Rumor: EA out of E for All [Update]

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 29th 2007 at 11:55AM }

FiringSquad is reporting that Electronic Arts may have pulled out of the inaugural E for All Expo. If true, this does not bode well for the fledgling expo intended to be a consumer replacement for E3. Sony and Microsoft have already said they will not attend the event. Nintendo is currently the only major confirmation and the industry PR rumor-mill has it that involved something other than Nintendo's enthusiastic wish to attend.

FiringSquad noticed that the EA exhibitor announcement has been removed from the E for All Expo webiste, also the revolving list of company logos on the site no longer features EA. Currently the list of those not attending the event is a who's who of the industry beyond the big three, including Activision, Capcom, NCSoft, Sega, Midway and others. Looks like E for All may need to be renamed Nintendo-Con '08.

Update: IDG, the company behind E for All, contacted FiringSquad to say that EA will still be attending. Their statement reads in part, "IDG World Expo would like to confirm that (Electronic Arts) is participating in this year's event." FiringSquad has yet to hear back from EA and there was no explanation as to why EA was removed from the expo's promotion website.

Tags: ea, eforall, microsoft, sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Phranctoast @ Aug 29th 2007 12:00PM

So who is going to this thing? Anyone besides Nintendo?

shivr @ Aug 29th 2007 12:01PM

I'd go to Nintendo-con

Charron @ Aug 29th 2007 12:15PM

It'd make up for the chronic lack of Space World.

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 29th 2007 12:13PM

Nintendo World for All?

mr nimblewick @ Aug 29th 2007 12:21PM

Think it'll be bad for Nintendo if they are the only company there? I'm not so sure. It would be a great opportunity to let the public in to play their games.

As long as they segregated the "hardcore" from the "casual." I hear they aren't getting along lately.

Xizer @ Aug 29th 2007 12:37PM

Fantastic news for Nintendo.

Everyone's really handing this generation of systems over to them this time around, eh?

Chris @ Aug 29th 2007 1:00PM

damn it ! that means there might not be valve or the orange box >

Rockguykev @ Aug 29th 2007 5:58PM

I emailed the E for All folk after the no MS announcement and told them that yes while I had agreed to a no-refund policy when I signed up they had agreed to you know deliver a video game convention. This is really disappointing as I was really looking forward to this show previously. Now, I'm no EA fanboy (or Sony for that matter) but come on I at least had the though of "Rockband is coming... Rockband is coming..."

Now what do I get? I got rid my Wii already so I really couldn't care less what Nintendo has on the floor and that's just assuming they even stay involved.

Adam Bergstein @ Aug 29th 2007 1:26PM

Well, it looks like the industry is doing their best not to waste money on the people who actually buy their games. With the exception of Nintendo, all the major companies are spitting in the eye of the gamer community. "Why would we bother coming to an event for the people?" Maybe they figure we don't actually matter.

cdman98 @ Aug 29th 2007 1:31PM

Nintendo will show up hell or high water. There profitable and can spend the money to show case there works. There a company thet cares greatly about there custumers and stay commited.

This event was about showing consumers the state of industry and showcasing upcoming games. I think this shows the industry is not fairing well and that publishers are becoming even more concerned with there dwindling bottom line.

Its time to embrace causal games, innovation, and your customers. Nintendo's doing it, anyone care to "jump in" because "this is living".

dapenguin333 @ Aug 29th 2007 1:48PM

There, their and they're: learn them

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 29th 2007 2:05PM

All your there, they're, and their 's were wrong.

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 29th 2007 2:51PM

All there base belong to us.

matt @ Aug 29th 2007 1:46PM

Interesting turn of events. Perhaps Nintendo will use this con to fill in the hole left from TGS and Spaceworld? I know I'd like an American Spacworld.

Francois @ Aug 29th 2007 2:03PM

It's ironic that it's always Nintendo who gets blamed of "neglecting their audience". But you know that even if Nintendo is the only manufacturer to show up at E for All, people will whine that they "didn't show new games" (even though it isn't the true purpose of E for All) and they there was "too much of a focus on the expanded audience titles" (which is all you ever hear about Nintendo events nowadays anyway).

NintendoFanbot @ Aug 29th 2007 2:22PM

...and Smash Bros. will be there, and all the reps from other companies and fans of these companies waiting to play the game will be crying for not showing up.

Well, good luck to Nintendo's showing I guess.

:P

Highlar @ Aug 29th 2007 2:52PM

Yeah, I can see Nintendo rubbing their hands together in glee now, seeing that they could be the only real contender here. The question would be then, would they be willing to spend some of our hard earned cash that they've got for a really spectacular showing/space?