It seems to have been a record year for the Tokyo Game Show, not only in terms of great announcements, but the attendance figures for this year were also up, even if by a little bit.

The first two days were dedicated to media and business visitors only, while the last two days were open to the public. The attendance figures breakdown for Tokyo Game Show 2008 are as follows:

• Day 1 - 27,305 Visitors (29,783 Visitors in 2007)
• Day 2 - 24,178 Visitors (32,390 Visitors in 2007)
• Day 3 - 71,639 Visitors (64,795 Visitors in 2007)
• Day 4 - 71,166 Visitors (66,072 Visitors in 2007)
• Total - 194,288 Visitors (193,040 Visitors in 2007)

If you’re interested, after the jump you can see the Tokyo Game Show attendance figures dating back to 1998!

2002-2006 TGS attendance (annual event):

• 2006: 192,411
• 2005: 176,056
• 2004: 160,096
• 2003: 150,089
• 2002: 134,042

1998-2001 TGS attendance (semi-annual event):

• 2001 Fall: 129,626
• 2001 Spring: 118,080
• 2000 Fall: 137,400
• 2000 Spring: 131,708
• 1999 Fall: 163,866
• 1999 Spring: 163,448
• 1998 Fall: 156,455
• 1998 Spring: 147,913

Thanks Gamespot UK!