Nintendo confirms it will not be at E3 2023

Nintendo has determined not to participate on this yr’s E3. “We strategy our involvement in any occasion on a case-by-case foundation and are all the time contemplating varied methods to interact with our followers,” Nintendo informed Engadget in a press release. “Since this yr’s E3 present didn’t match into our plans, we’ve made the choice to not take part. Nonetheless, we’ve been and proceed to be a powerful supporter of the ESA [Entertainment Software Association] and E3.”

Nintendo sometimes has a presence on the E3 showfloor and it has typically run Treehouse broadcasts all through the occasion along with a Direct. The corporate took half within the final correct version of E3 in 2019, in addition to the all-digital affair in 2021. There was no E3 in 2020 or 2022.

Earlier this month, IGN reported that Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have all bowed out of E3 this yr. Sony hasn’t had a presence on the occasion since 2018, however neither it nor Microsoft have publicly confirmed plans for this yr’s version. Regardless, Microsoft will host its big annual showcase in Los Angeles this summer time. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer lately hinted it can happen across the similar time as E3, which is able to run between June thirteenth and sixteenth.

There may all the time be a Nintendo Direct in mid-June as effectively, even when it isn’t formally linked to the expo. In the meantime, word on the street is that PlayStation is planning a serious showcase forward of E3 after this week’s so-so State of Play stream.

The absence of simply one of many massive three console producers from E3 is a blow for the ESA, not to mention all of them. Summer time Recreation Fest is threatening to steal extra of the stalwart occasion’s thunder too. However hey, a minimum of Ubisoft will be at E3.