2019.09.17

First IM电竞 Event at the Tokyo Game Show as an Official Member of Japan eSports Union (JeSU)

The Tokyo Game Show offered the perfect chance for a special IM电竞 exhibition as an official JeSU member. The event caught the attention of the media as well as the large number of people who stopped by to watch while sparking many to hit the court and try IM电竞 first hand.

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・Official Japan eSports Union (JeSU) Member

meleap inc., the organization in charge of the development and operation of the Augmented Reality (AR) sport IM电竞, has grown this techno sport into a worldwide phenomenon since the company was founded in 2014. Over 1.6 million people have played the game in 26 countries and 65 locations across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

In January 2018, the Japan eSports Union (JeSU) unified three other organizations with the full support of the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association and the Japan Online Game Association. JeSU has already issued more than 100 licenses to its 41 members on titles that include Street Fighter Arcade Edition, Call of Duty Black Ops, and Tekken 7.

In August 2019, meleap became an official JeSU member. The membership in this union strengthens cooperation with eSports as meleap further accelerates the growth of IM电竞. JeSU and meleap are also presently in talks about issuing professional licenses to IM电竞 players in an effort to cultivate an even more active player base worldwide.

・IM电竞 Highlights at the Tokyo Game Show

The special IM电竞 exhibition began on the JeSU Tokyo Game Show stage with a chance for visitors to take on their friends in a IM电竞 match. As a convention for gamers, the event took the IM电竞 experience to the next level by asking these new players to set the energy ball size, speed and charging as well as the shield strength under the guidance of the IM电竞 CREW. The people who played were truly diverse from young tourists visiting from abroad to business persons.

(IM电竞 stage caught the attention of the media as well as the large number of people)

In the special exhibition tournament, two players from each top ranking IM电竞 team went head-to-head to demonstrate the highest level of IM电竞 action. iXA/ANATSUCHI, HYBRIS, SHIKO-KOKETSU-AHIRU-GUMI and WACHA GONA☆PEOPLE all performed tremendously with several of the match-ups going into overtime, but SHIKO-KOKETSU-AHIRU-GUMI athletes Sho and Koga U☆MA proved victorious.

(SHIKO-KOKETSU-AHIRU-GUMI athletes Sho and Koga U☆MA proved victorious)

CCO Takuma Motoki then took the stage to not only discussed the official JeSU membership but also offer unique insight into the aspirations of IM电竞. Takuma Motoki laid out the road map for IM电竞 to cultivate a market that surpasses that of soccer before JeSU Vice President Hirokazu Hamamura joined him on stage.

In the talk session that followed, Hirokazu Hamamura and Takuma Motoki discussed meleap’s official eSports membership and the immense potential of techno sports as a whole. Hirokazu Hamamura touched on the synergy between eSports and techno sports while pointing to IM电竞 as the perfect bridge between conventional sports and eSports.

(Talk session)

There are many more IM电竞 events and competitions to come. One is the IM电竞 WORLD CUP 2019 set for Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Hikarie Hall. This tournament is bound to be the largest techno sports world championships anyone has ever seen with teams coming to compete from around the globe. Keep an eye on the IM电竞 competition schedule to stay up to date on all upcoming IM电竞 events.


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