So how can we drop by and visit Yoshi?

In Letter from the Producer, XLV, Yoshi said

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I'll see you all next time in my seventh LIVE letter. And not long after that, I'll be headed to E3. If you're in America, make sure to drop by!!

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I live in America however E3 is not open to the public.

They only let people who work in the video game industry, work in retail that sells games or are a part of the press, into the E3 show. Its not like Tokyo Game Show or the recent Gamescom in Europe where they let the general public in.

So how can we drop by to talk or visit with Yoshi?

Other than being an official press about the game or some MLG bigshot or a celebrity (or just plain lucky for finding a ticket into E3).
You can try this, or this.

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Originally Posted by PinkamenaDiane

In Letter from the Producer, XLV, Yoshi said



I live in America however E3 is not open to the public.

They only let people who work in the video game industry, work in retail that sells games or are a part of the press, into the E3 show. Its not like Tokyo Game Show or the recent Gamescom in Europe where they let the general public in.

So how can we drop by to talk or visit with Yoshi?

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OMG! YES! I actually logged onto these forums with the intention of asking that EXACT same question! I am glad you beat me to it! According to the E3 website,

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ATTENDEE REGISTRATION POLICIES

E3 is a professional trade event and is not open to the general public. Individuals who are not able to document their direct and current professional affiliation to the interactive entertainment industry are not qualified to attend.

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'Tis too bad. Might be kinda cool to shake Yoshi-P's hand in person and try to pick the brains of his dev team too :D Oh well.

You could always hang around outside and tweet him to pop out and say hi when he's er... Not busy? :)

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

You could always hang around outside and tweet him to pop out and say hi when he's er... Not busy? :)

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hes alwaays busy lol and he never sleeps

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Originally Posted by Nayto

Other than being an official press about the game or some MLG bigshot or a celebrity (or just plain lucky for finding a ticket into E3).
You can try this, or this.

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Or be a youtuber which they seem to get access but i guess there part of the press lol

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Originally Posted by Sirakitty

hes alwaays busy lol and he never sleeps

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Proves my hypothesis that Yoshi is a cyborg...


...or an alien.

I'd love to visit Yoshi-P. ._.;

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Originally Posted by jesseleewelch

OMG! YES! I actually logged onto these forums with the intention of asking that EXACT same question! I am glad you beat me to it! According to the E3 website,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION POLICIES

E3 is a professional trade event and is not open to the general public. Individuals who are not able to document their direct and current professional affiliation to the interactive entertainment industry are not qualified to attend.

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'Tis too bad. Might be kinda cool to shake Yoshi-P's hand in person and try to pick the brains of his dev team too :D Oh well.

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That's actually a bit misleading. If someone has a ton of disposable income the Expo pass is available basically to anyone that meets the age requirements.

Of course, as much as E3 can be a lot of fun, I wouldn't advise anyone to spend $995 for it (that's how much the expo pass costs as the deadline for the early bird $795 tickets is past, and even if it wasn't 795 bucks is a theft and a travesty), especially considering that it's a press event, and as such most of the juicy events are going to be closed to those that have just an expo pass.

As a matter of fact even if you'd get an expo pass it's not guaranteed you'd get to meet Yoshi, as he'll be very possibly just ba available for pre-scheduled interviews and press conferences. I wouldn't be surprised to see him on stage at the Sony presser (who knows, maybe to announce the PS4 version? :P), but again, that's press only as well.

For that price i'd rather advise to plan a trip to Cologne and go to Gamescom (Yoshi's probably gonna be there anyway to promote the launch, that I bet 10 gil will be right before Gamescom). It's half press and half consumer event and you can gain entrance for 34 euros, but since it's open to the general public most events are actually planned to be attended by everyone, so you don't have as many doors closed in your face.

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Originally Posted by Abriael

For that price i'd rather advise to plan a trip to Cologne and go to Gamescom (Yoshi's probably gonna be there anyway to promote the launch, that I bet 10 gil will be right before Gamescom). It's half press and half consumer event and you can gain entrance for 34 euros, but since it's open to the general public most events are actually planned to be attended by everyone, so you don't have as many doors closed in your face.

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I did Gamescom in 2010 just pre-1.0 launch. It was great fun, with camping in a part of the nearby park, drinking beers into the early hours with a couple of hundred other gamers. Got an awesome hard-wearing FFXIV mousemat and stickers from the event itself. Only thing I don't recommend is the 12hr coach trip from England lol.

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

I did Gamescom in 2010 just pre-1.0 launch. It was great fun, with camping in a part of the nearby park, drinking beers into the early hours with a couple of hundred other gamers. Got an awesome hard-wearing FFXIV mousemat and stickers from the event itself. Only thing I don't recommend is the 12hr coach trip from England lol.

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Haha yeah, air fare is real cheap nowadays from the rest of Europe :D

$995 seems to be the no questions asked price. If you want to get in for free you need 2 pieces of ID, company website, and some other stuff. That doesn't even include the hotel and airfare. The hotel I stayed in was $220 a night.

E3 is like the biggest tease, they are like come play all these new game demos, only you can't come.

Officially its even in their FAQ, not open to public, industry professionals, press only.

I been to E3 once for free knew someone that worked at Ubisoft that got me in. It was pretty fun but is it worth $995, I would say no. Sure there's a bunch of demos of new games but that's only so exciting and anything that's popular has a long wait to play as well.

E3 is a trade show, not an expo or convention. Trade shows by definition are made for people within the industry that is relevant to the show.

Oh Yoshi, you're such a tease!

in the end we gonna find out what was presented at E3 anyways, so... :)

Stalk him outside the door as he leaves for the day. It'll turn into an event like when the Beatles used to roll up/depart from an event. :P

Give all legacy member's who can make it, a pass to go in and say "HI" to Yoshi.. seems good idea to me.

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

You could always hang around outside and tweet him to pop out and say hi when he's er... Not busy? :)

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Originally Posted by Sirakitty

hes alwaays busy lol and he never sleeps

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You tweet him and bribe him with either a redbull or a huge cup of good coffee and some type of cigarette or e cig which ever you prefer to give him.

It's probably a good thing they don't let the public into E3, I'd only give Miqo'shida a ball of yarn :3

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

E3 is a trade show, not an expo or convention. Trade shows by definition are made for people within the industry that is relevant to the show.

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Except, it is an expo - it's the last 'E' in E3. :D.

Make a big pile of coffee, sigarettes and redchocobo outside the center and he will be lured to it eventually :3

If you managed to snag a PAX Prime pass, he announced that he'll be attending that during his "Sorry I couldn't make it here!" video at East.

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Originally Posted by PinkamenaDiane

In Letter from the Producer, XLV, Yoshi said



I live in America however E3 is not open to the public.

They only let people who work in the video game industry, work in retail that sells games or are a part of the press, into the E3 show. Its not like Tokyo Game Show or the recent Gamescom in Europe where they let the general public in.

So how can we drop by to talk or visit with Yoshi?

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Got a friend in the biz? Ask for a press pass.

Its really not that hard to get into E3, esp if you plan in advance.