Nintendo: Smash Bros. Not Playable at E3

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allstarr35 said:
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Chris' thoughts: As disappointed as I am that we don't get to play Smash Bros. next week, it does make a lot of sense. It's not like we can all just hang out in the "Wii area" of E3. Because there is no Wii area anymore. There's not even an E3, really. Just a hotel suite, in which I have exactly 55 minutes to experience Nintendo's entire lineup. It's tough to say that any real Smash Bros. experience can be fit into that window.

Damned right.

There is NO E3. There is simply the media conferences, which are not hands-on at all.

There is no big hall, with lots of units setup, etc.

When Nintendo are ready, they will have another gamer day - with the title available to play.

Or even better still - a freely downloadable demo on the Wii ;) Now THAT would be cool (say 2 characters, 1 arena).