When Nintendo announced their E3 plans, gamers everywhere seemed to take interest in the unique approach to the standard E3 stage show. However, the press hasn't been as enthusiastic towards Nintendo's announcement. Shawn Long of Nintendo Enthusiast takes a look at why this is in the latest edition of Nintendo Rants.
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It turns out that Sakurai and his team had a bit of a back and forth with CERO during the development of Super Smash Bros. for Wii-U circa 2012 as the rating organization actually asked the Smash team to turn female characters upside down for panty shot angles.
Well now it makes sense why some of the character clothes in smash Bros was changed
Censors? CERO isn't a censorship organization. It's a rating board and it's no more censors than the ESRB.
They don't ask you to censor your game. They give you a rating depending on its content, no more, no less. If you want a lower rating than what you're given, that's on you.
Stop playing dumb lol.
You know Nintendo is aiming for a low board rating so they have to censor to get it based on what the board deems reason to raise it
@Teflon02: I'm well aware, but that's on Nintendo. They have the freedom to keep the content intact and accept a higher rating. It doesn't make CERO into "censors" in any shape or form.
That's simply not what a rating board is. Censors dictate content. A rating board does not. It assigns a rating based on the existing content.
Yeah, I'm not seeing the issue with them asking to see if characters actually have underwear modeled. That would actually be reason to give the game a higher age rating. If Sakurai included them and Nintendo then removed them to achieve a lower age rating that would've made Nintendo the censors.
A rating board has every right to ask for this to accurately rate the game.
Let's be honest, a game won't be sold by retailers in the US if it has an AO rating, they have power over the industry, even if they're only a "rating board".
That's completely unrelated, and the rating board still does not require any change to the content. The developer has full freedom to distribute the game via other means.
Calling a rating board "censors" couldn't be less accurate. That's simply not their job.
Ratings Org can shift around elements and the ratings they garner. Im not saying that was done here but it's heen done in the US feature films and the MPAA.
That would be an interesting job duty, even if it’s in the name of censorship. Someone was literally paid to do a panty check on female characters, lulz.
It's not in the name of censorship. It's in the name of not giving a CERO A rating (All ages) to a game that doesn't fit its content guidelines.
It’s still dumb no matter what you call it. Equestria Girl dolls have panties. Are those not child-friendly? Besides, in talking about Japan, you don’t want to know what CoroCoro comics get away with. A panty shot or two might as well be CERO A.
Games will show muscle men's nips, but God forbid a quick glimpse of princess Peach's vagina. Hypocrisy!!!
Everybody is getting their Nintendo/Microsoft/Sony news via online/the internet unless you are attending E3 in person.
How don't people realize this ?
I agree with you. I love Nintendo's E3 plans. Bringing the new games directly to people across the entire country at Best buy is the best thing that has ever happened. Never before have fans everywhere be able to take part in the show. You can actually say that Nintendo is making the E3 even bigger and better than ever. I just don't understand people who hate. I think it's great.
Another "Excellent" and "Yes" for Sean Long of Nintendo Rant.
Agreed with every word,
The press just want to control what comes out of E3 and hype who they want to hype & downplay who they want to downplay,
They'll hype those who pay them directly or indirectly & ignore those who don't, that's what's happening & getting worse, thank God Nintendo is smart enough to end this & release content st8 to us without buying others to do so like microsoft & sadly Sony do
I find it funny how people get so worked up over Nintendo going to E3. Top reasons why people get mad at Nintendo directs versus E3.
1. They are only catering to the Nintendo crowds with there Nintendo directs. They need to show it where everyone can see it.
Go to www.nintendo.com, go to there Facebook page or their youtube channel.
Everyone views E3 online the best part is I don't have to go to a site and look at pop up adds in order to get my Nintendo game fix.
Also I get to see games that are not glitchy or buggy and without all the big stage hoopla There will be more time dedicated to games and demos.