Nintendo Live Unveiled, An In-Person Event With Game Demos And Performances
An attempt to revive E3 was recently confirmed to have fallen flat. E3's demise is, in part, down to studios doing their own thing, something Nintendo tried out via Nintendo Live in Japan last year. Clearly the event was successful as Nintendo has revealed the in-person experience will return in 2023, and this time Seattle will be its host.
“Announcing #NintendoLive 2023, an in-person event for fans of all ages that will take place in Seattle this September,” Nintendo revealed. “Experience Nintendo Switch gameplay, live stage performances, tournaments, photo ops, and more.” So on the one hand a lot of information, certainly enough to get Nintendo fans to flock to Seattle later this year, but rather cleverly not a lot of specifics.
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That's likely due to Nintendo's plans after Tears of the Kingdom being somewhat under wraps right now. It was previously reported that Nintendo wasn't too bothered about attending E3 since it has a pretty quiet second half of 2023 ahead. Pikmin 4 is currently slated to launch in July, but after that, Nintendo hasn't revealed what exactly it has planned. There's not even a new Pokemon game to look forward to as the series' big launch at the end of the year will be Scarlet & Violet's Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC.
Nintendo probably has something up its sleeve though, if not quite a few things. It also doesn't tend to reveal full details about a project until it's right around the corner. The vague rundown of what there will be for attendees to do at Nintendo Live will be enough to get plenty of people there across the weekend. They don't need to be told if it will be the first chance people get to play Nintendo's
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