If this were nintendo plans in supplement to a proper e3 conference it would be good, as it's more or less the same as last year it has the feeling of nintendo surrendering. It's nice that nintendo is trying to bring a more intimate look at the conference to the fans but the thing is e3 is not for the fans, it's for the media. E3's pomp and ridiculous grandiosity provides media outlets with months of talking points and not just those that focus on video games. Whatever bit of money nintendo saves by foregoing a conference they stand to lose several times over in the long run.







