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Wait, as best as I understand, unless I'm not reading it right, Nintendo WILL still be at E3.  They're just not doing a big press conference.  Which is no big deal to me, the Nintendo Directs serve that purpose well.  And they're less costly.

Of course, I'm still bitter that after 15 years of being able to get a press pass to go to E3, I get denied one this year, so I don't really care if Nintendo does a press conference this year or not.  I'm glad I got to go to the one last year and see Miyamoto and Reggie in person.

From my experience of going to E3 so many years, I can say that I still think E3 is relavant.  I just think that the people who run E3, and the folks who denied me a press pass, have lost focus on what great things E3 can accomplish.  --Cary

Yes, you got it right. Nintendo will be there, they just wont have a super fancy press conference. Plus Nintendo Directs does serve the purpose in the same way E3 did. Also, it will suck that you wont be able to go because I wont be able to read your E3 blogs anymore, for me, that is the worst part of E3.

Doesn't bother me at all. Last years E3 was a total waste of time IMO and this years will be a suitcase full of broken promises from M$ and Sony. Nintendo doesn't really need to do anything on that platform this year. Yep, they need to get a pulse going on the Wii U but they have the 3DS which is currently selling more than any other gaming system in the world week after week. Yes folks, while the haters are concentrating on Nintendo's left hand its right hand is picking pockets. The universe is unfolding as it should Cap, no need for concern.

Yep, I wasn't a big fan of last years E3 either, but they atleast announced a couple of new games. Some say this because Sony and Microsoft are going to have their new systems and people think Ninty is calling it quits. That really isn't the case since they will still be there. But you're right, they need something to get the Wii U selling, and yes, those 3DS sales are crazy lol

I was one of the people that thought they might be getting out of the console industry when gigantor21 posted their blog, but that was something else in his blog that made me think that (and I meant after the WiiU had run its course, not this gen), not their lack of presence at E3, which like Carey said, they will be there, just not with a huge press conference, whch I'm betting they saw as a waste of money.

In all seriousness, though, I don't care that much, I just want to go all sorts of dirty places with where that picture with the bananas might be going.

He, it is just now that I heard that news.

It really doesn't bother me. It's their choice and atleast they did something that was pretty formal and had reasoning for it instead of not attending just to troll their fans.

Yes, they know what they are doing. Besides Nintendo Direct serves the purpose of what E3 did anyway.

As I've said in the past, E3 is an anachronism, a convention for a day and age now long gone. Every company these days chooses to do their own reveals. Every E3 since the generation began has been a bust.

E3 was awesome back then, but now you can pretty much get gaming news and reveals everyday. That and somehow unannounced games get leaked

Wired.com writer Chris Kohler tweeted something the other day (not in these exact words, though) how this move might be a way for Nintendo to mitigate the poor performance of the Wii U when put on the stage of the PS4 and next-generation Microsoft console.  Save some face and, really, why further the embarassment?

But at the same time, he did mention (again, in a more brief form) how Nintendo doesn't really need to use up that stage time when they've been using Nintendo Direct presentations for a while now.  The awesome Miyamoto moments aside, Nintendo doing a presentation this year wouldn't showcase much more than what they've already posted online.  I don't see it happening, but who knows--maybe they'll roll out another few big announcements on Nintendo Direct during or right before E3.

Some might look at it as a sign of struggling or of total defeat, but I think this slight bit of austerity may be the better move.

Exactly. The Nintendo Direct announcements could of clearly been E3 announcements, plus I don't think there would be anything left to announce on E3 anyway. They could announce a couple of new games, but that's pretty much it. Plus Nintendo never said they're bailing out of E3, they will be there, they just wont have a big presentation. I'll miss those Miyamoto skits though. 

More or less that, yeah.  Plus I've heard and read for a couple of years now the criticism/argument that E3 may be kind of irrelevant by this point.  Print media's declined, nobody seems intent on shying away from the speed and on-demand service from the internet, and so it's almost like the event's really lost its purpose or special appeal to the gaming crowd.  The presentations are never really that special, or at least nothing that couldn't be done any other time of the year, and it seems like everyone (at least in the gamer and games journalism audience) walks away complaining about things more than being excited about them: do we really need another year of Microsoft basically saying, "To demonstrate our awesome software announcements, HERE'S SOME A-LIST MUSICAL ACT!"

Who knows--maybe within the next few years E3 will end up being more of a hands-on showcase of hardware and software for investors and reporters, rather than overly glitzy and hyped stage shows.

And said software announcements turning out to be stuff like Facebook for your Xbox 360! WOW! Just what I always wanted!!!  Forget those games, Imma post pictures of my cat using my 360 and Kinect!

Again, if the internet response is any telling sign, then maybe hands-on will be the future.  I've read a few articles critiquing some of Microsoft's future strategies specifically--Penny Arcade Report was pretty tough on the Kinect Pizza Hut deal.  This is something that must sound amazing to investors and share-holders, sure, in the way that having artists like Usher come out to kind of promote your console is a pretty big deal.  But to the real target audience - us, consumers and discerning gamers - it comes across as so awkward almost to the point of parody.

Im not upset that they wont be doing a big presentation at E3 either. I really think the Nintendo Directs are the best option and really do help them get info out and increase their sells, I watched their most recent one and liked it alot. I dont watch that at E3 to begin with, I mostly skip through a bunch of that and watch the trailers for stuff they announced or released more info on. Im jsut glad they they are still planning to announce some things at E3 but I can go without the big presentation and show.

I'm honestly not that worried about Nintendo skipping out on E3. As long as they continue with their Nintendo Direct so we stay up-to-date with their latest news then I'm all good.

As for E3 though in general; I have a feeling it will soon be a distant memory. With Nintento doing the N-Direct and the recent PS4 Announcement in February and Xbox's announcement in May, I actually think E3 may eventually dwindle away to obscurity. I hope not, because I loved watching it every year. But it's just how I see it turning out I suppose.