Giuseppe Nelva
The organizer of the event that concluded today at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, reached out with a press release mentioning that the event drew 265,000 visitors from over 100 countries across its five days.
While this is down from the 373,000 recorded in 2019, it’s quite an achievement considering that tickets were limited due to the pandemic.
Roughly 1,100 exhibitors from 53 countries attended, while trade visitors were 25,000.
That being said, the online programming was also successful, with 130 million views as of Saturday evening, with Opening Night Live watched by 12 million gamers.
The event is set to return in 2023 from August 23 to August 27. Opening Night Live will also return on August 22.
The press release included a statement from Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – the German games industry association, who mentioned that the event exceeded the organization’s expectations.
Twinfinite was on site in Cologne, and you can expect tons of coverage, interviews, and previews over the next few days.
With Tokyo Game Show coming in September, we’re only getting started.
