2020 Summer Olympics marketing
2020 Summer Olympics marketing is a long running campaign that began when Tokyo won its bid to host the games in 2013.
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Symbols
Emblem
The official emblems for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 25 April 2016; designed by Asao Tokolo, who won a nationwide design contest, it takes the form of a ring in an indigo-coloured checkerboard pattern. The design is meant to "express a refined elegance and sophistication that exemplifies Japan".[1] The designs replaced a previous emblem which had been scrapped due to allegations that it plagiarized the logo of the Théâtre de Liège in Belgium.
Slogan
The Games' bid slogan is Discover Tomorrow (Japanese:
Mascots
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee began accepting submissions for the official mascots of the Games from 1 to 14 August 2017. A total of 2,042 entries were received.[3] Three shortlisted entries were unveiled at the Kakezuka Elementary School on 7 December 2017. A poll was then conducted between 11 December 2017 and 22 February 2018 to choose the winning entry, with each participating elementary school class allocated one vote.[4][5] The results were announced on 28 February 2018. The winning entry was candidate pair A, created by Ryo Taniguchi, which received 109,041 votes, followed by Kana Yano's pair B with 61,423 votes and Sanae Akimoto's pair C with 35,291 votes. Miraitowa is a figure with blue checkered patterns inspired by the Games' official logo, which has old-fashioned charm and new innovation combined with a special power of instant teleportation. Both Miraitowa and Someity were named by the Organising Committee on 22 July 2018.[6]
Video games
Sega re-gained the rights to produce video games based on the Olympics, after the rights for 2018 were held by Ubisoft.[7] Sega has developed officially licensed games for various platforms since the 2008 Summer Olympics, most notably the Mario & Sonic series.[8]
At Sega Fest 2019, Sega announced they will be releasing four titles that will take place in the 2020 Olympics:[9][10]
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game (for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (for Nintendo Switch)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (for Arcades)
- Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 (for iOS and Android)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on the Switch released on November 5, 2019 worldwide. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game released on July 24, 2019 for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in East Asia, while the release date for the other territories is undisclosed at the time being. Sonic At The Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 released for mobile devices on May 6th, 2020. The arcade game is set to come out in 2020.
In the Konami game, eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020, "Tokyo 2020 Olympics Mode" is where you play the game at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and the Yokohama Stadium with the Tokyo 2020 branding.[11]
Corporate sponsorship and advertising
As of 2015 total sponsorship for the 2020 Games reached approximately $1.3 billion, setting an Olympics record (the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing attracted $1.2 billion).[12]
Sponsors
See also
References
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- "国際スローガン "Discover Tomorrow" 並びにルックプログラムを発表" [Tokyo Extends an Invitation to "Discover Tomorrow" through 2020 Bid Campaign]. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (in Japanese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- "Tokyo 2020 Games Mascots". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "2020 Tokyo Olympic organizers begin soliciting mascot ideas". The Japan Times. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "Tokyo 2020 lets children choose mascots from 3 finalists". NBC Sports. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "10th Meeting of the Mascot Selection Panel" (Press release). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- Fuller, Alex. "Star Ocean: Anamnesis Shutting Down in November, SQEX-UBIA's Million Arthur Arcana Blood and Star Ocean Anamnesis are the official game of the Seoul-Tokyo 2020 Campaign in Japan". RPGamer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- Makuch, Eddie (27 October 2016). "Sega Making Video Games for 2020 Summer Olympics". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Brian, N. E. "SEGA shows off its upcoming 2020 DJM2000G-GJSAG and the 2020 Summer Olympics games in new video". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "SEGA Announces Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 For Switch & Arcades". Kotaku. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "パワプロ 2020|eBASEBALLパワフルプロ野球2020公式サイト|モード|KONAMI". Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Fukase, Atsuko (15 April 2015). "2020 Tokyo Olympics Attract Record Sponsorship". The Wall Street Journal Japan Real Time. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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- "Tokyo 2020 Appoints Asahi Breweries as a Gold Partner of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "ASICS Becomes Tokyo 2020's Tenth Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Canon announced as Tokyo 2020's latest Gold Partner, official "Still Cameras and Desktop Reprographic Hardware" provider". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Appoints JX Nippon Oil & Energy as a Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Fujitsu becomes Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner in the "Data Centre Hardware" category". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes LIXIL as its Fifteenth Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Meiji Becomes Tokyo 2020's Fourteenth Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Mitsui Fudosan Becomes Tokyo 2020's Thirteenth Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Mizuho and SMFG join Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner Programme". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "NEC selected as Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner in the categories of "Specialist Public Safety Equipment & Software" and "Network Equipment"". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Nippon Life Insurance becomes Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Appoints NTT as the First Gold Partner of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Nomura selected as Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner in the category "Securities"". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokio Marine & Nichido Announced as a Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes airweave inc. as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Ajinomoto Co., Inc. as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "ANA and JAL Become Tokyo 2020's First Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes SECOM and ALSOK as Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Four Leading National Newspapers Become Tokyo 2020 Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Cisco Systems G.K. as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. And Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. as Tokyo 2020 Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. as a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner".
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Earth Chemical Co., Ltd. as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes NAA–MYIA Corporation and Japan Airport Terminal as Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Announces Japan Post Holdings as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Three Travel Companies as Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Two Railway Companies as Official Partners". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Kikkoman Corporation as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Mitsubishi Electric as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Kikkoman Corporation as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. as a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Sankei Shimbun and Hokkaido Shimbun Press as Official Supporters". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Announces Tokyo Gas as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes TOTO as an Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Yamato Holdings Becomes a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Aggreko Events Services Japan Ltd. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Google Japan G.K. as Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes AOKI Holdings Inc. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes The Boston Consulting Group K.K. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes ECC Co., Ltd. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes EY Japan Co., Ltd. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes KOKUYO Co., Ltd. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Marudai Food as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Morisawa Inc. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Nomura Co., Ltd. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Park24 Co., Ltd. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Pasona Group Inc. as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes PKDN HOLDINGS as Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes Shimizu Corporation as an Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes TANAKA HOLDINGS as Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 welcomes TECHNOGYM as Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Tokyo 2020 Welcomes TOBU TOWER SKYTREE CO., LTD. as Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- "Yahoo! Japan Corporation as Official Supporter". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.