PAX Attendance Over 58,000; Bigger Than E3
September 2nd 2008 01:56
The mainstream appeal of gaming has never been more obvious. PAX, now the biggest gaming event there is, has attracted record crowds of both regular folk and gaming geeks, with the smell of 58,000 ateendees still lingering across Seattle.
Penny Arcade business guru Robert Khoo has told BigDownload that this year's PAX notched up 58,500 people in three days, putting it in the stratosphere of the now mythical "Old E3." These figures have surpassed the PAX 2007 population of 37,000, showing the emourmous growth of the gaming industry over the year.
PAX 2009 now becomes the focus with more expansion planned to help with the sweaty Atari shirt wearing throng. "At 2 or 3 of the main theatre events 3-4% of the line wasn't able to make it," said Khoo, "but we hear those 3-4% loud and clear. We have a few ideas to manage that problem for 2009 including wristbands for popular events or just a straight-up hard count of people in line. The worst thing is if people line up for something and end up not getting in." The next PAX will take place again in late August, with the first PAX East Coast opening its Bostonian doors in late March 2010.
So when do we get a proper event in Australia? Even small German towns have their accommodation sold out when a decent show comes to town...
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