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Title: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 21, 2005, 04:36:46 AM
It's an E3 floor space blowout!  EVERYTHING MUST GO!

E3Expo 2005 Announces Fastest Sell-Out in Five Years


LOS ANGELES--March 21, 2005--The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo), the world's premier computer and video game trade event, has sold out of exhibit space for this year's show, making 2005 the fastest sell-out in five years. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that to date, E3Expo 2005 has sold more than 540,000 net square feet of exhibit space covering five exhibit halls in the Los Angeles Convention Center, the largest amount of space sold since 2000.


"E3Expo 2005 brings us to the threshold of a new era of creative and technological innovation for the global computer and video game business, providing first looks at the next generation of hardware and previews of the advanced titles and technologies that consumers will be bringing home this holiday season," said Douglas Lowenstein, president of the ESA, the trade association that represents U.S. computer and video game publishers and owns E3Expo. "With a show floor the size of 2,700 city blocks, an unparalleled business conference program, and more than 400 exhibitors from 87 countries, E3Expo is truly the best place on the planet to get down to the business of fun."


E3Expo 2005 will offer an unparalleled panel of 150 industry leaders who will share their knowledge during 34 educational conference sessions and workshops. E3Expo, now in its eleventh year, is scheduled to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 17-19 for conference program and workshops, and May 18-20 for exhibits.

Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Bill Aurion on March 21, 2005, 05:19:17 AM
Good, now hopefully they will get out the floor plans soon!
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Ian Sane on March 21, 2005, 06:21:47 AM
I find it funny how we're all so interested in the E3 floor plan when most of us aren't even going.  Realistically why should we care?  Yet I know every time the floor plan is revealed I always check it out.
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Bill Aurion on March 21, 2005, 06:25:05 AM
You know, that's a good question...I guess I could personally say I like seeing how much space each dev has in comparison to the previous year, but really it's pointless...It's just something to do in the dead space in the month before E3!
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: King of Twitch on March 21, 2005, 08:21:14 AM
Half of it is because of King Kong and Tom Clancy games.
Title: RE:E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Grant10k on March 21, 2005, 12:13:19 PM
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but i've got season passes to E3.
Title: RE:E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 21, 2005, 12:44:49 PM
I greatly prefer to have the finished games rather than get excited over previews of them.

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Isn't 3/4 of Nintendo's floor dedicated to containing REGGIE?
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on March 21, 2005, 01:45:46 PM
Ugh - I really, really, really hope not.
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: nickmitch on March 21, 2005, 03:21:33 PM
We all get excited because it some news of what we all want, enven if it small and in significant.
It's a little bit that we can see even though we really didn't need to.
Title: RE:E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: thepoga on March 21, 2005, 05:32:28 PM
Quote
Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I find it funny how we're all so interested in the E3 floor plan when most of us aren't even going.  Realistically why should we care?  Yet I know every time the floor plan is revealed I always check it out.


because we must imagine we're there. : )
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Bloodworth on March 21, 2005, 05:36:55 PM
Well, considering that most of the developers that anyone cares about keep the same slots, it does seem rather pointless.  If I didn't live near the Convention Center, I'd almost think that those booths were permanent offices.
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Kirby_PopStar on March 21, 2005, 06:58:03 PM
The floor plan is important to me because I go every year. It helps me plan what I want to hit, and in what order... That way my day at the show is more organized. I always use the middle day for just hopping around wherever I want, though.
Title: RE: E3 Exhibit Space Sells Out
Post by: Plugabugz on March 22, 2005, 03:01:03 AM
Nintendo should really do their own variant to Sony's Playstation Experience that was here about 2 or so years back.

OR at least a European/country-specific version of E3 or something!