Paris Games Week, or simply PGW, is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. It is organised by SELL (Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs), a French organisation that promotes the interests of video game developers.
| Paris Games Week | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Video games |
| Venue | Paris expo Porte de Versailles |
| Location(s) | Paris |
| Coordinates | 48°49′48″N 2°17′10″E / 48.830°N 2.286°E |
| Country | France |
| Inaugurated | 27 October 2010 |
| Most recent | 5 November 2023 |
| Attendance | 317,000 (2019) |
| Organized by | SELL |
| Website | www |
With 317,000 visitors for the 2019 edition, the show is the second most popular trade show in Europe[1] and one of the world's most visited video game trade shows, ahead of E3 in the United States (66 100 visitors in 2019[2]) and the Tokyo Game Show in Japan (262,076 visitors in 2019[3]), but behind Gamescom in Germany (373,000 visitors in 2019[4]) and the Taipei Game Show in Taiwan (over 320,000 visitors in 2019[5]).
Dates
edit| Year | Dates | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27–31 October | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles | Paris | 120,000[6] |
| 2011 | 21–25 October | 180,000[6] | ||
| 2012 | 31 October–4 November | 212,000[7] | ||
| 2013 | 30 October–3 November | 245,000[8] | ||
| 2014 | 29 October–2 November | 272,000[8] | ||
| 2015 | 28 October–1 November | 307,000[9] | ||
| 2016 | 27–31 October | 310,000[10] | ||
| 2017 | 1–5 November | 304,000[11] | ||
| 2018 | 26–30 October | 316,000[12] | ||
| 2019 | 30 October-3 November | 317,000[13] | ||
| 2022 | 2–6 November | |||
| 2023 | 1–5 November |
References
edit- ^ Arts, Electronic (2016-10-26). "All you need to know about the Paris games week". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "E3 2019 Attendance Falls Compared To Last Year". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "TGS 2019 tops 262,076 visitors". Gematsu. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ Schneider, Peer; Graeber, Brendan; Claiborn, Samuel; Moreupdated, +17 6k (2012-06-13). "Attendance and Stats - Gamescom Guide". IGN. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Taipei Game Show". LinkedIn.
- ^ a b Nitrix, Gorkab (26 October 2011). "Paris Games Week : 180000 visiteurs en 5 jours !". Total Manga. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Paris Games Week: new record". Crown int. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Paris Games Week 2014: record attendance" (PDF). SELL. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Lombardo, Gaetano (3 November 2015). "Tutti i numeri della Paris Games Week 2015". I Love Videogames. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Emmanuel, Forsans (2 November 2016). "Bilan Paris Games Week 2016 : fréquentation record pour cette 7ème édition". ASJV. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Paris Games Week 2017 : une infographie fait le bilan chiffré du salon". JeuxActu (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Paris Games Week 2018 : le SELL annonce une édition record, voici tous les chiffres du salon". JeuxActu (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "La Paris Games Week 2019 enregistre un nouveau record de fréquentation". clubic.com (in French). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
External links
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- Official website (in English)
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