After Switch owners complained about the superhero comedy Dispatch forcing censorship on the newly released Nintendo versions of the game, Nintendo released a statement denying that it was directly responsible for this decision.
The statement (per GoNintendo) reads: "Nintendo requires all games on its platforms to receive ratings from independent organizations and to meet our established content and platform guidelines. While we inform partners when their titles don’t meet our guidelines, Nintendo does not make changes to partner content. We also do not discuss specific content or the criteria used in making these determinations."
At the time of the Switch release, Dispatch developer AdHoc stated that it "worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms, but the core narrative and gameplay experience remain identical to the original release." But after Nintendo's statement, who to blame for covering Dispatch's naughty bits up is unclear.
Some purchasers of the Nintendo versions of Dispatch have claimed to have gotten refunds, pointing out double standards as games like Cyberpunk 2077 have released on Nintendo platforms without such censorship. But it's worth mentioning that, at least in the case of Cyberpunk, there are distinct regional versions of certain games--the Japanese version of Cyberpunk, rated Z by Japanese rating board CERO, lacks nudity and extreme gore.
It may be that AdHoc decided against releasing regional versions of Dispatch, opting to submit just one version of the game to the Nintendo eShop as a cost-effective measure. Whatever the case, Nintendo fans were flummoxed by the lack of any disclosure about content restrictions until right when the ports launched on January 28.
When Dispatch released on other platforms last fall over multiple episodes, it received praise for its narrative and the cast's performances, and the developers are contemplating a second season.
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The statement (per GoNintendo) reads: "Nintendo requires all games on its platforms to receive ratings from independent organizations and to meet our established content and platform guidelines. While we inform partners when their titles don’t meet our guidelines, Nintendo does not make changes to partner content. We also do not discuss specific content or the criteria used in making these determinations."
At the time of the Switch release, Dispatch developer AdHoc stated that it "worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms, but the core narrative and gameplay experience remain identical to the original release." But after Nintendo's statement, who to blame for covering Dispatch's naughty bits up is unclear.
Some purchasers of the Nintendo versions of Dispatch have claimed to have gotten refunds, pointing out double standards as games like Cyberpunk 2077 have released on Nintendo platforms without such censorship. But it's worth mentioning that, at least in the case of Cyberpunk, there are distinct regional versions of certain games--the Japanese version of Cyberpunk, rated Z by Japanese rating board CERO, lacks nudity and extreme gore.
It may be that AdHoc decided against releasing regional versions of Dispatch, opting to submit just one version of the game to the Nintendo eShop as a cost-effective measure. Whatever the case, Nintendo fans were flummoxed by the lack of any disclosure about content restrictions until right when the ports launched on January 28.
When Dispatch released on other platforms last fall over multiple episodes, it received praise for its narrative and the cast's performances, and the developers are contemplating a second season.
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