighty pleased with Scott’s fabulous attire.

You can check out the latest Get Your Game On in the Crispy Gamer Community Section.

The Jones Report: Spore & CBS News

What do Scott Jones and Will Wright have in common? Well, they both enjoy video games (from different perspectives one would guess) and they both appear in a video segment about Mr. Wright and his new game Spore.

The segment aired as a web exclusive last week (Sept. 18) on CBSnews.com. CBS News science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg talked with Will Wright about his popular “god-like” games including his latest game Spore. Scott jumps in to offer his perspective on why Will Wright’s games are so popular - as an added bonus. You can check out the video after the break.

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