Reggie

Since the global pandemic hit, gaming conventions around the world have become all-digital events. This includes E3, which last year had no option but to cancel.

This year, it'll be returning in the same format as many other events. While it's really the only way this type of event could even go ahead right now, one man who isn't entirely convinced is Nintendo of America's former president, Reggie Fils-Aimé.

In the same interview with Gamertag Radio, Reggie explained how he was all for the digital format, but stated how E3, similar gaming conventions and platform holders needed to work out a way to "digitally" enable fans.

“I have to say that what I read doesn’t sound all that compelling.”

“If I were king for a day, I’ll tell you how I would do it. I do think doing this digitally is absolutely right and the reason for that is, there are more than the 60,000 people who would typically attend an E3. There are millions more interested in finding out what’s going on and executing an event digitally is the way to bring that to life, so that’s the right track.

“Having said that, I think that the platform holders need to find a way digitally to enable their fans, their players, to experience the content because that’s the key for E3 right – the ability to be playing The Last of Us Part 3 for the first time, or to play that next Breath of the Wild game for the first time, or to play the next great game coming from the new amalgamation of all the Xbox studios.

“To play for the first time is what’s magical and the platform holders need to figure out how to deliver that experience to their fans during an E3-like digital experience. I think that would be huge.”

Do you agree with Reggie? Do these digital events need to work out a better way to allow players to experience the content? Share your thoughts down below.

[source youtu.be, via videogameschronicle.com]