Nintendo’s Koji Kondo skips GO3 expo in Australia

Aside from actually seeing the latest technological innovations and trying the latest and upcoming video game titles, another cool thing about attending game conferences is that you get to meet and hear from the industry’s big shots. We have some bad news for Koji Kondo fans, though…

Yesterday, we had a report on GO3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Australia, which currently boasts of a commanding list of speakers. Quite unfortunately though, Nintendo’s resident composer and musician Koji Kondo said that he couldn’t make it to the said event. Aside from missing GO3, his cancelled trip to Australia will also be affecting his publicity drive for “PLAY! A Video Game Symphony,” which is set to be performed in Sydney’s Opera House this June.

“Koji Kondo was looking forward to speaking and attending the conference. Unfortunately it is with much regret that due to an unforeseen clash of work commitments, Koji Kondo will no longer be able to make it to the GO3 conference,” announced a spokeswoman from PLAY! in behalf of the music maestro.

Koji Kondo is mostly known for his work on the Super Mario Bros. series as well as the The Legend of Zelda series, dating back to as early as 1984. GO3 for this year will be focusing on the following topics:

• Problems facing the industry
• Future direction of the industry
• Latest technologies
• Licensing
• Publishing
• Game development
• Mobile gaming

Via Gamespot

Aside from actually seeing the latest technological innovations and trying the latest and upcoming video game titles, another cool thing about attending game conferences is that you get to meet and hear from the industry’s big shots. We have some bad news for Koji Kondo fans, though…

Yesterday, we had a report on GO3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Australia, which currently boasts of a commanding list of speakers. Quite unfortunately though, Nintendo’s resident composer and musician Koji Kondo said that he couldn’t make it to the said event. Aside from missing GO3, his cancelled trip to Australia will also be affecting his publicity drive for “PLAY! A Video Game Symphony,” which is set to be performed in Sydney’s Opera House this June.

“Koji Kondo was looking forward to speaking and attending the conference. Unfortunately it is with much regret that due to an unforeseen clash of work commitments, Koji Kondo will no longer be able to make it to the GO3 conference,” announced a spokeswoman from PLAY! in behalf of the music maestro.

Koji Kondo is mostly known for his work on the Super Mario Bros. series as well as the The Legend of Zelda series, dating back to as early as 1984. GO3 for this year will be focusing on the following topics:

• Problems facing the industry
• Future direction of the industry
• Latest technologies
• Licensing
• Publishing
• Game development
• Mobile gaming

Via Gamespot