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#1 Zinix

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 08:08 AM

The president of Nintendo won't be in attendance at E3 next week on the advice of his physician, a Nintendo representative confirmed to Polygon today.

 
Nintendo of America did not specify why Iwata, 54, was advised not to travel overseas in the immediate future, but said "it is business as usual" for Iwata, who will continue his duties as president.
 
"He's been instructed by his physician not to travel overseas in the immediate future, and so he will not be making the trip to Los Angeles," Nintendo vice president of corporate affairs Cindy Gordon said in an email. "Please understand that it is business as usual for Mr. Iwata, and he continues his normal duties as president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. while he remains in Japan. As always, he will be actively involved in all of Nintendo's activities at the show.
 
Nintendo does not plan to hold a traditional press conference as it has in years past. Instead, the company will hold a digital event that will take place on Tuesday, June 10 and a series of livestreams called Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3. The company also plans to host a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament and showcase upcoming games at select Best Buy locations.
 

 

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 08:17 AM

F***. I was looking forward to it too.

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 08:40 AM

Wow. It's a good thing they're not doing an actual press conference, then. :o


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Posted 05 June 2014 - 08:54 AM

Dang that sucks. Wanted him to his smug face when he revealed a bunch of awesome stuff for the upcoming year and better numbers for the past quarter and all the people who were saying he should be fired have to eat their words :(


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Posted 05 June 2014 - 09:05 AM

Please understand. That kinda makes this fishy esp from a website that has been bashing Nintendo left and right as of late.



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Posted 05 June 2014 - 10:18 AM

Don't they record the directs before E3 any ways?...

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 10:35 AM

That sucks. Would be cool to see him there.


 

 


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Posted 05 June 2014 - 02:57 PM

Don't they record the directs before E3 any ways?...

Even if the direct was live and Polygon is not putting out a 3rd trolling article all it said was he could not travel so he may still just be in the direct live or recorded.



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Posted 05 June 2014 - 03:11 PM

Even if the direct was live and Polygon is not putting out a 3rd trolling article all it said was he could not travel so he may still just be in the direct live or recorded.

 

Oh, well in that case it's not too much of an issue.. since that Nintendo isn't doing a conference... AGAIN....

 

. still I hope he gets better :)


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