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Thompson Goes After Sims 2 Nudity

Posted by Zonk on from the argh-my-brain dept.

magicbond_007 writes "Miami lawyer Jack Thompson is at it again, this time with something above and beyond absurd. Gamestop is reporting that Thompson has accused The Sims 2 of contain obscene material. From the article: 'In the statement, Thompson says, "Sims 2, the latest version of the Sims video game franchise ... contains, according to video game news sites, full frontal nudity, including nipples, penises, labia, and pubic hair."' At this rate kids won't be able to play Mario because Princess Peach is dressed too slutty."

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  1. Re:In the wake of Hot Coffee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I saw it coming.

    There's been patches for some time that get rid of the dithering. This really isn't much different than Hot Coffee -- the content is there, just someone going out of their way to get rid of the dithering. Or in the event that certain parts of the anatomy aren't that detailed, who's to say there aren't patches which change the character models, or apply different textures?

    Whether or not this gets covered by the media at all will be interesting to see -- the Sims is much, much more tame in nature than GTA. The Sims is akin to "playing house" more than anything.