Nintendo has formally confirmed that it’s going to not be attending E3 2023, following IGN’s report earlier this yr.
In a press release made to VentureBeat, Nintendo said that E3 didn’t match into the corporate’s plans for the yr and it will not be having any presence on the Los Angeles-based conference.
This is the assertion in full:
“We method our involvement in any occasion on a case-by-case foundation and are at all times contemplating numerous methods to have interaction with our followers. Since this yr’s E3 present didn’t match into our plans, we’ve got made the choice to not take part. Nonetheless, we’ve got been and proceed to be a robust supporter of the ESA and E3.”
In the beginning of February, the ESA — who has partnered with ReedPop to assist carry again the long-running online game expo — instructed IGN “It is vital to notice that even because the present evolves and adapts, it won’t impression the core of ESA’s work for its member firms.” Full disclosure: Nintendo Life and its Hookshot Media sister websites are partnered with ReedPop.
Sony and Microsoft have but to verify that they’re attending the 2023 present — Sony’s final E3 look was in 2018, so it is unlikely it is going to be current this yr, and Microsoft is holding its personal occasion across the similar time because the ESA’s personal.
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