Brazil Game Show
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The Brazil Game Show is a South American video game exhibition.
After the first event with 4,000 participants, and a second one with about 8,000, the Rio Game Show was renamed the Brazil Game Show (BGS) and received 30,000 visitors during its two-day event.
In 2010, as the largest game event in the country, the Brazil Game Show established itself as the major event in the national market and was three times bigger than the earlier editions.
In 2011, will take the place of the major Electronic Games fair of Latin America. The 4th edition expects to receive 50,000 visitors, including participants of the Conference (5−7 October) and the Fair (7−9 October).
The conference is aimed at developers, national and Latin America gaming market. The fair brigs together gamers enthusiasts and the public that waits for news releases planned for the end of the year.
The fair has become an annual event held in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
.
to be on the rise with expected sales of 73.5 billion
dollars in 2013. Currently games surpass the music
industry and even Hollywood in revenue.
Brazil’s market is strengthening with the official
distribution of consoles like PlayStation
(Sony
) and
Xbox
(Microsoft
). Estimates also identify Brazil as a
market of about 40 million players across many
different platforms. Brazil
has the largest distribution
of mobile phones in the world with over 180
million devices that provide a great opportunity for
mobile gaming. Brazil's market for PCs is the fifth
largest in the world and should soon become one
of the three largest markets in the world.
In 2009 the event hosted 12,160 visitors. In
2010 the show received more than 20,000 visitors
over the two-day event, occupying three times the
area used in the previous year. In 2011, the largest
game show in the country will establish itself as the
leading industry event in Latin America.
The fourth edition of the BGS will be bigger and
better. The show will be held from 5−9 October 2011. During this week there will
be major championships, an industry conference,
concerts with national and international artists, plus
a show extravaganza with over 70 exhibitors from
across Brazil and abroad.
In 2011 the show will double in size over the 2010
event, occupying approximately 16,000 square
meters and it will be prepared to receive an
estimated 40,000 visitors.
The show enjoyed more than 90% approval from the
press and exhibitors.
It had a tremendous impact in the press, especially in
major media outlets in Brazil and abroad, including:
Companies that attended the Brazil Game Show in 2010 include:
History
The Brazil Game Show Expo began as a small gaming event in the Latin American game market called Rio Game Show.After the first event with 4,000 participants, and a second one with about 8,000, the Rio Game Show was renamed the Brazil Game Show (BGS) and received 30,000 visitors during its two-day event.
In 2010, as the largest game event in the country, the Brazil Game Show established itself as the major event in the national market and was three times bigger than the earlier editions.
In 2011, will take the place of the major Electronic Games fair of Latin America. The 4th edition expects to receive 50,000 visitors, including participants of the Conference (5−7 October) and the Fair (7−9 October).
The conference is aimed at developers, national and Latin America gaming market. The fair brigs together gamers enthusiasts and the public that waits for news releases planned for the end of the year.
The fair has become an annual event held in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
The Market
The worldwide market for video games continuesto be on the rise with expected sales of 73.5 billion
dollars in 2013. Currently games surpass the music
industry and even Hollywood in revenue.
Brazil’s market is strengthening with the official
distribution of consoles like PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
(Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
) and
Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
(Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
). Estimates also identify Brazil as a
market of about 40 million players across many
different platforms. Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
has the largest distribution
of mobile phones in the world with over 180
million devices that provide a great opportunity for
mobile gaming. Brazil's market for PCs is the fifth
largest in the world and should soon become one
of the three largest markets in the world.
The Show
The Brazil Game Show (BGS) has grown significantly.In 2009 the event hosted 12,160 visitors. In
2010 the show received more than 20,000 visitors
over the two-day event, occupying three times the
area used in the previous year. In 2011, the largest
game show in the country will establish itself as the
leading industry event in Latin America.
The fourth edition of the BGS will be bigger and
better. The show will be held from 5−9 October 2011. During this week there will
be major championships, an industry conference,
concerts with national and international artists, plus
a show extravaganza with over 70 exhibitors from
across Brazil and abroad.
In 2011 the show will double in size over the 2010
event, occupying approximately 16,000 square
meters and it will be prepared to receive an
estimated 40,000 visitors.
The show enjoyed more than 90% approval from the
press and exhibitors.
It had a tremendous impact in the press, especially in
major media outlets in Brazil and abroad, including:
Companies that attended the Brazil Game Show in 2010 include:
- SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
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- Warner Bros
- EA
- KonamiKonamiis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
- UbisoftUbisoftUbisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
- CodemastersCodemastersThe Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...
- ActivisionActivisionActivision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
- NC Games
- Ronald McDonald House