E3 Has Been Cancelled, Permanently

[The Deadman]

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...ed-permanently

The ESA has announced that the Electronic Entertainment Expo, more commonly known as E3, is officially dead after multiple attempts at its revival.

As reported by The Washington Post, multiple factors have been cited as catalysts toward the event's collapse, including new competitors (hi, Summer Game Fest), partner withdrawals, changing consumer habits, and pandemic-era disruptions.

Digital video events have also contributed to the downfall of E3, most notably the introduction of Nintendo's Direct presentations, which have since influenced other major companies to introduce their own, including Sony's State of Play events and Ubisoft's Forward events.

An in-person E3 event was initially planned for 2023, however, this was ultimately cancelled after Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all declined to attend.

E3 was first launched back in 1995 and would quickly become the go-to gaming event of the year. Nintendo has used the platform to make major announcements in the past, including the introduction of the Nintendo DS, Wii Fit, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

[Sumac]

End of an era.
I was watching E3s since 2006, so its sad to see it go after almost 15 years.

[Barkworm]

I used to follow the E3 religiously, even before internet times. There were two VG magazines I read every month and the E3 issue was one of the most anticipated things for me overall. Later I always watched live streams etc.

Back in my 20s I would have been really bummed about this.

[CyberCubed]

E3 slowly started becoming irrelevant when Nintendo and others did their digital reveals. The first Nintendo direct back in (2010 or 2011?) was basically the beginning of the end. I'm sure covid basically sped up its demise though.

Still the late 90's and early 2000's was when E3 was really magical. Seeing all the new games revealed and all of Nintendo's reveals back then was fantastic.

[Sumac]

Main problem ESA wanted too much money from companies for expo, while those companies were perfectly capable of doing those presentations themselves. Which they did, eliminating middle man, i.e. ESA's E3.

I wish we had more big players in the console market, it could have kept E3 around, but, alas.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Sumac

Main problem ESA wanted too much money from companies for expo, while those companies were perfectly capable of doing those presentations themselves. Which they did, eliminating middle man, i.e. ESA's E3.

Exactly what happened.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I used to follow the E3 religiously, even before internet times. There were two VG magazines I read every month and the E3 issue was one of the most anticipated things for me overall. Later I always watched live streams etc.

Back in my 20s I would have been really bummed about this.

Same here with the Consumer Electronics Show during the early 1990's.

[oldmanwinters]

It was quite a visual spectacle for video games in its heyday.
1999 and 2000 always stick out in my mind as the greatest due to Sega going all out for their Dreamcast while all the hype was building over the next-gen consoles from Sony, Microsoft and the Big N.