Nintendo will not be at E3 2023, which is losing its last great ally

Nintendo Confirms It Will Not Be At E3 2023which will be face-to-face again following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2022 editions and hosting an all-virtual event in 2021. Without a doubt, a heavy blow to what used to be the biggest meeting point in the video game industry, which seems to have lost his last great ally.

Recall that the possible absence of Nintendo was rumored at the end of January, when it was said that The Japanese will miss the event along with Sony and Microsoft. Now the ratification of the information by the Asians does nothing more than plunge the conference scheduled for June next year into uncertainty.

“We approach participation in any event individually and always consider different ways of interacting with our fans. Since E3 this year did not fit into our plans, we decided not to participate. However, we have been and remain strong supporters of ESA and E3,” Nintendo said in a statement. edge.

Thus, E3 2023 will lose one of its last great attractions. It is that while it has not yet been confirmed what will happen to Sony and Microsoft, all indications are that they will continue on the same path. Those in charge of PlayStation stopped attending the event in 2019, so the link was broken even before the pandemic. Whereas, Xbox has also handled its own events without too much trouble in recent years. It remains to be seen if Redmond’s representatives maintain some sort of presence at the Los Angeles Convention Center through Activision Blizzard.

Indeed, the departure of Nintendo raises an increasingly complex scenario for event organizers. The Japanese have left the door open to continue being associated with the ESA, but no one can guarantee they will return in 2024. Sure, as long as E3 survives this year.

E3 2023 loses to Nintendo

The absence of Nintendo does nothing but celebrate the E3 fiasco, which in 2023 will surely face a serious problem for its existence. It is true that some major publishers such as Ubisoft and Konami have confirmed their participation and this is expected to come with important announcements. However, if the three largest console manufacturers in the world are absent, the event loses much of its historical essence.

To all this should be added the growing impetus of events Geoff Keighley. Actually, Summer Games Festivalwhose two most important partners are PlayStation and Xbox. will take place on June 8. That is, a week before the start of E3 2023, scheduled from June 13 to 16.

Really not a slow or lazy organizer Game Awards took advantage of Nintendo’s announcement to mock the fair hosted by the ESA. IN tweetOn Twitter, Kaley shared that the company “will not play any role in a potential E3 2023.”

The use of the word “potential” in the post is still curious, almost opening the door for E3 2023. not even done. Does Geoff Keighley know something that others don’t? or is it pure trolling? It remains to be seen how this story will continue, but for now, the once-biggest event in the world of video games shows once again that it is going through its darkest hours.