Comment It's Chaos! (Score 1) 31
I know the death of E3 has come as a hard hit to many gamers, including myself. Personally, I loved all the hype that surrounded E3. Even though I was never able to actually go there, I always cherished the time I spent in front of my computer gaining updates from the people who were there. And when I first read that it was gone, I was crushed.
But, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was probably for the better. E3 (before the change) was fun, though the large amount of people clamoring to play games made it hard for companies to get their full message out. I also realized that the part of E3 I enjoyed the most were the press conferences. They were calm, simple, and they showed exactly what the companies had in store. The rest of E3 was mostly chaos.
In fact, the other day one of the Nintendo of America staff was talking about it on the Nintendo NSider forums. He said he was very glad for the change, because in the past, anybody could get in as long as they had what appeared to be a good website. As a joke, he even said that someone could register a site with a name like MyNintendoSystemIsMyBestFriend.com and get in. There was little selectivity, which led to massive lines and little real press information.
While many people who previously attended E3 might not be so keen on the change, I think it may actually be a good thing. By making E3 smaller, it will make the group of attendees more elite, and it will probably be easier to hand out gaming information. Granted, another major event will probably rise up to take E3's place, but I am in support of what ESA is doing at E3.
It will be interesting to see what gaming companies do next year.
But, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was probably for the better. E3 (before the change) was fun, though the large amount of people clamoring to play games made it hard for companies to get their full message out. I also realized that the part of E3 I enjoyed the most were the press conferences. They were calm, simple, and they showed exactly what the companies had in store. The rest of E3 was mostly chaos.
In fact, the other day one of the Nintendo of America staff was talking about it on the Nintendo NSider forums. He said he was very glad for the change, because in the past, anybody could get in as long as they had what appeared to be a good website. As a joke, he even said that someone could register a site with a name like MyNintendoSystemIsMyBestFriend.com and get in. There was little selectivity, which led to massive lines and little real press information.
While many people who previously attended E3 might not be so keen on the change, I think it may actually be a good thing. By making E3 smaller, it will make the group of attendees more elite, and it will probably be easier to hand out gaming information. Granted, another major event will probably rise up to take E3's place, but I am in support of what ESA is doing at E3.
It will be interesting to see what gaming companies do next year.
