E3 tries to make a comeback in 2009

by David Hinkle { Oct 22nd 2008 at 7:02PM }

E3 2009 will take place June 2-4 next year, at the LA Convention Center. It won't be open to the public or anything, but the list of people who can attend will be less restrictive than the previous two years, says the ESA. They'll be opening the doors to all "international and US-based media, analysts, retailers, developers and business partners." So, attendance will increase and this move should hopefully help E3 get back to what it used to be: loud, smelly, and oh-so-fun!

And while we're on the subject, be sure to check out Joystiq's interview with ESA president and CEO Mike Gallagher right here.

Gallery: E3 2008 Nintendo Keynote Photo tour

Tags: e3, e3-2009, e3-expo, e309, electronic-entertainment-expo, la, la-convention-center

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

adrain @ Oct 22nd 2008 9:51PM

i hope e3 is better this year. e3 for nintendo was terabble. its now ofical. nintendo doesent care about the reak gamers anymore. i doubt that this e3 will be much better for nintendo. good thing i have a 360.

Mr Khan @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:23PM

lol. The spelling was a nice touch.

Sonic_13 @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:19PM

Was E3 so terrible for you that it affected your spelling?

I would hope Nintendo doesn't care about reak gamers, because they smell really bad. If anything, Nintendo should make a shower game so they don't reak anymore.

Mr Khan @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:24PM

Hopefully no more debacles. I do enjoy the spectacle, though.

El Capitaine @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:43PM

/kill casual E3

what "casual" player pays attention to E3, anyway?

Sonic_13 @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:26PM

E3 presentations the past few years have been weaker because E3 itself was weaker. It was no longer THE game trade show of the year - other events became more significant. Nintendo itself even admitted it. It's why Nintendo held its own conference this fall. Ubisoft and other companies have held their own events as well

Now that E3 is attempting to return to its former glory, hopefully the conferences will do so as well.