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Nintendo Pulls Dead Or Alive Over Porn Fears In EU

Posted by timothy on from the scandal-in-scandinavia dept.

cpu6502 writes "The new Nintendo 3DS game Dead or Alive: Dimensions is being pulled from EU member states Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. The distributor said an in-game photography mode allows players to look-up the dresses of 17-year-old Ayane, Koroke, and Kasumi — which could be considered 'child porn' by local police."

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  1. Norway isn't a member of the EU. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Norway isn't a member of the EU.

    1. Re:Norway isn't a member of the EU. by netsharc · · Score: 5, Informative

      EUR is the code for Euro, the money not the continent...

      It's not being pedantic. I live in the EU, and I've never heard of EU being "the short code for EUrope" ever. And it's not "good enough", being a member of the EU means you have to follow laws agreed by the EU, and if Norway's not in the EU, and EU has this law against looking up digital skirts, and Norway doesn't, it means it won't be illegal in Norway...

      Is that pedantic enough for you, Mr. Know It All?

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    2. Re:Norway isn't a member of the EU. by mikael_j · · Score: 4, Informative

      EU = European Union. It never means Europe.

      EUR = Euro, currency, not a continent.

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  2. Re:A Simple Fix by mikael_j · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually it's not as simple as that.

    If it's a real person who's over 18 but looks 12 it will still be legal.

    If it's a real person who's 17 but looks 20, it will still be legal.

    If it's a fictional character that is 50 but looks 12, it's illegal.

    If it's a fictional character that is 18 according to the swedish version of the game but 17 according to every other version of the game then most likely it would be illegal as it would be clear that the age was changed simply to avoid the swedish legal system.

    Of course, IANAL but I am swedish.

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