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E3 -- what a show!
Upon returning home from E3, a friend who isn't in the business asked me to
describe the show to him what was there what did I see?
I thought for a minute, and then said, "I'm not sure!"
There was too much to see, too many flashing video screens, too many
people, too much loud music, Gary Colman (you remember him "Whatchu
talkin' about, Willis?"), and too many booth babes. Wait, I take that last
one back one can never have too many booth babes.
After the first day of the show, I went back to my hotel room and seriously
considered having ball bearings implanted in my neck so my head could spin
a complete 360º to enable me to see more the next day.
Even with the crowds and the overwhelmingness (is that a word?) of it all,
I still had a great time and did some good business. It was nice to meet up
with people who we work with on a daily basis but rarely get the
opportunity to see face-to-face.
I, along with my trusty co-worker and party-going sidekick, Jennifer
Deauville, went to the JAMDAT Mobile party at a very cool warehouse in
downtown LA. Always the class act, JAMDAT threw a great party! We chatted
it up and sipped cocktails with JAMDAT's Hutch Morton, Andy Hodgson, and
Julie Morales, while scantily clad woman danced enthusiastically on wooden
crates in the center of the dance floor.
The following night, I went to the Sony party were I ran into my friends at
RipeTV, Capcom, Namco, Sorrent, Sega, and Konami. I'm still trying to
figure out who the big musical act was; nobody seemed to know before,
during, or after the show. I heard something about little people dressed up
in KISS costumes, but never did a pint-sized Gene Simmons cross my path.
In this month's "Outside The Box" e-newsletter, I'm happy to say that
our lineup of guest contributors is top notch. My new friend, fellow
New Jersey native, and CEO of GameDAILY, Mark
Friedler, writes about how the video games market is exploding onto the
mainstream entertainment scene. And Patrick Bradley,
president of Hollywood-based RipeTV, provides us with great alternative
promotional suggestions for the ever-increasingly competitive video game
market.
Make sure you read their articles; they're good stuff!
If you have any content suggestions for our upcoming issues or if you
would like to be considered to be one of our "Guest
Columnists" or "Experts," please drop me a line;
I'd love to hear from you.
As always, I hope you enjoy this month's issue of "Outside the Box."
Until next time
Joe
Cerbo
President
PRICE
P.S. If anyone knows who the big musical act was at the Sony party, please
tell I'd love to know!
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