E3 Expo 1996 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or simply E3, is a tradeshow devoted the video game industry. It was organized by the publisher of Macworld magazine, a subsidiary of International Data Group. The Pippin platform, jointly developed by Apple Computer and Bandai, was marketed at E3 events in 1995 to 1997.
History[]
An @WORLD console accesses Bandai Digital Entertainment's website at E3 Expo 1996.
Pippin @WORLD at E3 1997
Playing Mr. Potato Head Saves Veggie Valley at E3 Expo 1997.
E3 Expo '95[]
Held May 11-13, 1995 at Los Angeles Convention Center.[1] The Pippin prototype was identified under the working title "Power Player".[2]
E3 Expo '96[]
Held May 16-18, 1996 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[3][2] A day earlier on May 15, 1996, Bandai Digital Entertainment unveiled the Pippin @WORLD console at a "Media Preview" event held nearby at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Sheryl Crow performed for about 1,000 guests.[4] However, the media at the time was focused on Apple's "beleaguered" status.[5]
E3: Tokyo '96[]
Held for the first and last time in Japan on November 1-4 at Makuhari Messe. Sony and Sega declined to participate, dooming the event to lose out to the Tokyo Game Show.[6][7]
E3 Expo '97[]
Held June 19-21, 1997 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.[8] Pippin versions of Mr. Potato Head Saves Veggie Valley and The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime were shown.[9][10] By then, Bandai Digital Entertainment had organized a Pippin @WORLD Business Unit to refocus the platform towards vertical markets such as corporate intranets.[11][12]
References[]
- ↑ E3 1995, IGN. Accessed 2018-06-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Platform War by Marilyn A. Gillen, Billboard, p.91-92. 1995-05-13 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "billboard-19960511" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ E3 1996, IGN, Accessed 2018-06-25.
- ↑ E3 and Other Adventures in Electronic Entertainment by Jake Richter, PC Graphics Report. 1996-05-21.
- ↑ Apple develops a low-cost 'appliance' by Dennis Michael, CNN. 1996-05-16. Archived 2001-02-10.
- ↑ The Year E3 Went to Japan and Tried to Kill the Tokyo Game Show by Luke Plunkett, Kotaku. 2011-09-19.
- ↑ From the latest titles to VR and cosplay, the Tokyo Game Show has been in Japan's corner for 20 years by Jason Coskrey, The Japan Times. 2016-09-15.
- ↑ E3 1997, IGN, Accessed 2018-06-25.
- ↑ Pippin @ World E3 1997 TNG VHS Video by E3 short clips , YouTube. 2018-02-21.
- ↑ #ThrowbackThursday behind the scenes by The Journeyman Project, Facebook. 2014-04-10.
- ↑ Background of BDE, Studio02. Accessed 2018-06-25.
- ↑ Pippin @World gets Ethernet, CNET News. 1997-05-21. Archived 2004-11-25.
See also[]
External links[]
- Electronic Entertainment Expo at Wikipedia
- Electronic Entertainment Expo at the Nintendo Wiki
