E3 was cancelled entirely in 2020 when the pandemic was first wreaking havoc. Then in 2021, the ESA gave the online-only experience a shot . Nintendo was technically a part of the show, though it was essentially business as usual as the company simply aired its usual Nintendo Direct – its online presentation that had started airing many years …

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