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Aielyn on 24 January 2013
riderz13371 said:

With that, I ask you one question. Do you guys think Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo should stop focusing on the more "casual" type of games during the E3 press conferences?

Only if E3 is returned to how it was before 2008. Back then, they were true expos, fully open to the public. This meant that a large proportion of attendees were regular gamers.

Now, E3 is an industry and media event, with most attendees being either in the gaming industry itself, or part of the media. As such, there is no longer a reason to focus on the sorts of games that we all prefer. That said, "casual" is very much the wrong word for what they show at E3 nowadays. What they show is mainstream games. And that's how it's going to be every year, going forwards, unless E3 is returned to what it used to be.



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riderz13371 on 24 January 2013
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riderz13371 said:
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If they hate money, then yes... i doubt it.

Why would showing less casual games at E3 make them lose money?

Gamers are always actually looking for news, release dates, new games, whatever, we know all that we need to know, casuals on the other hand don't, they don't know when the new Wii Fit, Just Dance, or ''special'' game (wonderbook, wii sports, party games, etc) will come out so companies need to tell them and the E3 is probably the only (or should i say the most by far) mainstream place where videogame companies can say ''this'' and everyone will know about it, they need people who don't usually know about videogames to see that there's something they should buy.

People buy products so people = money,  more people knows about this product = more people buys it, more people buys this product = more money (product being videogames in general not an specific one)

They need to reach every possible consumer why would they miss their biggest oportunity to do so, that when people who normaly doesn't care, actually do.

Yes but do the casuals even watch E3? Considering you have to stream it I don't think people actually take the time to find out what date/time it's on. 



osed125 on 24 January 2013
riderz13371 said:
Busted said:
riderz13371 said:
Busted said:
If they hate money, then yes... i doubt it.

Why would showing less casual games at E3 make them lose money?

Gamers are always actually looking for news, release dates, new games, whatever, we know all that we need to know, casuals on the other hand don't, they don't know when the new Wii Fit, Just Dance, or ''special'' game (wonderbook, wii sports, party games, etc) will come out so companies need to tell them and the E3 is probably the only (or should i say the most by far) mainstream place where videogame companies can say ''this'' and everyone will know about it, they need people who don't usually know about videogames to see that there's something they should buy.

People buy products so people = money,  more people knows about this product = more people buys it, more people buys this product = more money (product being videogames in general not an specific one)

They need to reach every possible consumer why would they miss their biggest oportunity to do so, that when people who normaly doesn't care, actually do.

Yes but do the casuals even watch E3? Considering you have to stream it I don't think people actually take the time to find out what date/time it's on. 

They don't watch it, but because of the importance of the conference they know about the stuff shown in newspapers and non gaming websites. Heck even in my country the only time (or one of the few times) when I see video game related news on the papers is during E3.



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milkyjoe on 24 January 2013

I didn't see any of the mainstream media report on yesterdays Nintendo Direct, but you can bet they will be there for Nintendo's E3 conference.

So quite simply, no.



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Busted on 24 January 2013
osed125 said:
riderz13371 said:
Busted said:
riderz13371 said:
Busted said:
If they hate money, then yes... i doubt it.

Why would showing less casual games at E3 make them lose money?

Gamers are always actually looking for news, release dates, new games, whatever, we know all that we need to know, casuals on the other hand don't, they don't know when the new Wii Fit, Just Dance, or ''special'' game (wonderbook, wii sports, party games, etc) will come out so companies need to tell them and the E3 is probably the only (or should i say the most by far) mainstream place where videogame companies can say ''this'' and everyone will know about it, they need people who don't usually know about videogames to see that there's something they should buy.

People buy products so people = money,  more people knows about this product = more people buys it, more people buys this product = more money (product being videogames in general not an specific one)

They need to reach every possible consumer why would they miss their biggest oportunity to do so, that when people who normaly doesn't care, actually do.

Yes but do the casuals even watch E3? Considering you have to stream it I don't think people actually take the time to find out what date/time it's on. 

They don't watch it, but because of the importance of the conference they now about the stuff shown in newspaper and non gaming websites. Heck even in my country the only time (or one of the few times) when I see video game related news on the papers is during E3.

-^This^ -

Exactly.



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noname2200 on 24 January 2013

Yes. E3 is our show, and while we may need all that casual money to fund our games that doesn't mean we have to let them into our favorite places.



Corey on 24 January 2013

Yes, not like any casual gamers actually see it anyway. Most have never heard of it and never go beyond their comfort zone of CoD and sports games/iOS games anyway.