Puyopuyo eSports" was chosen as the title of the cultural program for the "Burning Emotions Kagoshima National Athletic Meet and Kagoshima Games!

Puyo PuyoeSports " (Sega Games), currently available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, has been selected as a cultural program for the "Konyuru Kando Kagoshima National Athletic Meet" and the "Konyuru Kando Kagoshima Tournament.

The "Burning Impression Kagoshima National Athletic Meet" refers to the 75th National Athletic Meet, and the "Burning Impression Kagoshima Tournament" refers to the 20th National Sports Festival for the Disabled. The former will be held from October 3 (Saturday) to October 13 (Tuesday), 2020, and the latter from October 24 (Saturday) to October 26 (Monday), 2020.

The "Puyopuyo eSports" has been selected as the cultural program for these two events, but the details of the tournament are still unknown; when it was held at the "Iki Iki Ibaraki Yume Kokutai" in 2019, representative players from all over Japan gathered in Ibaraki Prefecture to battle it out for the title of the strongest.
⇒ "National Prefectural eSports Championship 2019 IBARAKI", "Puyopuyo eSports" division, results announced!

Since the event will be held as part of the National Athletic Meet, the second edition is expected to be quite large as well. Expect more information in the future.

Schedule for the future
Around February 2020: Announcement of details on the preliminary selection method, athlete recruitment method, etc.
October 2020: Main event (Venue: SHIROYAMA HOTEL Kagoshima)

Product Information
Puyopuyo eSports
Compatibility: PlayStation 4 / Nintendo Switch
Release date: Now on sale
Price ： 1,990 yen (excluding tax) for package version / 1,851 yen (excluding tax) for download version
Genre ： Action puzzle
Player : 1 to 4 players
Publisher/Distributor : SEGA Games Inc.
CERO ： A (for all ages)

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