Mr Khan said:
With Arkham City, i believe the effort was there to show what was acknowledged as one of the greatest experiences on PS360 and show how the Wii U could make it better. You have to remember that E3 is a trade show, first and foremost. We, collectively, are E3's peripheral audience. It is more about the companies talking to each other, and talking to the mainstream media (as E3's usually the only time of year the mainstream media gives gaming any real attention). |
The people sitting in the theatres are gaming press. Yes, there are all stripes of game industry people there, but E3 is judged by the gaming press, hence why Ubisoft was judged one of the best shows last year. Their conference was full of AAA hardcore games.
If it's true that companies like Nintendo only put on their E3 show for casual coverage from news media, then it's puzzling why they advertise their conference so heavily to their dedicated fans, and it's equally puzzling why Ubisoft would be widely regarded as putting on the best show as opposed to focusing on mainstream, casual-friendly titles.
