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The release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate set a new NPD record for the highest launch-month sales in dollars of any platform-exclusive video game in the company's recorded history.
The show will go on, even as Sony bows out. The Entertainment Software Association has issued a statement confirming a full E3 2019 docket that won't include PlayStation.
15,000 members of the public will make the show even more hectic and chaotic that it was previously.
The number is up 5% from 2015, according to the Entertainment Software Association annual report.
Early-bird passes cost $149, while general admission will run attendees $249.
E3 attendees no longer have to be tied to the gaming industry to access the expo.
The organization reminded the president that 'the video game industry thrives on the contributions of innovators and storytellers from around the world.'
The Entertainment Software Association has withdrawn its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act, due to "unintended consequences" of the bill.
The video game trade association behind events such as E3, the Entertainment Software Association, states that it continues to support the controversial "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA).
