When I tell people (especially new game journos) about the "old E3," I always point out what a crazy spectacle it was. Thinking of the last good one, E3 2006, my mind recalls images of scantily clad girls pushing their way through a crowd, handing out lollipops. Nerds gathered around standees and posed for pictures. Dozens of GameStop employees tried to look calm and collected, like they were supposed to be there. In the background, skateboarders were flying off ramps and doing tricks in the sky.
It feels like we're slowly getting back to the craziness of the old E3, and Konami is definitely doing their part this year to make that happen. In honor of their first Mexican video game, Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring, they're going to have live Lucha Libre Wrestling matches on the show floor! To me, that's just as crazy as Tony Hawk and friends flying roof high in '06 -- maybe even more crazy.
What's cool about the live Lucha Libre wrestling matches is that they'll decide the cover of a game, which is likely an E3 first. Dr. Wagner (current #1 in the world) and an unnamed #2 will go head to head, with the winner to be on the game's cover.
Beyond this, people with names like Laredo Kid, Murder Clown, Mini Abismo Negro and more are going to host autograph sessions on the show floor. How crazy is this?
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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11:40 AM on 06.03.2010
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It was a spectacle for damn sure. Basically I picture it as a nerdy Vegas strip.
This year, Mexican wrestlers grappling to "decide" the cover of a game! Cool. =)
did they not have a right or something?
Most of those employees didn't really have any work to do at E3, they just took up space.
@dale:
Oddly enough this isn't even the first time pro wrestling has been at E3. The first time I'm aware of is when they had FMW in kentia hall promoting tokyopop dvds. That was in 2000 though so I don't know if you were covering E3 then.
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