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Supposedly, the big giants pulled out of future E3 events, since it costs too much money to put up a booth and it has little benefit to profits.

http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option=co ... 8&Itemid=2

Of course, this has not been officially confirmed by the ESA yet, but this might be credible. I've always dreamed of attending E3 at some point, but now, it seems like that might not happen.

So, what effect does this announcement have on you? For me, it was a bit saddening, but there will still be Spaceworld for Nintendo (probably).

Confirmed now.

It was much too big, too many things and so little time, always felt like a waste to me.

Maybe they'll set up E3 derivatives for different things and make them smaller to target the people who care about that particular thing.

I think every gamer shared the dream of going to E3, but worry not, it's not gone completly. It's just that it wont be the big adrenaline-rush event anymore. They decided to scale back and keep it much smaller. VIPs only I'm afraid

Source
http://wii.ign.com/articles/722/722177p1.html

AHH thast sucks...ive always wanted to go to E3 well at least theres alwasy CES

Actually, E3 WILL continue, it'll just be smaller.

are you seriously going to insist that that'll be the same thing as e3? it's not the same thing as e3, even the name is still different. it's e3expo. EXPO EXPO! yeah. retarded.

Damn.. I saw this sad news now and I must admit I am disapointed.. I realy wanted to attend E3 sometime in my life.. I realy feel bed

Even with E3 (msotly) dead, there are a lot of others still alive. Spaceworld, as was mentioned above. TGS (Toky Game Show) etc. etc.

SlicerSV wrote:are you seriously going to insist that that'll be the same thing as e3? it's not the same thing as e3, even the name is still different. it's e3expo. EXPO EXPO! yeah. retarded.

Ok, it won't be the same, but still better than nothing at all.... I hope.

The thing about E3 is that it served as a gaming mecha for countless people. A goal to aspire to. But I feel that the golden age of video games is long past. These days it's all about the bottom line and creativity is frowned upon. At least by the big companies.

But maybe this is a good thing, I'd rather have smaller, more frequent, and personalised conventions that provide a steady stream of info throught the year. They would be that much more accessable to the public.