“Japan Amusement Expo 2013” Report

New games and figures and more from Konami, SEGA, and Bandai

February 21, 2013 11:31am EST (2/21/13)

“Japan Amusement Expo 2013 (JAEPO2013)”, an amusement exhibition, was held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba-pref.) on 15th and 16th February, 2013. This is a new big-scale event starting from this year, by unifying two largest amusement exhibitions in Japan.

This event itself is like a huge game arcade with approximately 1,000 latest game machines and related products of various genres including: arcade game machines, prize machines, photo sticker machines, and medal game machines. It was opened to public on 16th, and by paying \1,000 for entrance charge, (free entrance for children under 6 and seniors over 60) you were able to enjoy all game machines for free.

Booth girl at TAITO’ s corner.

Here are some of the latest machines and amusement prizes released in the expo. Don’t forget the booth bunnies!

Two Steel Chronicle’s steel suits welcomes visitors in KONAMI’s booth.

Overwhelming battle-type suits

Latest GI series: GI-GranDesire

Turf visions show dynamic views far more exciting than TV screens.

KONAMI’s booth.

Booth girl at KONAMI’ s corner.

“FUTURE TOM TOM” planned to be out in 2013, was making a party by “couple-mode” play with the booth girl.

SEGA’ s booth.

Third person shooting game “BORDER BREAK UNION” launched last year.

Large-scale medal game “Hokuto no ken BATTLE MEDAL”. You will be overwhelmed by huge Raoh in the center part, talking and moving.

Booth girl at SEGA’s corner.

UFO CATCHER machine of Evangelion’s new movie series.

Evangelion new movies series PM figure “Aska returns”. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA

Evangelion new movies series PM figure “Mari”. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA

Evangelion new movies series PM figure “Ikari Gendo”. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA

Evangelion new movies series vignetteum keychane figure Vol.3. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.) ©SEGA

YuruYuri PM figure “Akkareen special”. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.) ©SEGA

Kokoro Connect HG figure “Iori and Himeko”. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san PM figure. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA

Medaka Box PM Summer beach figure. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA

“Oreimo” PM figure “Kuroneko in ClariS”, “Kirino Kosaka in ClariS”. (Photo represents a work in progress and may differ from the finished product.)©SEGA