Retailers Won't Sell New Acclaim Game

DrEnter writes "According to this Yahoo article, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and Kay-Bee Toys are refusing to carry Acclaim's new video game 'BMX XXX'. Best Buy has stated it will sell a censored version of the game. Acclaim is billing it as the first major release game to feature full-action nudity, with prostitutes and pimps and main characters. A Wal-Mart spokesman stated "We're not going to carry any software with any vulgarity or nudity -- we're just not going to do it." I'm pretty sure Wal-Mart sells rated-R movies (including those arguably targeted at the same age group as this game is), so make your own judgement..."

Comments

Outrageous

[drhairston]

I'm not sure I agree with the story's claim that Wal-Mart sells R-rated movies to the 12-and-under audience this game was created for. That would be illegal. Some fact checking appears to be in order.

Re:What a joke

[GMontag451]

Will young men start raping girls if they see somebody naked? C'mon.

You'd be surprised at just how many idiots in this country believe there is a link between you looking at pornography and your propensity to commit sex crimes.

The fact that...

[Robber Baron]

John Ashcroft lost an election to a dead guy, should speak volumes about his worth as a leader. I think they shoulda made the dead guy the Attorney General...