Nintendo not attending Leipzig, may return for Cologne '09

by Alexander Sliwinski { May 23rd 2008 at 4:30PM }

Nintendo has decided to opt out of the 2008 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany; a show which attracts over 150,000 attendees. Website Nintendo Revolution translated the German press release which states the big N will instead focus on local events and a national promotional tour during the second half of 2008. Nintendo made sure to note the decision in not attending is not a criticism of the convention.

Nintendo has not made any comment on whether it will attend the 2009 Games Convention when it moves to Cologne, Germany, and turns into GAMESCom. We'll have to see if Nintendo's withdrawal will affect attendance numbers when the Games Convention is held for the last time in Leipzig this August.

Tags: games-convention, leipzig, leipzig-08, leipzig-games-convention, nintendo

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Residentevil72501 @ May 23rd 2008 4:33PM

Maybe they are all being smothered by money and thats why they are going?

samfish @ May 23rd 2008 4:39PM

They just don't want to show Kid Icarus off yet. They want to keep us in fear a bit longer over whether or not it'll be a flying game.

It won't be, though, right, Nintendo? RIGHT?!

Giroro @ May 23rd 2008 4:47PM

As I recall, Kid Icarus Can't fly

Farseer (GDI) @ May 23rd 2008 4:44PM

Nintendo hates Europe... confirmed?

Giroro @ May 23rd 2008 4:45PM

sounds like nintendo is just out of games for now, I hope they try to make something hardcore soon.

Residentevil72501 @ May 23rd 2008 5:05PM

I would love to hear about a from the ground up Wii Zelda, see now that would be awesome.

Fernando Rocker @ May 23rd 2008 5:07PM

Me wants Zelda Wii...

=p

ComradeTrotskii @ May 23rd 2008 11:36PM

I wouldn't expect a new Zelda to be released until next 'holiday' season at the very earliest and unless they need to (they don't) I can't see Nintendo letting anything slip about it for the time being either.

The prospect of a new Zelda title also fills me with equal parts fear and childlike giddy. Hopefully Miyamoto has some of that magic left over from Mario Galaxy to make a Zelda reinvention the awesomesauce it should be.

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ May 24th 2008 1:51AM

i would love to see a new Zelda. i wasnt a big fan or the series until i bought my Wii honestly (never had a Gamecube or N64 and didnt like the 2D games much), but i loved Twilight Princess. i might actually play through it again once im done with GTA. a new Zelda would be a day 1 buy for me.