Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association

Japanese organization

Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association

Founded	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Website	cedec.cesa.or.jp

Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) is a Japanese organization that was established in 1996^[1] to "promote the computer entertainment industry [...] with the aim of contributing to the strengthening of Japanese industry as well as to the further enrichment of people's lifestyles."^[2] It organizes the annual Tokyo Game Show, Japan Game Awards and Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC).

CESA is located in Tokyo, Japan. The current (As of 2023^[update]) chairman of CESA is Haruhiro Tsujimoto, the president of Capcom. The Managing Director is Tsutomu Masuda.^[3]

The Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO), a rating agency, was established in 2002 as a branch of CESA.

References

^ "CESA Survey: 5.24 million Internet game users in Japan, a high recognition among the young in Japan" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-04-08. (1996, when CESA was established)
^ "CESA/ Overview". CESA. 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
^ CESA新会長に、セガゲームス会長の岡村秀樹氏が就任日経トレンディネット 2015年6月3日