The Broadband Association has announced the first conference on Japanese soil focusing specifically on online gaming. The Asian Online Game Conference 2005 will take place on the Shinjuku campus of the Tokyo's Kougakuin University from February 28th through March 1st. The conference will feature several high profile speakers. Among them are Square Enix president Youichi Wada, who will talk about his company's online game strategy, and Kenji Matsuhara. The producer of Koei's MMORPG Nobunaga's Ambition Online will talk about the marketing aspects of the game.

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