 E3 is back I actually covered last week that E3 was coming back in wick is some controversy that potentially The ESA might be charging consumers for Exclusive access to certain things. I guess game industry abiz and other places were kind of floating out there that emails I gone out to media the kind of gauge interest in potentially having a gated approach to E3 Basically where anyone could pay to get full access to demos and all that but The ESA kind of backed off on that and then publicly, you know officially the only public statement from them at the time was No, we're gonna make everything free for everyone Although it's interesting because apparently there might be exclusive media quote-unquote media days I would assume this is where media I can see presentations like I I don't know It's interesting because we now know that Nintendo is partaking in E3 That's kind of the big news for us and our channel, but other companies are as well Xbox etc I've actually talked about how I already knew that Xbox was going to be at E3 Even if you guys didn't because there wasn't a public announcement for it But I the what's interesting here is who's at E3 who's not at E3 and what exactly is going to happen So here's the official E3 website that says you're in control the electronic entertainment experience By the way was the leaked name for what E3 is going to be called this year because it's not an expo because there's nothing happening in person It's all online. So it begins on June 12th. It runs through June 15th. There's not really much additional information here But we'll go over what's on the website and then we'll go over everything else that's been reported Evolutionary access E3 2021 is embracing the future and showcasing the video game industry with all Virtual event that will engage everyone everywhere. It's designed for you There'll be live press conferences and a four-day long video stream E3 2021's virtual format gives you unprecedented access to premiere video game industry event Wherever you are E3 2021 is coming to you This year's event will be reimagined and hyper-engaged digital experience paving the way for so much more in 2022 and beyond and then you can obviously You know try to I guess this is probably where you could sign up for notifications on stuff Maybe even like when it says attendee type, you know, maybe even attempt to get that media access that supposedly might exist I'm I don't know if this is just for game demos. I'm not exactly sure what the media access is for I don't know if you can access to the press conferences early But let's talk about that in a moment because we have additional information here over on Nintendo life E3 2021 is not only dated. We now know Nintendo Xbox Capcom and more are all confirmed No folks, Sony is dipping out of E3 yet again. Not really a surprise Sony hasn't participated in E3 in a couple of years like two or three years at this point last year There wasn't one so I'm not really surprised that they're not there It would have been nice to see Sony come back Just to really solidify this as a whole industry event And there's some other notable companies not there as well or at least not there for their own individual press conferences Doesn't mean they won't have a presence at E3 So the entertainment of software associates has announced its plans for this year's E3 event revealing that several major publishers are already on board including Nintendo A reimagined all virtual version of E3 will take place on Saturday That's right start on a Saturday the 12th to Tuesday, June 15th The ESA says that developers will be showcasing their latest news and games directly to fans around the world And that this content presumably meaning live streams and the like will be available to everyone for free As for the publishers that have already signed up. Here's the full list. We have Nintendo Xbox Capcom Konami Ubisoft take two interactive Warner Bros. Media and Koch Media. That's all that's a really good list That's a really that's a really solid list What's notable here as well as you guys remember the original idea behind E3 this year Was there was going to be like a two or three hour time slot for platform holders at the beginning of each day? And I don't know if that's still the plan at this point But if it is think about it Nintendo could kick off one of those E3 days Maybe even the first E3 day, although I think xbox might try to jump on that But Nintendo is going to kick off probably one of those days And potentially be doing it for two to three hours now. They're not going to have a two to three hour direct We we can kind of Not get our hype so high that oh my god. Nintendo is going to have a three hour Nintendo direct for E3 It might be an hour It's possible that they have had ones come close to that so it could be an hour At most where I think the other couple hours will be kind of like they're a nintendo tree health style thing Instead of it being an all-day thing. They'll just do uh, you know, hey, we're gonna we're gonna stream um developer interviews And uh us playing the games and all that jazz. I think that's something they might take advantage of Maybe even throughout the event now nintendo obviously might have additional streams on their own channels That could continue the the tree house live We come accustomed to and just use the e3 esa streams to kind of signal boost themselves Which is not a horrible idea. Uh, so yeah anyways So that's what's happening there now The president and CEO of esa has shared the following press release for more than two decades E3 has been the premier venue to showcase the best that the video game industry has to offer While uniting the world through games We are evolving this year's e3 to a more inclusive event But we'll still look to excite fans of major reveals and insider opportunities Then make this event the indispensable center stage for video games Uh, and this is just kind of their official tweet on this. Uh, while e3 2021 will be an online only event The esa hopes to return to a physical setting for 2022. That's not a surprise, of course Um, they want to get back to the in-person event one because it's it's profitable for the esa and two I look Full disclosure. I've gone to e3. I've gone both as media An official media badge. I've also gone as just a gamer with a gamer badge. Now granted I was going there representing my youtube channel So I was actually there to do work within the limitations of the gamer badge, which as a media member who has to get into Uh, these events with a gamer badge. Uh, you're very limited. I can't bring my camera equipment in I don't try pods. I can't have special microphones or any of that jazz. You can have your phone Um, they even limit some of the gimbal stuff with that, but you can have a phone So like a lot of the footage we don't have the phone Sometimes there are certain security guards that'll let you bring your camera in even though you're not supposed to Uh, like you could bring in like a normal like disposable camera, but you're not supposed to bring in like an actual video It's it's a whole mess of things that for some reason I I think they're just trying to declutter The e3 show for so I suppose really what I want to see them do is not Lift the limitations on gamer badges. I want to see them lift Limitations on what it takes to become a media member YouTubers in particular and maybe e3 will learn this year youtubers in particular are really screwed to give you an idea My website the tunnel prime.com which I do have and I do update here and there Uh, that website, you know, if it only gets like 10,000 views a month Like we're just talking per month not per day per month So if I get 10,000 views per month, I could qualify for a media badge But on youtube each of my videos needs to get 50 Thousand views each and my channel has to have 100,000 subscribers That's a tall ask And that's showing some clear bias to traditional media So anyways back of the day at e3 2016 I got to go with a media press badge for zelda informer.com at the time And that was that was nice You got early access to the show floor Um, so you got a chance to basically play, you know, one or two demos that uh before the crowd comes in Uh, and yeah, it was cool And plus I was really cool e3 for zelda fans in particular like myself because obviously that was breath of the wild Man, I played the hell out of that demo Uh beyond that, uh, I've had the gamer pass and and hey, I still got a lot of coverage on you guys I've seen it over the years I do my best to get as much coverage as I can as much Impressions of games as I can as much footage of games as I can And you guys seem to really really appreciate it Viewership around e3 is always really really nice. You know, we're not talking astronomical You know, we have a video now and then blow up to like over 100,000 views But um, usually see, you know, just 10 k 15 k But that's fine because I like that coverage It sets us apart from other YouTubers in my space anyways that don't really cover it in my way even like bigger youtubers Like I know wolf then goes to e3 He doesn't do the kind of coverage e3 that that I do so I really like my coverage And uh, I'm glad to see e3 is coming back. So what are what are my plans for e3? Obviously will be Probably live streaming the entire event and reacting to it. Yes, the entire event not just nintendo We cover everything here. So uh, we'll be live streaming the entire event for four days It's going to be pretty intense on my hand because I haven't covered an e3 from at home in a while Now I've done the live streams and all that but it usually is from the hotel room when I'm in la I'll be at home. So it gets a little hectic with the kids and my everyday life Uh, not being, you know, perfectly set. Uh, probably some frustrations with my fiance as I'm at home Uh, working for like 12 hours a day. Uh, you know, it is what it is Maybe I'll I'll step aside and let the stream just kind of rumble like I do lunch breaks and all that jazz But uh, yeah, it it's going to be an intense four days. Uh, but e3 is every single time It's always intense. Uh, whether you're at at at it or at home covering it So, uh, look forward to lots and lots and lots of live streams lots of reactions lots of impressions Or opinions it won't be hands-on impressions. It'll just be opinions from the outside looking in unless The gods bless me and decide to allow me to actually play some of the demos that supposedly might be available to media Please esa consider me Uh, I do coverage of your event every single year. I'm one of the few people out there that thinks e3 is still relevant Uh, well, maybe after last summer everyone thinks e3 is still relevant. Uh, so anyways, as for nintendo We now know uh, since nintendo has participated in this we can basically say, all right Sometime between june 12th and june 15th. We don't know the exact date It will be announced there is going to be essentially a major nintendo direct Maybe the biggest nintendo direct of the year So we now know that so that kind of puts a damper on do we really expect a direct in april? Do we really expect a direct in may? I mean, there might be a game direct like individual game direct for something like mario golf super rush You know, there might be a 25th anniversary more pokemon news. Um, but I mean, here's the thing e3 is happening nintendo's there We're getting the 35th anniversary blowout at ne3 35th anniversary of zelda blowout ne3. Just just book it I'm all about the first person to make that prediction, but now that we know for sure 35th anniversary zelda e3 Book it. All right, folks. I'm defender of a chance from the center prime and I'll catch you in the next video