Nintendo:E3 2008 Center/Miyamoto explains lack of core titles

We've finally got someone to explain to us why there were no core titles by Nintendo at E3 thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto. According to him, they've got plenty of core titles in development, though they no longer view E3 as the place to reveal them, but rather the place to reveal the casual games because of all the media there. The more media means the better chance of broadening the gaming community. I'm glad Miyamoto told us this, because it does in fact give us a better chance for more hardcore games this year during a different press conference, presumably a Nintendo exclusive event in Japan or the upcoming one in Europe. Who knows? I sure don't!

Official quote
"''I think that there’s probably one other element to it, and that’s that our view of how we use E3 has changed. For a very long time, E3 was an event where — and certainly Nintendo included — catered specifically to the core gamer. Now we look at more … an opportunity for us to introduce new concepts and new types of play that we intend to bring to the broader audience, particularly because of the media that gathers at E3 now.

So while attending an E3 event like this, they might be given the impression that Nintendo is no longer focusing on the games that appeal to the core gamer, in fact we’re still working on many of those titles, but it’s just not the type of event where we’ll be showcasing that anymore.''"