More Negative Reactions to E3

E3 is running a real risk of losing its position as the leading conference, as more and more negative reactions pile up.

Oft-quoted Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter remarked that “the spectacle of E3 is dead” in an investor mailing, adding that publishers and console manufacturers must take action to salvage dwindling consumer interest in the annual show.

“The Los Angeles Convention Center concourse was as quiet as a college library during summer, with little to attract media attention,” Pachter wrote. “The main game display area was similar in size to a school cafeteria (as compared to filling the entire convention center).”

The comments follow remarks made by 3D Realms CEO Scott Miller late last month, who said that the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever would not be appearing at E3 because it was “irrelevant.”

“It’s just that we view E3 as irrelevant nowadays,” Miller told Next-Gen. “In fact, I wasn’t even aware it was coming up.”