“Nintendo has been carefully monitoring the situation worldwide and is taking appropriate steps to minimize health risks for everyone,” Nintendo said in an official statement.”As of now, Nintendo has no travel bans in place, but is instructing employees whose travel cannot wait to take precautions, such as wearing protective masks bags gift online and washing their hands frequently.”Companies including Capcom, Square Enix, and Koei have all expressed plans to limit travel to the U.S.amid health concerns.But Nintendo fans can count on smiles, not surgical masks, on faces at E3.
“Video game fans can rest assured that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata will be presenting during the company's E3 Expo media briefing the morning of June 2, and that legendary Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto will host a developer roundtable event later that day.”If anything, Miyamoto may be able to turn swine flu gifts jewelry pandemic concerns into a strong game concept.And, no, Dr.Mario doesn't count!”While it's unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos.
Today saw the announcement not just of the first Latino protagonist of a Grand Theft Auto adventure but the nomination by President Barack Obama of the woman who could be the first Latino Supreme Court Justice.The newly-announced Ballad of Gay Tony, coming this fall, will star Luis Lopez.His presence as the episode's lead will further the gift jewelr diversification of the series' string of white and black protagonists that most recently saw the inclusion of its first Asian lead, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Huang Lee.(Full list here.) Lopez is believed to be of Dominican descent.