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Suggestion to create a yearly page for future E3s like Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, this would be similar to other large yearly conventions/awards like the Academy Awards which have yearly pages for each event like 81st Academy Awards. I believe the E3 expo is arguably the largest annual event in video gaming with almost every major console, portable, hardware or major accessory to be revealed at press conferences during the event. I believe there is also enough content due to the large coverage of the event by almost every major gaming new site like Kotaku, Gamespot, IGN and 1up.com, each year also contains many notable announcements such as new major video games or major developments regarding the gaming industry made there. There is also a lot of post event coverage including awards given to the games revealed, displayed or announced during the event. Each major gaming company would also usually make a promise or comment about the event in advance which shows how big a presence the event has in the industry.
Each page should have several sections like: Layout, Notable games showcased, Notable exhibitors, Press Conferences, Pre-show Hype, Media Coverage, Attendance, History, Awards.KiasuKiasiMan (talk) 11:11, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
There should also be pages for the E3's from 1996-2008 ---- Inanimateinsanityfan27 (talk) 23:26, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
RE: However, it did not replicate E3's success and was abandoned, whereas the E3 2009 returned to an open access format.
Added by an anon last year: [1]
Open access?
The www.e3expo.com 2011 web page states:
By open access what do you mean? Definitely not open to the public. I removed whereas the E3 2009 returned to an open access format. as it is incorrect or is misleading. Errectstapler (talk) 21:33, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
I would like to know why these pages were changed from Electronic Entertainment Expo XXXX to just plain E3 XXXX without any type of consensus on the matter. To me, it just looks bland and pointless to point it out like that. We had it just fine with the original titles with a redirect to E3 2009-2019 present in every page. What's the issue here? Zacharyalejandro (talk) 16:51, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Page moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jerm (talk) 00:50, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Electronic Entertainment Expo → E3 – E3 already redirects here so it's the primary use. Prior discussion has already established that E3 is the COMMONNAME. I can't find the phrase "Electronic Entertainment Expo" anywhere on the E3 website anymore so that suggests that E3 no longer stands for anything (like KFC). Given E3's predicted demise, this seems like a good opportunity for some long-awaited housekeeping. Axem Titanium (talk) 18:43, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
It looks like the countdown of days until the next E3 is not counting down. I tried to figure out what the problem is, but have not had any luck. 100.36.75.182 (talk) 13:36, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
. Serouj2000 (talk) 23:16, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
What exactly are we counting as attendance? How many people actually went to the event? If so then 2021's attendance would technically be 0 as it was online only. However if we're counting both how many people actually went to the event and how many people watched it online the E3 2021 would have more than 0. Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) (Stupidity by me) 20:27, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
How are we going to know how many people went to E3 1999 and E3 2002? 99.209.40.250 (talk) 13:41, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect E³ and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 19 § E³ until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Randi Moth (talk) 13:39, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
I have 13 HQ pics from the expo floor before opening, showing booths and some wide shots of many booths. 2600:6C50:B00:6A79:B908:3238:4F4A:EBEA (talk) 18:15, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
Should we source which publisher showcases directly or implicitly contributed to the cancellation of this E3?
Also that paragraph in the intro does not make it clear that the practice of publisher-specific showcases, separate from E3 but in the same timeframe, began in previous years - THAT's why it was commonplace enough this year to merit cancellation. (See the edit from the last week in June). 99.229.43.127 (talk) 18:27, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
The article states that E3 was always an industry only event, until 2017. This is incorrect. E3 was open to the public from '95 to '06. From 2007-2017 the event became "invitation only." Average attendance dropped from roughly 60,000 attendees to 3,000 - 7,000 afterwards. It wasn't until 2017 that E3 was reopened to the public. 68.160.172.90 (talk) 01:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC)