Swine Flu Continues To Ravage Everyone's E3 Schedule

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Wow...

Well this sucks...

Damn sensationalist news.

this is is really starting to get annoying.

Really...?

They should equip them with futuristic bubble suits.

This is a bit much, isn't it? 

In the end there'll be no one at e3 because of the swine flu. They'll just be a dude sitting in a corner with a rag tied around his face waving a loaded pistol.

That's a damn shame about Square.  I always look forward to seeing what they come up with.

That's really, really dumb. I still don't care enough to even read what the hell the swine flu is. Something to do with pigs I guess. Man bacon is delicious.

Call me crazy, but the swine flu isn't exactly a huge deal in the us. 

Someone will get something at E3, but it ain't H1N1.

This better not mean less games. That'd be balls.

Can you blame them?

It sucks but there are legitimate concerns.

If swine flu spreads out of control (like a regular flu), it'll just be another 500K deaths that could have been avoided.  I'm thinking about how Japanese also wear masks when they're sick, their government is just being socially conscious not wanting the spread the disease.  Additionally, if swine flu mutates again, it could become more serious.

Pathetic

Soooo, is this actually the companies choice or is it the Japanese government placing down constraints on foreign travel? The reason I think this is that it just doesn't seem in Square and Koei's interest to miss E3, and I can't see how they would chose to do this themselves inless they were forced to so to speak.

Dumb.

These companies are overreacting. I doubt any of them will catch Swine Flu from going to the US.

This is ridiculous. This whole swine flu thing has been blown epicly out of proportion and it's annoying me.

Cannot believe this.  I mean what is it, five deaths in America?!  Christ almighty, people are fucking stupid.

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Lame about Capcom and Squeenix. But honestly, does anyone give a damn if Koei shows up? No big Dynasty Warriors Super Gundam 27 reveal? DARN.

Well think about how many people, per capita, live in Japan. If one gets Swine Flu, that means a hell of a lot of people could contract as well if they're not careful. I can understand their precautions, but it's still very disappointing. Then again, I think most Japanese companies and publishers would rather wait until TGS or Leipzig. 

ummm maybe mother earth dont want E3 to happen !

Soooo . . .the swine flu is still going strong 

This is going to be a packed, busy E3, and it would be disappointing if the games list gets shorter as we get closer to the show.

Ripe for Swine Flu to kill you !!

That's kinda disappointing news ... however the picture that Brad chose to use in the article is awesome.

My prediction: Hand Sanitizer included in the E3 swag bag.

squares not gonna be there dam:(

This is not H1N1derful. :(

What a bunch of lemmings.

Swine Flu gets sensationalized when the regular flu has killed more people this year.  *sigh*  I love how gullible people have gotten.  Lack of critical thinking.

The Japanese are a bunch of pussies.

Idiots, the fact that people choose to cancel something like this because of a sickness that has a mortality rate close to zero shows how little they actually know about it and just how much they believe what papers write. The silly thing about "swine flu" (which doesn't even originate from pigs) is that covering your mouth won't stop you from getting the virus. Wake up!

Is anyone else under the impression that this swine flu (or rather H1N1 unfluenza) is totally overblown?

I doubt it's even that big of a deal.

Also, I wish the worst strain of Swine Flu upon Vinny but I also hope for a swift and full recovery.

:( This ain't cool!

Man I love the typo in the quote. On a more serious note, this sucks. Hopefully this will be the last of this sort of news.

Hmmm.... I have to say going to the US and getting sick is a scary proposition. I got sick a few years back and spent more than $200 on antibiotics. SO glad I don't have to worry about getting sick anymore as we moved to the UK. 

Japan has gone a bit overboard with the swine flu, I'm out of school for a week since they have shut down every school in my area and a few other prefectures. Also they used to have a hazmat team go on to each plane that arrived in Japan and check everyones temperature. So this isnt that surprising at least to me. 

Doesn't affect me, because I don't care for any of those developers.

Japan may go "overboard" with their quarantining sometimes, but from what I hear, at least, the Swine Flu is now hitting Japan pretty hard, and with good reason: such a densely packed populous is more susceptible to contracting it. Sending more people over to the US risks the healthy employees travelling, and even has the possibility, now that the Flu has spread to Japan, of further infecting the US. Personally, I wouldn't be all too worried about it unless I was really young or really old, since it *is* just another strain of flu, which can be fought off by a healthy immune system like any other. I also can't see how missing or toning back your performance at the biggest video game convention of the year is good for business. However, if that is the way they feel, then that is the way they feel.

why does it seem like even though the us is getting the most cases of the swine flu, nobody in this country seems to give a shit, yet everywhere else in the world people are scared shitless? 

Whats the big deal, Swine flu isn't any more dangerous than the regular flu (that kills several thousands of people a year)