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A Survey of Nintendo's Game Censorship Policies

Posted by Zonk on from the who-is-staatsmeister? dept.

ccnull writes "Found a page which offers a survey of Nintendo's policies on censorship, paying particular attention to how U.S. games differ from their Japanese counterparts. It's not just blood splatters, the author has interesting comparative screen grabs showing "clothed" statues and de-Nazified Hitlers."

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  1. Re:Gore + sex a fun game does not make... by TykeClone · · Score: 5, Funny
    I like realistic games, and medkits without red crosses make no sense.

    With or without crosses - does a medkit instantly giving you 25 healthpoints seem realistic? Or Hitler running around in a mech suit?

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    A fine is a tax you pay for doing wrong and a tax is a fine you pay for doing all right.
  2. Re:Gore + sex a fun game does not make... by paulcammish · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...would it make star wars any more fun if they changed the mos eisley cantina into a starbucks cafe?

    But Starbuck was from Battlestar Galactica, not Star Wars!

  3. Re:Gore + sex a fun game does not make... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    would it make star wars any more fun if they changed the mos eisley cantina into a starbucks cafe?

    Shhhhh! Don't give Lucas any more ideas!

  4. Gadzooks! by Snowspinner · · Score: 4, Funny

    My Lord, Nintendo is censoring games? Removing sex and violence? How horrible! How awful!

    Oh, wait, what's this? A telephone message from 1994? You say they want their fucking news back?

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