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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 3635653" data-attributes="member: 20741">I'm not so sure the electronic component has any direct impact at all at this stage. Sure, more exhibitors and bigger E3 style booths - but that does impact on attendance, as such. It may in a few years - but not this year.Without putting too fine a point on it-&nbsp; I rather thought the lack of any con updates from sources such as your Gaming Report .Com from the floor of Origins rather said it all. I don't think it's saying much to note that Origins was not being treated as a large national con by the press or the major manufacturers.No WotC, no Wizkids, no FFG.&nbsp; A dealer room that was reportedly a fourth or so of Gencon's and without much real traffic. Nice if you are a shopper I suppose - but if you are an exhibitor - not a good situation at all and there is no reason to sugar coat this.Origins is getting smaller - and Gencon is getting bigger and tracking for 30,000 attendes this year.&nbsp; Moreover, Origins' dealer room is getting smaller in terms of exhibitors too.Gencon? Again - the absolute reverse. The trend is bigger and larger; onwards and upwards.The one thing that could reverse this for Origins is for the con to ride the surge in the popularity of boardgames and miniatures and somehow focus upon those games as its main draw and emphasis.&nbsp; But from all accounts, it was not able to translate that aspect to success this year either. If they don't turn it around REAL soon, I really don't think that treating Origins as a national games convention is juistifiable anymore.&nbsp; Arguably, the absence of WotC, Wizkids and FFG and many others just highlights the fact that Origins simply isn't being treated as a serious national convention any longer by the major players in the industry.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 3635653, member: 20741"] I'm not so sure the electronic component has any direct impact at all at this stage. Sure, more exhibitors and bigger E3 style booths - but that does impact on attendance, as such. It may in a few years - but not this year. Without putting too fine a point on it- I rather thought the lack of any con updates from sources such as your Gaming Report .Com from the floor of Origins rather said it all. I don't think it's saying much to note that Origins was not being treated as a large national con by the press or the major manufacturers. No WotC, no Wizkids, no FFG. A dealer room that was reportedly a fourth or so of Gencon's and without much real traffic. Nice if you are a shopper I suppose - but if you are an exhibitor - not a good situation at all and there is no reason to sugar coat this. Origins is getting smaller - and Gencon is getting bigger and tracking for 30,000 attendes this year. Moreover, Origins' dealer room is getting smaller in terms of exhibitors too. Gencon? Again - the absolute reverse. The trend is bigger and larger; onwards and upwards. The one thing that could reverse this for Origins is for the con to ride the surge in the popularity of boardgames and miniatures and somehow focus upon those games as its main draw and emphasis. But from all accounts, it was not able to translate that aspect to success this year either. If they don't turn it around REAL soon, I really don't think that treating Origins as a national games convention is juistifiable anymore. Arguably, the absence of WotC, Wizkids and FFG and many others just highlights the fact that Origins simply isn't being treated as a serious national convention any longer by the major players in the industry. [/QUOTE]

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