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Strangely enough, Nintendo has decided to attend the Penny Arcade Expo. I'm lazy, so here's the story from gamespot. Oh, and Microsoft is appearing as well.

Microsoft, Nintendo to show at Penny Arcade Expo
Seattle-based Web comic's neighbors on the exhibitor list for this year's three-day event.
By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Jun 22, 2006 4:47 pm PT

Popular gamer-centric Web comic Penny Arcade is holding its third annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in August, and the group says the three-day shindig is shaping up to be the largest yet. Attendees will get the chance to go hands-on with unreleased games; sit in on a number of conference sessions; witness the Omegathon game contest; and hit parties, concerts, and other activities around the clock.

Today it was announced that exhibitor space for the show has been sold out, with heavyweights Nintendo and Microsoft headlining the list of participating companies. Also set for the show are Nvidia, ArenaNet, America's Army, Turbine, NCsoft, Ubisoft, Rockstar, Mythic, Foundation 9, Red Octane, Flying Lab, Creative Labs, The Behemoth, Sabretooth Games, and Garage Games.

Another addition to the program is a keynote address by former Microsoft employee Alex St. John on "The Prehistory of the Xbox." Now the CEO and founder of WildTangent, St. John's involvement in Microsoft's DirectX technology and the creation of the Xbox has been chronicled in a number of books, including Opening the Xbox by Dean Takahashi and Masters of Doom by David Kushner.

Previously announced attractions include concert performances by Mike Relm, The Minibosses, MC Frontalot, Optimus Rhyme, The Video Game Pianist, and the Neskimos. PAX 2006 will be held August 25 to 27 in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, visit the official Web site.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6153082.html

So, the obvious question is... Wtf? My guess is that Nintendo is looking for another venue to show off its new Wii and DS games. Hopefully this will bring plenty of new gameplay footage, and maybe even some new announcements, though I doubt they'd announce anything major here.