Nintendo Confirms It Won't Be at E3 2023

Nintendo is skipping this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3.

However, we have been and continue to be a strong supporter of the ESA and E3."

Given that Nintendo has pulled back from the convention in recent years, the move isn’t that surprising.

Nintendo stopped holding dedicated press conferences after the2012 show, instead holding digital-onlyNintendo Directs.

Microsoft is expected tohold its own Xbox showcase eventin LA this summer.

E3 2023 is scheduled for June 13-16, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The gaming convention wascanceled in 2020andheld as a digital event in 2021due to the pandemic.

It was expected to return in 2022, butultimately got canceledagain.

CNET’s Sean Keane contributed to this report.