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Nintendo's games won't be at one of world's biggest game shows

Company confirms it won't be attending Leipzig this year

Nintendo's games won't be at one of world's biggest game shows
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According to Hexus, Nintendo won't be attending this year's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany despite it being one of the biggest shows of its type in the world.

The show - held in August - has annually drawn around 183,000 visitors since it first began in 2002, making it one of the most widely attended video game events in the world and the biggest in Europe. It seems a little strange then that Nintendo has decided not to show any of its games there this year.

Instead, the company will be at Los Angeles show E3, which is held this year on July 15th-17th. So expect any big DS announcements - the rumoured re-designed DS for instance - to
be making their appearances there while poor Leipzig suffers a year with no Mario or Pokémon.

Kath Brice
Kath Brice
Kath gave up a job working with animals five years ago to join the world of video game journalism, which now sees her running our DS section. With so many male work colleagues, many have asked if she notices any difference.