Author Topic: Goodbye E3 (Read 7026 times)

Artimus · « **on:** July 30, 2006, 10:50:18 AM »

Yes, you heard me.

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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

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2006, 11:04:12 AM »

"However, we understand the larger exhibitors have jointly decided that the costs of the event do not justify the returns, generally measured in media exposure."

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?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2006, 11:09:20 AM »

Excellent!

This a REVOLUTION in media publicity!

Bloodworth · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2006, 11:32:27 AM »

A bit of a different take
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154897.html

Pale · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2006, 12:44:10 PM »

Interesting. If they do downsize I wonder what that means for the little guys like PGC. :-/

IceCold · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2006, 01:12:12 PM »

What?

Caliban · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2006, 03:21:00 PM »

They should move to Canada, more specifically Toronto, I want everything close to me.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2006, 07:36:02 PM »

With the $800 million Nintendo brought in from the DS last year, they could not only afford to do Spaceworld this year but could have the biggest crack buffet in history, enough blow to OD 20,000 attendees.

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.

Requiem · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2006, 08:04:44 PM »

There were rumors about a SpaceWorld poppin up this year (mainly because Nintendo will not be at the TGS). Then again, they did confirm (or basically confirm) that they would show new games at Leipzig....

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"

Mario · « **Reply #9 on:** July 30, 2006, 08:11:24 PM »

As long as there's still a live stream of Reggie delivering verbal blows at least once per year i'll still have a reason to live.

18 Days · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2006, 09:02:11 PM »

Where would Sony peddle their lies without E3?

Berto2K · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2006, 10:39:42 PM »

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Originally posted by: Pale
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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BigJim · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2006, 11:18:45 PM »

We hear complaints about E3 every year now. I've been to a few and they don't get any better. E3 as we know it probably should be thrown out. It hurts the legit media's coverage, and thus it hurts us.

They should still have their press conferences as usual, though. They're private events run by the companies themselves anyway.

Avinash_Tyagi · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2006, 11:24:47 PM »

Wii won the last real E3!

Hocotate · « **Reply #14 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.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2006, 06:39:37 AM »

It seems like the time is ripe for change.

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.

stevey · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2006, 09:45:49 AM »

It's Confirmed

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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."

Arbok · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2006, 12:14:56 PM »

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

Caliban · « **Reply #18 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!

Avinash_Tyagi · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2006, 06:51:24 PM »

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Originally posted by: Arbok
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: Caliban
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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

Rhoq · « **Reply #20 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

Avinash_Tyagi · « **Reply #21 on:** August 01, 2006, 06:01:51 PM »

How could they make a sequel!

Clerks was a classic and Clerks 2 just cheapens it.

ThePerm · « **Reply #22 on:** August 01, 2006, 09:02:44 PM »

this is what happens when you ban booth babes

Kairon · « **Reply #23 on:** August 01, 2006, 09:33:47 PM »

Goodbye E3...

Helloooooooo Nurse!

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #24 on:** August 01, 2006, 09:34:36 PM »

Things will be so much better now. Especially the content that can hit the web during the new event. More complete thoughts and media thanks to time and space available for press to digest the experience, and less blogs and camera phones.

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Author Topic: Goodbye E3 (Read 7026 times)