Post by: Artimus on July 30, 2006, 10:50:18 AM
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Senior industry sources have revealed to Next-Gen.Biz that the E3 industry event, in its present form, has been cancelled for next year and the foreseeable future.
http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3538&Itemid=2
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 30, 2006, 11:04:12 AM
I'm guessing Sony wasn't happy with the HUGE amount of bad press that it recieved surrounding the PS3
And MS wasn't happy that not only did PS3 not get very much good exposure, but Xbox360 was all but ignored. Is everyone a little bitter that the Wii stole the show and left everyone wanting to get in line just to see what all the commotion was about? Is it really Nintendo's fault that many other booths may have gone unnattended by the masses because everyone was standing in line for Wii?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 30, 2006, 11:09:20 AM
This a REVOLUTION in media publicity!
Post by: Bloodworth on July 30, 2006, 11:32:27 AM
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154897.html
Post by: Pale on July 30, 2006, 12:44:10 PM
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Post by: Caliban on July 30, 2006, 03:21:00 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on July 30, 2006, 07:36:02 PM
Now that Nintendo has done such a turnaround of the company and gotten their sh*t together, I'm quite certain that they can hold their own show from here on in.
Post by: Requiem on July 30, 2006, 08:04:44 PM
All in all I am in favor of a Nintendo only press event. It would make for a better play atmosphere for the press, and thus, better impressions of the games they may be playing.
P.S. "There was a pile of crack this high"
Post by: Mario on July 30, 2006, 08:11:24 PM
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Post by: Berto2K on July 30, 2006, 10:39:42 PM
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Interesting. If they do downsize I wonder what that means for the little guys like PGC. :-/
I think PGC been around long enough and is well enough known that you'll still be ok
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Post by: BigJim on July 30, 2006, 11:18:45 PM
They should still have their press conferences as usual, though. They're private events run by the companies themselves anyway.
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on July 30, 2006, 11:24:47 PM
Post by: Hocotate on July 31, 2006, 06:35:43 AM
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
I'm guessing Sony wasn't happy with the HUGE amount of bad press that it recieved surrounding the PS3
And MS wasn't happy that not only did PS3 not get very much good exposure, but Xbox360 was all but ignored.
I was thinking the same thing. Nintendo makes a HUGE splash at E3, a complete turn around from zero to hero in the Press' eyes. So now they're ending or downsizing it? I blame Sony.... and MS.
Post by: couchmonkey on July 31, 2006, 06:39:37 AM
You know, I can see where a lot of large, multiplatform third parties like EA would not be that interested in E3 anymore - from the press's point of view, the show tends to be all about the big announcements from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, followed by shifts in big exclusives, like Grand Theft Auto on 360 and the Dragon Quest spin-off for Wii. Nobody cares much about a new game that's coming to all consoles. Off the top of my head, Rayman was the only multiplatform title that seemed to make an impression this year. Madden sells exteremely well every year, but I doubt E3 does anything for it. Games like Spore probably get better coverage out of the Game Developer's Conference than E3.
I hope this doesn't hurt PGC, but at the same time I'd have to say that an invitation-only type conference might make more sense, so the media can cover the games more easily and the exhibitors don't have to spend as much money.
Post by: stevey on July 31, 2006, 09:45:49 AM
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ESA head Lowenstein added, "It is no longer in Sony or MS favor to have a single industry 'mega-show.' By refocusing on a highly-targeted event, we think we can do a better job keeping our members and the industry as a whole insted of losing them all to nintendo, and our members are energized about creating this new E3."
Post by: Arbok on July 31, 2006, 12:14:56 PM
"Once Nintendo, Microsoft, SCEA and EA had stepped out, E3 was history. It was multilateral disarmament."
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3548&Itemid=2
Post by: Caliban on July 31, 2006, 06:36:21 PM
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Originally posted by: Avinash_Tyagi
Wii won the last real E3!
Nintendo ended E3 with a Bang!
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on July 31, 2006, 06:51:24 PM
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Actually Stevey according to another article on there Nintendo, Sony, MS and EA all stated that they had left:
"Once Nintendo, Microsoft, SCEA and EA had stepped out, E3 was history. It was multilateral disarmament."
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3548&Itemid=2
Well Nintendo played it smart, quit while You're ahead
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Originally posted by: Avinash_Tyagi
Wii won the last real E3!
Nintendo ended E3 with a Bang!
Return of the King
Post by: Rhoq on August 01, 2006, 10:38:26 AM
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Originally posted by: Avinash_Tyagi
Return of the King
Hey, there is only one Return and it's not of the King, it's of the Jedi. - Randall Graves, Clerks II
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on August 01, 2006, 06:01:51 PM
Clerks was a classic and Clerks 2 just cheapens it.
Post by: ThePerm on August 01, 2006, 09:02:44 PM
Post by: Kairon on August 01, 2006, 09:33:47 PM
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 01, 2006, 09:34:36 PM
