I just realized now when I saw my pokemon platinum cover that pokemon black/white wasn't there, or was it? I don't remember it being shown in any form at the conference.

I've been wondering for the longest why Nintendo never presents Pokémon at E3 outside of spinoffs like Ranger.

main series of pokemon games have never been at E3 as far as I know. I knew Black & White wouldn't be at E3. It's not a surprise that it isn't there.

They didn't show it because it would sell far too much if they'd actually promoted it at something like E3. they'll become two of the best-selling games ever as it is, no doubt, so to promote it at such an important event would cause factory meltdowns and bank account-overflows.