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PSA: PAX Prime 2011 sold out

by Alexander Sliwinski on May 31st 2011 11:05AM

The official PAX Twitter announced today that PAX Prime 2011, which won't even take place in Seattle until August, is sold out. Full stop.

Penny Arcade's marketing man Robert Khoo told us previously that the show got clearance to sell about 10 percent more badges than in prior years, but that didn't seem to make much of difference.

It would seem PAX East was a failure on one level: despite welcoming 69,500 attendees in March, it did nothing to reduce demand for the Seattle show taking place August 26–28. If you didn't grab tickets and still want to go, prepare to put up a fight with the scalpers.

Source: Twitter @Official_PAX

Tags: ds, microsoft, nintendo, PAX, PAX-Prime-2011, playstation, ps3, psp, sony, wii, xbox

Reader Comments (25)

Happy to see PAX continue to be so successful and see continued growth; Even if I'll never have a chance to go myself.

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I wasn't aware reducing demand for Prime was one of the goals of PAX East.

Got my ticket! Going alone...like a loner...

@thisredengine

Me too... You can join my wolfpack... Meet you on the roof of the Space Needle for Jaeger shots before the convention

Hopefully PAX East is not viewed as a failure.

The East needs SOMETHING.

@Sabbatai: I don't see how anyone could call PAX East a "failure" when it sold out completely. Yeah, it wasn't months ahead of time... but money is money, and there was plenty made.

The wife and I had a great time in 2010, really regretted missing 2011, and are looking forward to a great time in 2012.

Yep, I'm going to hound people for spare tickets myself - a couple friends told me last minute they want to attend, but I didn't buy extra. So I'm going to make a sign:

"WIL TRAYD POKEMON CARDZ 4 TIX!"

i've been training to master martial arts for a while now; scalpers beware!

Wowwow. I picked up my tickets not two days ago. Really glad I did now.

May 6, 3 Day Passes Sold Out: "It's official. My exercise in self-control is complete. I will not be going to PAX this year. I'm sad but glad I'll be saving the money."

May 31, Completely Sold Out: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT...."

I unknowingly went to Seattle last year around that time, and boy oh boy the hostels I went to were all smelly nerd fests! it was the worst. I would try to use the computer to look for directions and there would be someone watching you tube videos of starcraft!!

really? get out a little. you're in a new city!

I will never go to another city during a comic con or game expo ever again.

@eat it Did you stumble in here from Autoblog or something??

Finally heading to my first PAX/game convention. So STOKED! Just hope I don't pass out after being hit with the sheer awesomeness that is PAX when I first step through the doors in August.

@SpishackCola It's my first time too; I swear I'll scream like a little fangirl when I step in.

Going fri and Sunday, glad I made it after missing last year! I live 2 blocks from the convention center, who wants to party? ;)

Ticket was bought the first weekend. Got confirmation on hotel and airfare as well.

Can't wait to hit the show up.

I'm sad to say that most of my friends who want to go to PAX probably didn't get passes, despite the fact that I've reposted EVERY Joystiq article about passes dwindling on my Facebook page. Some people just can't plan ahead.

Definitely going to Pax East 2012.

Bought my 3-day pass the day they went on sale, so I'm set, but I think some of my friends who wanted to go are going to end up missing out.

Bought my 3 day pass in early May glad I did.

Oh no. I missed my chance to hang around people that have fleas and swine flue. It was cool the first year, now it's just played out and too many people have awful hygiene.

@Chronozero I have never been, but I can't imagine that it is that bad in terms of personal hygieme. I've been to all sorts of geeky stuff, including MTG events. The worst offenders are guys who don't wash their hair. Thats it.

If I ever get the chance to go to the US in the near future, I have plans to time it around multiple things. PAX is one of them :P

Hello All...

Just a quick note that Geek Nation Tours still has tickets available via our tour at:

http://www.geeknationtours.com/index.php?pageid=31&tourid=8

Teras
Geek Nation Tours

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