Not only are they “don’t do live dog and pony shows” like they were 10 years ago, they’re actually skipping it.
Nintendo has officially confirmed the rumored news at the end of January. I will not be attending the revived E3 Expo.
In a statement to VentureBeat, Nintendo said: I have made the decision not to participate,” reiterating its support for the show and its original organizer, the Electronic Software Association (ESA).
E3 2023 was set to be the first event hosted by ReedPop (which runs PAX Expo) after three years of no in-person events due to various permutations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Nintendo was the only console maker on the show floor at his final ESA-sponsored event in 2019, Microsoft had a booth at his Microsoft Theater near the Los Angeles Convention Center, and Sony was on the show. completely skipped.
With no confirmed release date for first-party Switch software after Pikmin 4 launches on July 21st, the lack of E3 doesn’t mean Nintendo will hold a Nintendo Direct presentation in June until 2023. It does not prevent you from setting the second half.
