Ever since we covered the censorship of AdHoc Studio’s Dispatch, we’ve been waiting replies from the developer and Nintendo. While neither have gotten back to us, the popular Nintendo news website, Go Nintendo did receive a statement from Nintendo regarding this, which you can see.
So, what exactly does this mean?
Basically, this is PR spin, where Nintendo states two different things. The first is that Nintendo doesn’t make changes to developer’s content. But follows up by saying, if their games don’t meet their guidelines, then they don’t get to be posted, so Nintendo nudges them and tells them this.
Now, we can’t forget that Nintendo of Japan and CERO (Consumer Entertainment Rating Organization) are a thing and nudity is a big no-no when it comes to either. And if just a nipple slip, is enough to cause CERO to flat out deny something. Still, a toggle, just like in the other versions could have been enough to satisfy this, right?
Of course, a developer and publisher wants to get its stuff on Nintendo’s platforms, so they make the changes. So, Nintendo isn’t directly making the changes, but they are still a reason why. Adhoc has yet to reply...
