UK Consumer-Focused Show

It really is a cracking suggestion, perhaps a number of such events at different venues around the country would be better than one - ie London, Cardiff, Brum, Newcastle, Edinburgh...

Although logistically I imagine getting the right bunch of publishers together to commit to it + then raising the money + sorting all the necessary organisational resources would mean one big show somewhere like the NEC or Earls Court.

What with 'E for All' happening in the States later this year, it really is time that the UK had a similar consumer-focused show to allow gamers to get hands on time with all the games scheduled for Oct/Nov/Dec/Xmas release + give them opportunity to even meet the makers, win prizes, pick up freebie merchandise and so on...

The show would have to be organised and driven by publishers mind - not by some fly-by-night events agency looking to make a quick buck, which is how these types of initiatives have failed in the past.

Also, how can people vote "No - it's bound to be too far away" - when at this point in time a UK-consumer-focused show is little more than a suggestion?

Is this because people assume it will be in that London?

Personally of course - if this IS the case - I would advise everybody to just stop moaning on about 'how nowt much happens outside of the M25' and move down to London. It's brilliant here (violent crime and cost of living excepted). Miles better than the North.

Look - the KLF nailed it years ago - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwtSdJaPCSI

I prefer to think that Catatonia did.

meh, poor Cerys... best get back into that FAMOUS LONDON PRIORY clinic again eh, cariad? Get yerself back in Heat again so you can get some more of that tawdry fame you love to hate so much...

I voted "yes, but depends where" even if i live in good old small Belgium.

Long live the Eurostar!

Aren't the polls cycling a bit quickly?

And you can't appear to view the results of previous ones?

You can see them by clicking here.

Maybe letting the public get their hands on games isn't such a good idea. They'd discover in advance that the games were a load of cobbled together in a week b******s and right now there looks like there's a lot of that sort of thing on the shelves.

Of course, on the other hand the public might also find the opportunity to question developers and publishers about games useful.

Of course, again, if what you're suggesting is true, then the UK industry would never dare stage such a show in the first place.

Yes!
and then when the publishers realise that they aren't going to get away with release the aformentiooned b******s they'll actually put some effort into them and make them better.

Or there's the other side. Like when games such as Alien Hominid for the GC or Winning Eleven or Animal Crossing (hmmmm, why are all the ones that come to my mind tonight GC games?). All unreleased on a PAL console or eventually released a million years too late. A games show would have a face to face opportunity for gamers to show their support for a particular game.

Isn't it also true that Animal Crossing on the DS sold more in Europe than it did in America, proving to me at least, that the "it'd take to long to translate" reason was just a big excuse.

Oh dear, I seem to be very anti-nintendo tonight and can't seem to say anything positive at all. I think this is where I should stop typ.........