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RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9126: Mar 11th 2022 at 7:50:43 AM

that year all they seemed to have was Splatoon

Huh? E3 2014 was absolutely one of their better E3 presentations. It had several games, including the first teaser for Breath of the Wild. In any case, E3 going digital again this year doesn't really surprise me. Honestly thought they officially announced this to be the case earlier.

Edited by RacattackForce on Mar 11th 2022 at 10:51:10 AM

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#9127: Mar 11th 2022 at 9:38:08 AM

The Treehouse livestream was dominated by Splatoon to the point you’d be forgiven for forgetting that they had anything else.

Regardless, even an average year speaks against the idea that Nintendo regularly “carries” E3. They occasionally have a massive year (2010 and 2018 come to mind), but Sony was arguably the most consistent during the PS4 era, only really getting weird the last year they bothered to go.

I think the only definitive statement that can be made about quality at E3 is that of the studios that put up large press conferences, EA was regularly the worst.

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#9128: Mar 11th 2022 at 9:53:18 AM

[up][up][up]It seems weird to me that all the rumors say that it's only Prime 1 supposedly getting remastered. Like, why not just do Trilogy?

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9129: Mar 11th 2022 at 9:55:59 AM

[up]Cuz money.

They can remaster the whole trilogy in one go, or they could do them one at a time and charge $40 for each.

Don't think they wouldn't do it.

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#9130: Mar 11th 2022 at 10:22:58 AM

Based on the rumors, it's looking to be more of a remake rather than a remaster, which would take more work.

Also, Prime 1 is guaranteeded to be a big selling out of the three.

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#9132: Mar 31st 2022 at 11:34:38 AM

Razer's PR lead says he just got an email from the ESA saying there will be no digital E3.

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#9133: Mar 31st 2022 at 12:02:32 PM

Didn't we know it was cancelled months back?

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#9134: Mar 31st 2022 at 12:19:53 PM

It was an open secret but not official.

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#9135: Mar 31st 2022 at 12:43:48 PM

What was official if I remember correctly was that there would be no physical show. But it was still up in the air if there would be a digital one, although many suspected that there wouldn't be one.

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RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9136: Mar 31st 2022 at 12:56:41 PM

And we now have an official statement from the ESA themselves, in addition to them talking about their plans for 2023:

The ESA has shared an official statement with IGN confirming E3 2022's cancellation and announcing that E3 will return in 2023 with "a reinvigorated showcase."

"We will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer. Whether enjoyed from the show floor or your favorite devices, the 2023 showcase will bring the community, media, and industry back together in an all-new format and interactive experience.

"We look forward to presenting E3 to fans around the world live from Los Angeles in 2023."

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#9137: Mar 31st 2022 at 12:58:00 PM

I wonder why they called it off completely this year? They had it digitally the last two years when THE PLAGUE was a lot worse.

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#9138: Mar 31st 2022 at 1:04:16 PM

Not sure.

Hasn't E3 been somewhat declining even before the Pandemic?

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RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9139: Mar 31st 2022 at 1:10:43 PM

[up][up] There was no E3 in 2020.

[up] More or less, yeah. They wanted to start of the new decade with some huge reinvention of the event in order to breathe life back into it, but since they haven't been able to have a physical show three years a row...

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#9140: Mar 31st 2022 at 2:18:19 PM

If I’m gonna be honest, only Nintendo has had good presentations lately.

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#9141: Mar 31st 2022 at 2:23:34 PM

Geoff Keighley announced his Summer Game Fest will resume this year so I imagine we're still getting a big mid-year video games news drop, even if it's E3 by name.

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#9142: Mar 31st 2022 at 4:13:02 PM

Last year’s Summer Games Fest was basically just Elden Ring and whatever leftovers E3 had. Personally, I wouldn’t get too overly excited.

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#9143: Mar 31st 2022 at 4:57:07 PM

Nintendo and Sony leaving was the beginning of the end for E3.

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#9144: Mar 31st 2022 at 4:59:08 PM

[up] What do you mean, Nintendo leaving? They stuck around for last E3, and I didn’t see anything about them pulling out of it.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#9145: Mar 31st 2022 at 5:02:10 PM

Nintendo didn't leave, they've always had a physical presence on the show floor, even after Directs started.

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#9146: Mar 31st 2022 at 5:28:54 PM

I meant before directs like Sony it made the event more important because it was only at that show. Now with directs and SO Ps E3 lost relevance.

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#9147: Jun 7th 2022 at 10:18:24 AM

(paywall) the ESA says E3 will be back next year.

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RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9149: Jun 7th 2022 at 10:46:35 AM

Eh, while direct communication via year-round video presentations have diminished E3's overall importance, Nintendo still cares about the event. After all, it's the E3 presentation that comes packaged with days of livestreaming directly from the show floor, going in-depth with game footage and talking with devs. They don't do that for the February or September shows. I've always found it weird when people say Sony followed Nintendo in leaving, because functionally, nothing as changed about how Nintendo has approached E3. Sony completely left. Nintendo swapped out their stage presentation for a video one (hell, if anything, they've gotten more involved thanks to Treehouse Live).

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Edited by RacattackForce on Jun 7th 2022 at 1:46:51 PM

GoldenDarkness Since: Jan, 2001
#9150: Jun 7th 2022 at 11:46:22 AM

I hear the real value of E3 for the companies isn't the communication towards the public, but between members of the industry, as it is a major point of networking.

E3 wasn't always public facing after all. It was originally geared towards the press and retail, hence why some of the early presentations they talk some sales data. I mean, before E3, video games originally were featured at CES.


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