Miyamoto: E3 is no longer for showing core games

[theRepublic]

ChronotriggerJM said:
I call absolute bullshit ;/ Miyamoto and all.

E3 and the multi-media... sigh... I don't think I know a SINGLE non-core gamer that even knows what the hell an "E3" is. It's the core gamers that watch the live streams, that read up on the internet, that click the refresh button every 3 seconds to see what's announced. Not your kid sister, not your grandmother, not "the rest of the world outside of the core".

Core gamers do that year-round regardless of whether or not E3 is going on.  They are always looking for more information on upcoming games.

E3 gets mainstream press coverage like the New York Times.  A casual gamer surfing the Times website can find their article, and read about what Nintendo has coming up for them.  Coverage like that is hard to get in the video game industry, and is extremely valuable.

If Nintendo had announced Kid Icarus, or Pikmin, or even Zelda, that would have meant nothing to the new audience.