Summer CES 1994

The 1994 Summer Consumer Electronic Show in Chicago was not as big or extravagant as last years show, and several companies (i.e. Sega and Electronic Arts) were absent, but companies still laid out their wares for the buyers and media, but not (ironically) for the consumers this year. One of the largest areas of the shows was the electronic gaming pavilion, with Nintendo having the largest display. Atari and 3DO also had large exhibits of their new titles for the Christmas season, as did a slew of 3rd party companies. There were also separate pavilions for Virtual Reality and for new CD-ROM technology. But probably the biggest news at the show was the announcement that this CES was to be the last in Chicago. On the first day of the show, the Electronic Industries Association (the group that runs the CES) announced that the show will be replaced by the CES-Interactive which will take place in Philadelphia in May. But enough of this, let's get to the major video game news from the big companies... It was the last Summer CES to be held.