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Gen Con Game Fair
Thursday Walkthrough
2004
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As if to make a clear point to the hordes of gamers, Nintendo broke out their ultimate force, an irresistible Pikachu that was nearly six feet tall. No one could ignore the Pikachu, even the most determined hard-core gamer.
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But we still haven't stopped looking at the anime-themed displays at the Gen Con dealers' room. Remember how the .hack anime series was intended to be the ultimate multimedia experience, from animation to several types of games? Those games were at Gen Con, too.
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And there were familiar faces in the dealers' room who weren't selling games. Here's the Anime Pavilion booth...
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...and across the hall was John Sirabella of Media Blasters, with the largest anime DVD display at the convention.

While there was a surprising number of anime dealers at the gaming show, a couple of companies - ADV Films and Central Park Media - didn't returrn for 2004 after having dealers' room booths in 2003.
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