The Kyoto company appreciates ESA's decision to suspend the anegeline fair for fear of the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus worldwide.
After the official cancellation of E3 2020 for fear of the coronavirus, the big publishers begin to publicly communicate their assessments in accordance with the decision of the ESA (Entertainment Sofware Association); and it's Nintendo's turn. The parents of Super Mario have responded to the GameSpot media with a message in which they claim to support the decision: they will make their announcements differently.
"We are considering other ways to stay in touch with our fans"
Since 2013, Nintendo has used to broadcast a Nintendo Direct during the dates prior to the event – from June 8 to 11, without a face-to-face press conference; in this case—, although for the moment those details have not transpired.
Nintendo, in response to the aforementioned media: "We support ESA's decision to cancel this year's edition of E3 to help protect the health and safety of each and every member of our industry: our fans, our employees, new speakers and our traditional partners at E3 ”.
"We will continue to be flexible and redirect our efforts to other ways to keep our fans up to date on both our activities and products," they add. “We are considering other ways to stay in touch with our fans; We will share more details as the year progresses. ”
In addition to the realization of that Nintendo Direct, the North American division that Doug Bowser currently runs has also had the habit of complementing that broadcast with a so-called Nintendo TreeHouse Live, panels broadcast by streaming where developers get together to talk about the games presented previously . It is unknown how they plan this content and broadcasts this year.
Nintendo has been without a Nintendo Direct since last September. After March 20, when Animal Crossing: New Horizons is released, the Nintendo calendar for 2020 is unknown. We only know that Bravely Default II and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition will be out in 2020. In addition, a collaboration between LEGO and Super Mario.
