Netherlands PavilionTokyo Game Show 2023
Netherlands Pavilion @TGS 2023
We are excited to announce a game industry trade mission and Netherlands Pavilion at Tokyo Game Show 2023.
The Netherlands will be represented by 11 organizations from the game industry, a healthy mix of innovative game developers and service providers.
The game industry trade mission is organized by the Netherlands Embassy in Japan in collaboration with DGA. Our aim is to showcase the present and future of Dutch games to Asia and the rest of the world, and to highlight the economic, cultural and societal value of games. In addition, the goal is to establish business connections between Japan and The Netherlands, and to showcase Dutch games to Japanese consumers.
The mission involves a two-day programme prior to Tokyo Game Show. It consists of company visits, business meetups, and a taste of Japanese (game) culture.
19 September: B2B Company Visits
20 September: B2B Company Visits & Evening Networking Event at NL Residence
21-24 Sept: TGS 2023 (Hall 9 Booth Z-AA-AB )
Tokyo Game Show is one of the largest game events in the world, focusing on Japanese and Asian game culture from mobile games to e-sports, cosplay and AAA console games. It attracts hundreds of thousands of players, mainly from Japan, as well as a broad range of companies from the bigger region. It is held at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, and consists of two business days and two public days. This year, the Netherlands Pavilion will be at the innovative Indie Game Area – a top location for attracting press and publishers.
See you in Japan!!
For inquiries, please contact:
Carolien van Tilburg (Netherlands Embassy to Japan) carolien-van.tilburg@minbuza.
Martine Spaans (DGA) – martine@dutchgamesassociation.nl
Meet the Dutch delegation
Participating Companies
Azerion
Azerion is a leading digital entertainment & media platform. Azerion makes the distribution, consumption, and monetization of digital gaming and entertainment content at scale possible.
Their owned and operated content reaches hundreds of millions of avid users on a monthly basis worldwide, and their technology helps advertisers engage their target audiences.
All of this takes place within a carefree digital environment defined by high-quality games and content, brand and user safety and security, and responsible business practices.
Website: https://www.azerion.com/gaming/
CoolGames
CoolGames aims to reshape the mobile games experience. In the cloud gaming era, games can now be played instantly and shared among billions of people, straight from the cloud without the need to download the game first. No matter if you are playing games on social media, messenger platforms or websites. CoolGames is dedicated to developing and distributing the very best cloud-based HTML5 games for every player around the globe today.
Website: www.coolgames.com
Copyright Delta
Copyright Delta offers tools for controlling your music and digital royalties, licensing and payments. It brings together seasoned experts in software development (enterprise, open source), digital platforms, the music industry, media & copyright law, data standards, – analytics, – privacy, interaction design, innovation diplomacy, political philosophy and public-private partnerships.
Website: https://www.copyrightdelta.com
Degoma
Degoma is an independent game studio based in Amsterdam. It was founded by two siblings, Frank and Gloria. Frank is an old school gamer with extensive studies in music composing and game design. Gloria is a software engineer who is also interested in the narrative aspect of games. Degoma has developed into a well established company with a full network of freelancers and colaborators, and they work towards the completion of their first title, “Reggie, his cousin, two scientists and most likely the end of the world”. Reggie is a gravity based cartoony 2D platformer featuring a quirky time travel based plot which they expect to become a source of much talk soon enough. Reggie is degoma main focus right now, but they have many more ideas under the sleeve.
Website: https://www.degoma.games
Dutch Games Association
The Dutch Games Association (DGA) is the trade association representing the games industry in the Netherlands. Our mission is to help the Dutch games industry achieve its full potential.
The Dutch games industry is a unique blend of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation. It is the home of internationally celebrated successes such as Guerrilla Games, Triumph Studios and Vertigo Games. Games from the Netherlands are played all over the world. With hundreds of companies providing thousands of high-tech and creative jobs, it is a significant portion of the creative industry. It is also a fast-growing sector, that is resilient in facing today’s challenges.
Website: https://www.dutchgamesassociation.nl
i3D.net - a Ubisoft company
i3D.net is a leading provider of scalable hosting solutions for game studios and enterprises. Our unique infrastructure spans from Seattle to Sydney, Tokyo to Santiago, and everything in between. This high-performance network combined with our gaming expertise helps us to deliver low latency experiences across the globe.
Website: www.i3d.net
MeetToMatch
MeetToMatch is a dynamic and fast-growing event management and event platform provider, active since 2009. The company provides an easy-to use online meeting platform combined with meticulous personal support. The events of MeetToMatch focus on industries such as games, virtual reality, tech, mobile and motion pictures, and take place online and on site in countries from east to west: San Francisco, Montreal, Busan, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Barcelona, Kyoto, Tokyo and many more.
Website: www.meettomatch.com
Newzoo
Newzoo is the leading global provider of games, gamers, and games market data. Working with many of the world’s prominent media, entertainment, and technology businesses, Newzoo shares the best data, tools, and guidance to enable companies to thrive in the games market.
Website: http://www.newzoo.com
Paladin Studios
Paladin creates games from the initial concepts, all the way to launch and with regular updates in between.
Paladin was founded in 2005 and has a team of 50+. They create games that make you smile, be it a sweet twinkle, loud laugh, or evil grin. They are active on mobile, PC & Console. Their business is based on co-development: They work with publishers for (co-)funding, marketing, and front-line publishing activities. In return, Paladin offers a trustworthy team who get things done, who add a spark of creativity to the line-up, and who are easy to work with.
Recent titles include Good Job! with Nintendo, Cut the Rope Remastered for Apple
Arcade and My Tamagotchi Forever with Bandai Namco.
Website: https://paladinstudios.com/
Roost Games
Roost Games started in 2020 as an informal cooperation between Rutger Harder and Rick Sorgdrager working on Cat Cafe Manager. As the CCM team grew to include Carmen van Sleeuwen, Joni van der Leeuw and Sonya Vos, so too did the desire to create a bonafide cooperative, designed to allow game developers to work together using a fair revenue share model, with systems in place to empower and protect them.
Website: https://roost.games
Team Reptile
Team Reptile is a video game developer known for games such as Megabyte Punch, Lethal League, Lethal League Blaze and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. They are an independent game developer founded to make original games with style.
Website: https://team-reptile.com
