Nintendo, Sony And Xbox Reportedly Skipping E3 2023

I am surprised at no presence at all, but E3 itself has been on a downward trend for a few years. Time for reevaluation.

As much as this sucks it makes sense. Nintendo has been locking onto the February - September direct format for a few years now.

In a way I'm not surprised. The live show just keeps getting more expensive/impractical in the internet era. E3 will probably have to be more like GDC to survive.

E3 has been dead for years, especially the last two shows, some of the worse I've ever seen. I remember the days I'd look forward to each show and stay up to all hours of the morning (UK) even though I had college/work the next day. But lately I just don't feel that connection or excitement anymore, it just feels dead and most games are leaked before the shows so there's no surprises either.

E3 but no console platform holders will be attending. Can it really be called E3 at that point?

Not that it really matters to me, as fun as it is to watch a presentation or Nintendo Direct, I don't mind just reading up on what was announced after the fact.

That's fine for me as I always get covered from play-asia for upcoming games.

THEN WHO THE HELL IS EVEN GOING TO BE THERE???

Good, let it die.

EZero I guess 🤷‍♂️

So none of the three companies that literally make this event possible hate going yet it’s still being held. Interesting choice. We really are seeing how stupid rich people ar ethers past 4 years.

E3 = Everything Enjoyable Elsewhere

time for the e3 to go out of business...

Don't care about E3 itself, livestreams have made it obsolete, but does this mean Nintendo's going to be silent in June yet again? The rumored February Direct better be killer if so, Nintendo's lineup's been underwhelming since the pandemic and we need some big games again.

If it's true, then that's a real shame. There were a good few years where E3 really was as exciting as Christmas, and I've still been holding out hope we might see a bit of that magic come back. If it doesn't happen this year, then I think that dream is well and truly dead.

Well if this is true and there’s no June general direct like last year, that probably means we’re in for a heck of a direct in February 😅

@octokid good question

@BlueKnight07

"In a way I'm not surprised. The live show just keeps getting more expensive/impractical in the internet era. E3 will probably have to be more like GDC to survive."

"GDC"?

Aka, the two companies that carried E3 after Sony left are leaving (presumably)

EA and Ubisoft have big shoes to fill

I’m trying not to crack a joke but if the big 3 aren’t there… can’t the publishers just do their own stuff?

@Bolt_Strike
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Bayonetta 3
Bowsers Fury
New Horizons
Splatoon 3
Pokemon Legends Arceus
Sparks of Hope (even if I'm not the biggest fan)
Metroid Dread
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokemon Snap
Clubhouse Games 51
Shantae and the Seven Siren

what's the point then? the only reason why i watch E3 is the big three (well Nintendo and Microsoft, Sony hasn't been part of E3 for years now.) and announcements of third party and indie games. (which are obviously going to be there.) i'm sure Xbox and Sony will air theirs around E3 week. and Nintendo will probably have a direct around maybe August but likely September. i've never seen Nintendo did a Direct during E3 week, when E3 had been cancelled in 2019 and 2020, i've always seen them do one in June when E3 isn't cancelled.

hopefully the third party and indie announcements will be good. looking forward to Microsoft's and Sony's Summer events, and wait for that August-September direct (if Nintendo aren't already planning to do a June direct without E3.)

Then what’s the point of going?

Without any of them its like theres no e3 at all?

@InTree A lot of B and C tier IPs on that list and some of the A and B tier games are missing. Where's Mario (a new Mario game, not a Wii U port. It's been 5 years since Odyssey and 3 years since Mario Maker 2, we should be getting new 2D and 3D Mario games soon)? Where are the Zelda games besides TotK (is it time for a new 2D game? What about WW/TP HD?)? Where's the rumored Metroid Prime trilogy/remaster and Prime 4? Where's the rumored DK game? Is it time to start talking Luigi's Mansion 4 and another Yoshi game? A lot of prominent IPs feel due for new entries, several of which have felt due for the last 2 or 3 years. What we've actually been getting is okay, but it mostly feels like we've had a bunch of sideshow attractions and we're missing the headliners.

For the nintendo direct that’s usually around spring im not expecting one until after the wii u/3ds eshop closes.. i hoping they’ll announce one of these things for the switch like gb virtual console, wwhd/tphd port. Maybe old pokemon game releases like from r/b/y to ruby and sapphire? Id really appreciate the ds games aswell

Nintendo has been doing their own thing for years. So if they skip the show and just do their Summer Direct + Treehouse steam no major loss. Microsoft with owning Bethesda and soon Activision Blizzard really can do their own thing as well. Sony is a bit more surprising... But, not unexpected either.

Oke. No E3 again. Cry but we have Zelda and later this year Pikmin 4. Cry E3.

We're trusting ign of all places for "leaks" now 🤨.

E3 may as well not be about the first party companies anymore then, just let the indies and third parties show their stuffs while the big 3 planned their own digital event.

@UltimateOtaku91

Same! I really miss those days. It was exciting when one of the three smashed their conference and then one of the others flopped.

It is/was an event where they went head to head. If E3 goes I doubt we'll ever get that again at an event.

E3 without the Big Three really just makes it a pissing match against Summer Games Fest and Gamescom, both of which are much better at their own respective goals and strategies. The very thing that made E3 relevant unfortunately is becoming way too expensive for even big publishers to pay for.

That being said, Nintendo's current Nintendo Direct model of having a direct for every half fiscal year is mildly annoying, but also incredibly exciting. E3 just felt like a holiday where we knew the biggest of the big announcements would come.

Well… uh… without the 3 of them then what is there really?
Honestly, I’m happy to watch their own Directs and State ofs…

Like others have said, there's no real point to watch that week. I'm a bit surprised, and slightly saddened. I always look forward to a week's worth of gaming news.

@InTree
There’s more lol
Warioware:Get it Together
Mario Golf (debatable)
Paper Mario
Xenoblade (remaster and new game)
Triangle Strategy
Live A Live
Fire Emblem (spinoff and new game)
Big Brain Academy
Pokémon (even if you don’t like the games, you have to admit they’re going in a positive direction

So excited to watch Verizon host a presentation at E3.

War has changed

I hate hearing such ugly rumors without a certain or refutable backing. Not true until Nintendo officially announces anything.

It’s official: Covid killed E3.

E3 is just going to be like Tokyo Game Show. The platform holders do not attend, but there will still be publishers and indies around.

At this point, I don't care too much so long as Nintendo hosts a Direct around June.

I guess there won’t be any big reveals for E3. Nothing else to see here, let’s move on.

You hate to see it, E3 might as well have been our Super Bowl for Hardcore Gamers™️ such as myself

E3? More like E0

E3's utterly pointless and has been for a long, long time.

Does this mean that there will be no summer direct or they just won’t be at E3?

I really hoped for a return of form. I miss the whacky fun stuff in gaming and E3 live shows are one of them. Also, the spare moments of friendliness on stage such as the reveal of Mario+Rabbids is an aspect i’m going to miss.

Gaming all gets so serious these days, for instance: I saw a video with kids playing mario for the first time and they get criticized in the comments for not using the correct emulator/tv screen/controller. The industry seems to slip away from the playfulness and it’s more and more about the big bucks.

@Bolt_Strike a lot of Triple A games in that list, you mean.

If you want headliners and headliners only, a playstation might be more suitable for you. You get one sony game every year (sometimes two if at the start of a new generation) and one paid exclusive big budget game from a 3d party with one director’s cut also in the mix.

Also, you may not know this, but nintendo works with teams. For instance: Don’t expect a 2d mario game because the same team will bring out pikmin 4 this year. They’re saving the big 3d mario for the next console and there was bowser’s fury (there hasn’t been more than one 3d mario game per console except for the wii), don’t expect luigi’s mansion 4 too, because that developer was busy with mario strikers. And since when is Yoshi a big franchise? Sure the kirby games must be able to fill your apetite in the wait for the next yoshi game.

Metroid prime 4 got restarted four years ago and it went to a completely different developer, a developer that hadn’t been making adventure or fps games for a decade. Big budget games take ages to make, 5-6 years development cycles are common these days, and they have to start from scratch. I’m also thinking they kept metroid prime 4 for the rumored switch pro that apparently isn’t happening anymore. So now they might keep it for the switch 2 and I would like that game to be a technical showcase as much as possible so I’m hoping they will.

But seriously though, that list of games contains a lot of triple A games. Have you played them all?

Damn. I kinda miss when E3 was something to look forward to with all the big players coming out with their heavy hitters and somewhat competing in one space and time- yet still being an overall hopeful celebration of gaming and what’s to come. It was like mid-year Gaming Christmas with all the excitement, surprise & attention at one point.

Digital presentations are cool and perfectly acceptable (especially with the dearth of public-facing charming and/or quirky high-level gaming execs for Live Shows i.e. Reggie, Mr. Iwata, Kaz Hirai w/ Ridge Racer etc.), but I wish they’d all at least commit to placing them or showcasing something during E3 in addition to still keeping their own marketing schedules throughout the year. It’s not the same without the Big 3 console makers. Hope E3 proper comes back eventually with all of them fully participating at some point soon! Don’t DiE3!

… Wun can only hope.

End of an era. E3 2008 was the first one I saw live. It was a rough showing for Nintendo, but the next year was fabulous as I lost my mind at the announcement of Super Mario Galaxy 2, the first 3D Mario sequel. 2010 was another amazing year with DKC Returns, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Skyward Sword, and the 3DS reveal with Kid Icarus: Uprising alongside it.

Even when Nintendo transitioned to Nintendo Directs during E3, they kept the magic of E3 stage presentations alive. But I acknowledge that E3 became more and more symbolic and Sony bowing out in 2019 was another major blow. Factor a few years of COVID into the equation, and now we're left with E3 being pointless for the Big 3, and they've finally all acknowledged it. Thanks for all of the memories, E3.

@Friendly Most of those games are either relatively low selling IPs (as in, they sell less than 5 million units) or they're small in size and scope. That's what I mean by "sideshow attractions".

Yes, I know Nintendo works in teams, but their teams have put out little the last few years, past the point where the pandemic is a legitimate excuse, and you really have to wonder just what is taking them so long. There's several teams I really have to look at and scratch my head as to why they have nothing to show.

NPD Tokyo, which works on the 3D Mario games, hasn't had a big new entry in 5 years. You seriously expect me to believe that all they've been working on most of that time was 3D All Stars and 3D World + Bowser's Fury? I also don't buy that the 3D Mario is being reserved for next gen because if that was really on their minds now they wouldn't have released Splatoon 3 and TotK now. They seem to be saving Mario Kart 9 for next gen, but that's only because people won't stop buying 8D. 3D Mario has no such issue, so you really have to wonder where's Odyssey 2?

5-6 years doesn't usually happen unless there's development troubles, and we already know about the development troubles from 2019. 4 years since the restart sounds about when we should be seeing something on Prime 4 or at the very least Prime trilogy/remaster.

NLG was bought by Nintendo. Have they expanded into a second team? I'm not utterly counting on Luigi's Mansion 4 happening this year, but it's a possibility.

Yoshi's a bit smaller, but it's well known, sells reasonably well, and long running. Also there's a potential for them to do something big and bold like HAL did with Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Again, not counting on a new game this year, but this is about when we can start questioning if new Yoshi is happening.

I'll be honest. As long as it is still 'announcement season' I don't really mind where they come from. I have no vested interest in E3. If it drys up, then I'll probably start wishing E3 was back but if not then I dare say it wouldn't be missed.

They should unfortunately just retire E3 and put all the major focus on the Game Awards. Still, it's depressing to see gaming communities segregate themselves to their own little events. E3 brought the whole industry together for tons of announcements across various companies. Now we're just going to get like 30 minute directs and stuff that people will only talk about on the day of. What a shame.

I'm not that interested in E3 without Nintendo. Nintendo deciding to not show up does not change my expectations for them. I expect a February, June and September general Direct from Nintendo. Nintendo can either meet that expectation or not. If they do what they did last year, hopefully this year's software line-up gets set soon and is at least as good as last year's. That information drought honestly made last year feel empty for a third of the year, and made for one of the more disappointing years in the Switch era in spite of a software line-up that could hold up to 2017's.

Assuming this is true, then what's the point of even having E3 2023 to begin with? As it is, the biggest thing I look forward to at E3 is the Nintendo showcase (obviously), although I also get excited for anything that Xbox has.

The whole point about E3 is for game companies, especially the console manufacturers, to show off new games for the big three consoles. If the Big Three (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft) don't even bother to show up, then E3 2023 is as good as cancelled.

@Bolt_Strike i’m sorry, but your reasoning seems a bit all over the place. A lot of the games @intree mentions have sold more than 5 million copies.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games

And metroid has never sold more than 3 million copies before metroid dread got released.

You’re just aking fort that new action/adventure game (unless you mean animal crossing?) and I do too. I also would like to see a new 3d mario, mario kart or metroid prime (been more than 15 years now). Luckily there’s zelda this year. But those are the big franchises you’re looking for I think. Mario 3d and mario kart will probably be held back because the current games just keep on selling and often they make use of a gimmick of the new hardware.

I would love to see a new F-Zero though, so that request beats all of yours in how long I’ve been waiting .

@ATaco Ugh, no thank you. The Game Awards is nauseating at best.

Not really a surprise as they're each doing their own thing, and Nintendo and Sony prefer online presentations.

It'll be interesting to see which companies they actually get to attend after it being away for so long

Honestly don't mind if Nintendo does something anyway. Whether it be a general Direct or what they did last year with a game focused Direct( Xenoblade) and Partner showcase.

I think this pretty much solidifies that E3 has been dead for years and is just a walking corpse that sustains off deteriorating hype and because it's the status quo in the gaming industry to have an event during the Summer. Would not shock me if E3 is officially disbanded in the next couple of years and everyone just resorts to online presentations.

@Bolt_Strike calls Metroid, Animal Crossing and Kirby B/C tier IPs and then immediately follows up said statement with wondering where the next Yoshi game is. Lol.

@Friendly Ehh, less than half of that list is 5+ million sellers, and most of those are more of the casual minigame variety (stuff like Animal Crossing, Switch Sports, Mario Party, etc.), not the AAA action/adventure variety. There are a few more that I just disregard due to personal preferences (such as Splatoon 3 because it's way too similar to 2), but in general that's where the lineup is lacking. Zelda is a good start, but we need 1 or 2 more to look forward to. And I do like action/adventure games more, so I'm more tolerant of some of the lower selling action/adventure games like Metroid, Yoshi, and DK, but I do play a few of the other genres.

Mario Kart has been consistently selling, but Odyssey and 3D World? Not so much. But if they are following the same logic as Mario Kart and thinking Odyssey is selling too high to cannibalize, I'd be down for late DLC for Odyssey like they did for the Booster Course Pack. I didn't like it for the Booster Course Pack because I wanted to see larger mechanical changes that the Switch could've facilitated (you mention that they like to use new hardware to implement new gameplay ideas, but they didn't do anything to take advantage of the Switch? I can think of 5 different things they could to do improve on 8D) instead of just mobile ports of courses, but new kingdoms and captures is basically all I want for Odyssey 2 so I'd be more okay with DLC in that case.

@Tarolusa Nice nitpick. Yoshi's one of the smaller ones, but Mario and Luigi's Mansion sell high and you could make an argument for Prime 4 outselling Dread (also Dread is one of the few games I actually liked from the pandemic years), so those games overshadow much of the above list.

@I-U This. I kept looking at the 2022 lineup early in the year and thinking "There has to be more, right? Right?" and then when it became clear that they had nothing to show I thought "Wait, this is it?". Definitely disappointing that they didn't have more to announce for the second half of the year, it really felt like 2022 ended with a whimper instead of a bang. Overall it does feel like 2022 was a good year (not great like 2017, but good. Might've gotten there if Mario Kart and Splatoon actually did something new instead of dumb repetitive content), but mainly for the first half of the year, not the second half. But then there were only 3 major highlights for me in 2022, Legends Arceus, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Scarlet/Violet, the rest was bleh.

Who WILL be there, is the question, then.

Yeah if people already thought E3 was dead, it sure is now.

@GrailUK Geoff does seem to want to turn into gaming's Emmys or something but I was pretty entertained with last year's show. If you only like certain types of games you might have been put off by it but saw quite a few things to be excited for and the big stage is just a lot more fun to me than the quiet and sanitized directs that Nintendo has popularized. It's just a glorified trailer showcase at that point which some people want and that's totally cool too. I'll just miss the spectacle of it all, I guess.

@Bolt_Strike i also want more Nintendo stuff.

More is better most of the time.

It’s also funny how you say animal crossing is of the casual / minigame variant while it has almost sold the most of all nintendo games and it has the most hours played on average per game sold. So it’s actually more of a hardcore game than any Metroid is. And i guess you consider pokemon also a casual game?

So yeah, you’re missing a particular genre lately. But don’t say nintendo doesn’t release triple A or great games in the last two years. That’s a different thing.

Without the big three it is just E. I know it’s for the three days but it has not been three days since 2019. Even then it was losing relevance. Looks like I will be watching a Nintendo direct and whatever copycat style sony and Microsoft have cooked up around that time.

Man some people in the comment section seem to be almost celebrating the downfall E3. Don't really get why. Always liked the anticipaton and the event that E3 was. And even if it was cringe sometimes, that's half the fun. I'm really going to miss it that's for sure.

@Bolt_Strike ‘only’ 3 major highlights in a year. No other gaming company can say the same thing.

Maybe try some of the stellar indies or 3d party games that got released on nintendo consoles last year.

Ah well. I’m satisfied with the output of Nintendo in the last two years. Imo tons of great stuff that sells millions.
You’re not. To each their own.

@Bolt_Strike They released like 35+ games since the pandemic started. Wether you think not enough of them are A tier or not doesn't matter, only 2020 can really be considered lackluster. You mention WW HD and TP HD but ignore SS HD and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, you're just being ignorant. They released like eight games that have sold or will sell over 10 million copies since the pandemic started. That's a lot of huge games.

As for 2022, they had a remarkably big line up. But of course the games you're not interested in get ignored and their line up painted as lackluster. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Bayonetta 3 and Splatoon 3 are all fantastic games. Way better than Scarlet/Violet. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is too.

Kinda want a E3 I mean it's been 4 years since the last one with 2020 and 21 out because of covid. 22 was out too, Just one more e3 see how it goes pretty please?.

The banjo playing swamp guy during the Sony presentation will always be my favorite, "huh?" moment at E3. That was the final "jump the shark" moment for the conference, imo.

To quote Sheila Broflovski: “WHAT WHAT WHAAAT!!!”

D.O.A then lol, without the big players.

Shame, i was going to be busy playing the new Zelda anyway so who cares.

yeah forget about Nintendo doing a normal Direct this June/Summer not going to happen anymore

I just realised: I really don’t like E3 probably not surviving anymore because that means Game Fest will continue to exist.

Sigh @ more geoff keighley and boring long shows where he’s the center of….

@Ensemen Maybe celebrating is too harsh. I think just being realistic and pointing out that we live in a different world compared to when E3 was at its peak. Even compared to the early days of the internet age, it's a completely different animal. People are no longer glued to specific dates or periods of time anymore.

Kind of how with TV, the fall season and sweeps periods no longer hold the importance they use to. The E3 period of big reveals and announcements is no longer relevant when you have the global reach to make those same announcements at any moment.

The stuff people always think of as E3 has never really been part of E3. The presentations, where announcements are made, are not officially part of it. As people who just enjoy it online, the booths on the show floor are irrelevant.

@ATaco Fair dos. So what you are saying is, there is room for both

@bones There was an E3 in 2021, and it was awful.

@Anachronism Thank you for saying "if". I'm curious to as to why so many people are getting emotional over a rumor, and a ridiculous one at that.

@CircuitWrangler3 Eh, it's not that I think the article is likely to be incorrect, but it's always better to wait for official confirmation before getting worked up over this sort of thing. IGN might have plenty of flaws, but I doubt they've sunk low enough to put out this story without at least what they believe to be some credible sources.

It's a real shame that E3 has pretty much died. It was a real 'event' in the calendar year, with all the big gun's coming in with their big announcements and reveals. Felt really special. Now it's just sporadic announcements or directs or trailers released here and there, just doesn't feel very special now.
All the people moaning about the event seem like souless curmudgeons who hate any special gaming events. Oh well, at least Nintendo have weaned us onto those Directs which at least feel like mini events, unlike the other two big manufacturers, they don't seem to bother at all.
Anyway that's my 2p. RIP E3 I loved you even if no-one else did.

Sony? Skipping E3 since 2019, no surprise.
Microsoft? Finally planning their own events so no big deal.
Nintendo? They never ever skipped an E3 in the organization's history. If they don't attend it this year, what are the chances they will do their own event, even if it's not near to the same impact an E3 announcement could have. A general Nintendo Direct for June? that didn't happen last year. Sorry but, without E3, Nintendo is most likely silent.
By the time June comes by, the next Zelda game will already be in stores, so what else would Nintendo announce? That could be the perfect time for Metroid Prime 4 to debut its first look, first gameplay for Pikmin 4, or maybe something bigger; what better chance to make something like this again during E3 season?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI

Nintendo would be better by joining part of E3, otherwise there's few chances for a Direct in June.

I doubt Nintendo even has a direct in June. They had no games to show off last year, and assuming they have a February direct, will most likely not have anything to show off in June. YouTubers will still make predictions for a direct weeks before it is even announced though

Good riddance!

@fenlix yes your right Nintendo revealed the very first tease of the new Zelda. So almost better than 2017 cause of the whole metroid thing not happening yet I say almost cause there was a certain Mario game that blew me away in that one. And it's stuff like that makes me want e3

@Bolt_Strike This is because the Switch is old, but Nintendo has a new game planned out already for the next console. If they put a new Mario game on the Switch for example (lets entertain late 2023), and then early 2025 a new console comes out if lasts for 6 years, we'd probably not see a new Mario title until 2028/2029 (unless they pull a Galaxy 2 again, but they probably won't)

Would you rather still have Odyssey until we get a new console, or get a new Mario for the Switch, but the next console doesn't get a new entry until late into the consoles life?

@JakedaArbok 'ere 'ere

@Friendly Plus we don't want to risk the next Mario coming out in late 2023, only for a new console to come out in early 2025. Basically means we don't get a new Mario for that console until late into the consoles life.

@bones So...games that Nintendo could have announced in any other digital direct makes you want an E3? Just like when Nintendo skipped the E3 replacement and announced their stuff a month later.

That E3 was awful, only Nintendo and Microsoft didn't make boring conferences.

Also, I think he'v saw Nintendo making late year direct as good or better than their E3 directs.

E3 has been dying slowly but surely, companies are realizing it's updated but I'll still miss it when the final nail is in the coffin.

2023 sadly mark the oficial death of E3, if Nintendo is gonna skip E3 2023, does it means we have to wait until septembre for a Nintendo Direct? a Nintendo Direct in february, and a Nintendo Direct in septembre? since Nintendo is gonna skip E3 2023

Yess, no E3 for us. Cry. Hm what for plans have Nintendo in his mind after Zelda? Only Pimin 4? No that can not be maybe nothing. I think nothing there are few small games that is it. The ending from the Nintendo Switch.

i gonna miss E3, every mid june i loved taking with my friends and go to a defunt magazine focused know as Nintendo World, to know about the games/consoles Nintendo revealed during they presentation, i still remember the E3, Shigeru Miyamoto went in stage to reveal Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess, everyone went crazy, i gonna miss this sensation, also the classic Reggie quote, my body is ready, or my name is Reggie and i about taking names and kicking ass, E3 is the Gamer chistmas, when during 4 days, severals developers anounce the games we gonna play for the next years, the entire game media and even some media that dont usualy cover games, cover E3, is sad that with Sony, Xbox e Nintendo skipping E3 2023, we gonna lose a signicant part of the game industry

@kalosn Nintendo will problaby do a similar presentation they did for Switch to reveal the Switch sucessor

Who's "me" and how does one reach out?

I cant understand why some are happy to see the end of e3. As gamers, on a gaming website, for a week's long convention of the exact thing we supposedly love...I'm shocked at what I see on this site and other places.

reshaping the event

So that none of the actual console companies are there, brilliant.
It's sad to be fair, used to love the E3 for actual game teasers

So, it's going to be a wall staring contest, or what?

E3 lost it's momentum in 2006 when Wii stole the whole show, and E3 never recovered after that.

E3 have been irrelevant for over 15 years. It's just a old dinosaur that refuses to die of old age.

Once Nintendo started doing prerecorded directs for E3 I stopped caring about E3. I’m not a teenager anymore I can read the announcements after the fact.

@NintendoByNature Exactly! This is the show that I was waiting for a whole year! Latest E3 exhibitions were not bad, maybe the games were bad! It was a place where the big companies had to show and impress the audience with the latest games etc. It was great because we were having so many trailers of so many games. It's true that many were weak and not interested but this is not something to blame E3 organizers.

My first reaction was: E3 was already dead so it was to be expected. Then I realized E3 isn't only games but also gadgets and technical innovations. So E3 might go on, just without the gaming industry. Wich for me makes it uninteresting to follow, since I only follow it for the games (as many of you do, I imagine).

This really stinks. I knew it was a long shot but was hoping at least Microsoft and Nintendo would be there. The joy and energy of a good E3 was palpable and could be felt while watching live.

Still never forget the year Nintendo held their Nintendo World Championship finals right before E3. So much fun.

@nkarafo makes no sense. I look forward to it every year, and now we're stuck with Geoff kelieghs events which are truly bore fests.

Well, if the big 3 ain't coming then there's absolutely no point in having the expo at all.

I always looked forward to E3; but I also never really thought about attending the event. So basically, as long as Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo keep doing live shows or directs; then I'm happy. But for pure nostalgia, I will miss E3 once it's gone.

Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and all the other major publishers are the sole reason for the success of E3.

E3 and all the minor publishers solely benefit from the success.

I'm surprised they've let it go on as long as it already has. I liked E3 in the past, but in a digital age, I'm happy with just individual presentations.

What I'd really like to see one day is the demos for unreleased games made available for a limited time as a digital download. That would be a far more exciting development than going back to another E3. Let the masses play your up coming games instead of forking out silly money on experiential setup that benefit a few thousand at most.

@NintendoByNature I think there's a misconception about the announcements happening as normal irrelevant of whether E3 exists. While that seems rather accurate for Microsoft (they did a showcase on June 12th last year even with E3 cancelled and while they didn't do one in June 2020, they did one in July 2020 instead), it's not the case for Nintendo or Sony (no general Direct in June 2020 or June 2022 and no Playstation Showcase in the entirety of 2022).

Hope this doesn't affect the business side of E3, or at least something else comes to replace it. Most deals between publishers and developers happen during those events, ending E3 completely could mean the death of AA developers.

While this seems to be a matter of course at this point, I will miss the old days of E3 (should they truly be behind us).
The Nintendo Direct format has garnered its own appreciation from me, but it is undeniably different from the jam-packed event of E3 having live stage presentations from all of the major companies and reporting from custom made sets that show off upcoming games and hardware .
It was exciting, and I'll always look back fondly at moments like Miyamoto holding the sword and shield or Reggie showing off the prototype DS. But, unless by some miracle E3 revives itself, I look forward to the evolution of gaming announcements to bring in new tradition

@Grumblevolcano I'm just hoping each company at the very minimum does a showcase even without being at E3, but im not optimistic.

I’ve gotten the feeling that Nintendo has resented E3 making then put out a direct out of obligation since they have been taking the slightest excuse to not have a June direct. Part if me is a little frustrated by their resentment, because it can also feel little like resenting their own fan’s expectations.

@Browny E3 originally wasnt about games its why its called the Electronics Entertainment Expo, yes theres always been a gaming presence but traditionally going to its origin it was always about the cutting edge electronics for entertainment... aka tvs sound, games, accesories thats where this need to go back to.... in the 90s and early 2000s it turned into a huge gaming event and lost that original feel..... and since then there are better gaming dedicated showcases.... E3 if it wants to survive needs to de evolve.....

E3 had a pretty good run for over 20 years... it is now a relic of the "old days".

With web sites, YouTube, Twitch, etc. in our pocket, we really don't need it. I will miss it, but only a little bit.

A desperate, sleep-deprived Nokia starts slicking back its hair. "All right, N-Gage 2! This is your year!"

@HolyGeez03
the main problem is, that consumers are off limit, then it would be at least lively and popular.

@Almighty-Koz
I know and understand the history of the expo, but if they hope to survive at this point they need to rethink their image and purpose, which is a tall order, I feel.

Having spent the majority of my life looking forward to this event, it's a bit of a downer knowing it won't ever be the same. But that's just the way the world works; everything changes, little remains the same...

@Giancarlothomaz Probably. But, amusingly, remember the impatience, rumors and leaks the months before? Either Nintendo doesn't have anything to leak, or they've been incredibly secretive recently for those same reasons.
E3 used to be the perfect event to reveal your new console, and I still want to trust their E3 promise. I hope they at least still hold a new (main) Direct in June.

@kalosn yeah i remember very well, all the rumors, every leaker/insider, YouTuber stating, the entire gamer media or the gamer media that focus sorely on Nintendo making us believe Nintendo would do a Nintendo Direct in june, we got a Direct focused on Xenoblade Chronicles 3(a lot got angry and later we got a pretty decent partner showcase), let hope, that with even Nintendo skipping E3 this year, they do something what they are planing for the second/later half of the year.

@nocdaes theres a complication in giving demos to us, imagine if the big 3(Sony, Microsoft e Nintendo), start giving us demos for this higly anticipated games around E3, the risk of someone of nefarious intencions leak important information in this games is very likely, is a good intencion on paper, but are the big 3, willing to give this risk.

@NintendoByNature me not, actualy i quite sad, that E3 is oficialy dead, every year i looked foward for the presentation of the companies, i would never forgive the iconic presentation Nintendo give during E3 time,who could forget Reggie introduction on E3 2004, my name is Reggie, we are about taking names and kicking ass and the iconic my body is ready, also the reveal of Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess(i recall, you recall, the crowd went nuts), never any game reveal on E3 managed to reach that kinda of reaction, and we sadly gonna miss this sensation

@Giancarlothomaz its the end of an era unfortunately. I'm hoping we get a nintendo direct and xbox developer direct personally, as I own both systems.

I still can't figure out what exactly E3 is now supposed to be if it doesn't actually have the major games companies. Sounds like an indie and PC event only. This one will be worse than 2021...

@Almighty-Koz E3 was always about games. It got started because games companies were treated as third rate by Consumer Electronics Expo (CES).

Yawn.... With the internet and the current instant gaming news cycle, there is no reason for E3.

@Mario500 Game Developers Conference

well this year 3 console at e3 is a ***** show for this year of 2023. rest in whatever. im just saying this year e3 is not good because of messy console hardwares or some people might have hard time loading it or because no games are coming to the consoles. but i suggest you could get a Mac or custom pc since microsoft and Meta PCs are doing instead the microsoft same company is planing xbox but there is nothing for xbox users sony playstation users and nintendo users here at e3 just get a mac or get a custom of your own pc from Meta PCs.