A good E3 lets you see enough games that you can write about damn near everything that comes out until just a few months before the next E3 with confidence. That sure as hell isn't going to be true for this year, as two of the most important third-party publishers for Nintendo are among the increasingly long list of companies sitting this year's event out... at least officially.
Activision Blizzard's sit-out is a real shocker, hinted to be the result of bad blood with current ESA leadership. If they're not at E3, that means whatever they're doing with Guitar Hero 4 on the Wii and Guitar Hero On Tour for DS is also going to be a no-show. Rhythm games are unusually well-suited to play on the display floor, so losing the chance to play these titles is crap.
Losing Atlus is a really big deal if you like small, weird Japanese games and of course the great output from Atlus the developer. No Atlus means no Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 and probably a bevy of other unannounced Nintendo DS titles making a no-show.
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