Looking back at E3's most memorable moments
E3 2023 is cancelled — and it's uncertain if it will ever return in the same way again. However you feel about that, it's undeniable that the gaming calendar's most talked about show continually provided moments you never got anywhere else.
E3 was a stage for video game companies to strut their stuff, a certain tier of celebrities to make their presences felt, and console rivals to take not-so-subtle pops at one another.
It was a place of huge excitement and anticipation, where internet memes and catchphrases were born, and extremely vanilla marketing executives became legends. It was also a place of failure and disappointment, as outlandish concepts and eyebrow-raising price points were debuted.
Let's revisit some of E3's most memorable moments.
You could fill an article with videos about Nintendo's former US boss Reggie Fils-Aime, who won the hearts of a legion of fans. From his first appearance on an E3 stage, ready to kick ass and take names, to when his body was Reggie, the cult of personality that sprung up around this man was born out of E3.
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto appearing on the E3 2004 stage, armed with a Hylian shield and the Master Sword, to announce Zelda: Twilight Princess to whoops and cheers. Fans really wanted a return to «realistic» visuals after Wind Waker, and Miyamoto delivered the now immortal line: «I'm not Link, but I do know him.»
Ubisoft's Davide Soliani won over the hearts of Nintendo fans anew at E3 2017, as he showed a genuinely emotional reaction to his game Mario + Rabbids being revealed by Mario's dad, Miyamoto himself.
Nintendo had its share of duds too, though. Who can forget the E3 2008 Wii Music on-stage demo? Actually, quite a lot of us, probably.
Sony won E3 2013 by
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