gamescom 2022: nintendo will not be in cologne – nintendo

Obviously, Nintendo wouldn’t be not here to me Summer Games FestivalEvent Jeff Kelly Which, in a way, replaces E3 (and that You can tune in to the live broadcast this Thursday.) Logical absence because we hope so nintendo It will air like (almost) every year in June, new Nintendo Direct A few days later… but Nintendo just announced that it won’t be present at the other summer event either: Gamescom unfold From 24 to 28 August in Cologne, Germany. In an official statement, the company said that although Gamescom I was “A central event on the Nintendo calendar“You wouldn’t do it anyway,”After careful consideration, No offset. However, Nintendo specifies that the company will be present throughout the summer in Germany at several other events. See the press release from Nintendo Europe less.

Gamescom is a major event on Nintendo’s events calendar. But this year, after careful consideration, we’ve decided not to attend Cologne. Instead, players can try out Nintendo Switch games at a portion of several events across Germany. Pre-planned events include road shows With our Air Dreamer and Bulli, for example at venues like SWR Summer and Stuttgart Festival for Children and Youth.For Japan and video game fans, we’ve decided to attend the Main Matsuri Japan Festival in Frankfurt as well as DoKomi in Dusseldorf and Animagic in Mannheim.More stops and promotions are planned, and we look forward To see our fans again at many regional events.