It was always an event for the fans, not for the press. Some of the gaming media is just sore that they had to go out and cover it. :p
As for attendance, I don't think it was really advertised as well as it should've been to its target audience, and from what I heard it was a little too pricey considering the low company attendance, but if I was in the area I definitely woulda gone in just to play Smash.







