Dear Reader:
ESA - still no plans for public E3
A portion of a GameDaily reader-submitted interview with Entertainment Software Association CEO Mike Gallagher…
GD: I was excited to hear that E3 is getting big again, but I’m just a consumer, not a member of the industry. Don’t you think it would be a good idea to separate a couple days for consumers to attend E3 (similar to TGS)? Wouldn’t the ESA welcome the extra revenue from this?
MG: I completely understand your desire to attend. The E3 Expo is and will continue to be the pre-eminent computer and video game event in North America.
However, the E3 Expo has never been a consumer show, even in the past years when it was much larger. Our goal is to gather the industry in one place and show the world a dynamic and high-growth video game industry. Part of that world is our consumer base and there will be lots of ways for them to experience what’s going on at the E3 Expo without being there.