Our identity is no game – Plaid AM
19 Tachwedd 2008
Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for South Wales West, Bethan Jenkins, has today 18/11/08 reacted angrily to news that popular football console game ‘FIFA 09’ does not include Wales as one of the teams listed.
Players of the game can choose to play as any of the other Home Nations but if a player chooses Wales, they are told that the selection is currently unavailable.
Speaking from the Senedd today, Ms Jenkins said:
“As people are getting their Christmas shopping done, many will find FIFA 09 an ideal gift for friends and relatives but there may be a lot of disappointed football fans on Christmas Day when they realise they can’t choose Wales as the nation they want to play for.”
Swansea City fan Ms Jenkins says she will write to EA Sports, the company who produce the game. She added:
“This is an unacceptable attitude from EA Sports. They cannot possibly justify including Northern Ireland, Scotland and England and leaving Wales out. They must rectify this or Welsh shoppers have every right to turn their back on all EA Sports products until they recognise Wales.”
