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 third 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. It was the last Summer CES to be held.