Nintendo not hosting big E3 conference this year

Nintendo will not host a big E3 conference this year, choosing to show off its products at smaller events instead.

The company has traditionally chosen E3 as a good time to reveal new hardware and software, however it looks like this year will mainly feature upcoming Wii U games.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said there are plans to establish a new presentation style for E3.

"Many people are certainly very interested in learning more about the Wii U titles that we are going to announce," he said.

"We will use E3 as an ideal opportunity to talk in detail mainly about the Wii U titles that we are going to launch this year, and we also plan to make it possible for visitors to try the games immediately.

"As a brand new challenge, we are working to establish a new presentation style for E3."

Instead of a big presentation, there will be several smaller events during E3 for distributors and media.

Iwata is also planning to bring information to consumers as well, although that is still being worked on.

"Apart from these exclusive events for visitors, we are continuing to investigate ways to deliver information about our games directly to our home audience around the time of E3.

"We will share more information about them once they have officially been decided."

Nintendo might not be planning a big E3, but expect big things from Sony and Microsoft as they show off the PlayStation 4 and next Xbox.