On the recent update of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe v1.1 Nintendo has removed the hand gesture of Splatoon Girl because some people might feel offended by it.

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This is insane. Even Mario Kart isn't safe from what this or that might be considered "offensive."

Splatoon Girl was only doing the hand gesture "YES!" and this is deemed unacceptable.

For those that may defend the censorship, there are people who may indeed find it disrespectful but that's them and in real life, this is a fictitious, harmless video game that should be left alone from being censored.

Source: Nintendo Everything

 

[Dionicio3]

It is mean in argentina? I thought they use the middle ginger just like in chile, peru, etc... Well at least here i have never seen or hear that puting your hand on your arm while you show a fist is offensive...

Whats a "ginger"?

 

[sarkwalvein]

It is mean in argentina? I thought they use the middle ginger just like in chile, peru, etc... Well at least here i have never seen or hear that puting your hand on your arm while you show a fist is offensive...

In Argentina middle finger is more common, but the arm gesture has the same meaning, or actually even worse, it is normally made when somebody is very mad about something and wants his arm kind of scream "fuck you!". I've seen it sometimes in football matches, you know, footballers are kind of... temperamental.

PS: And normally it is a strong movement, you slap your arm with your hand, making kind of a slap noise augmenting the "angry" message.

 

[Sliter]

No, people are just being children

I mean, the kind of change, not the public reactions õ3o

 

[DeslotlCL]

Whats a "ginger"?

lmao just misspelled finger.

 

[Dionicio3]

lmao just misspelled finger.

I know lol

 

[dmace81]

Ive always been offended by Splatoon but thats because I don't like it. lol

 

[DeslotlCL]

In Argentina middle finger is more common, but the arm gesture has the same meaning, or actually even worse, it is normally made when somebody is very mad about something and wants his arm kind of scream "fuck you!". I've seen it sometimes in football matches, you know, footballers are kind of... temperamental.

PS: And normally it is a strong movement, you slap your arm with your hand, making kind of a slap noise augmenting the "angry" message.

Interesting... tfw you learn new things everyday.

 

[Dionicio3]

Ive always been offended by Splatoon but thats because I don't like it. lol

When you try to be funny but fail

 

[Sliter]

In Argentina middle finger is more common, but the arm gesture has the same meaning, or actually even worse, it is normally made when somebody is very mad about something and wants his arm kind of scream "fuck you!". I've seen it sometimes in football matches, you know, footballers are kind of... temperamental.

idk these stuff are too common when you get teen/adult that having to hide a "simple gesture" from kids sound strange ... I agree we don't have to teach them to do that... but seeing here and there as a common thing I don't see a problem... is how we learn these stuff after all...

 

[H1B1Esquire]

sauce?

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/11/weirdness_mario_kart_8_contains_hidden_swearing

I wonder how many other things they've hidden in games, like

 

[Dionicio3]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/11/weirdness_mario_kart_8_contains_hidden_swearing

I wonder how many other things they've hidden in games, like

That has been proven false

 

[H1B1Esquire]

That has been proven false

There could be others.

 

[Sliter]

but some stuff happens ...

 

[sarkwalvein]

but some stuff happens ...
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Well... I know this is weird to say, but I've seen so many idiots from the west saying things like "ew... that animation game looks too weeb, look at that screen" or whatever, and not buying the game because of that, even when the game is the same thing (this was more pronounced in the 90s)...
I would understand the marketing and localization divisions changing it up in order for the idiots to buy it... I still think it is stupid, but well, they want the moneys.

 

[doubles92]

Man, this is ridiculous, it's just a game. Stupid people with their feels... if you dont like something, just move on and don't bother with it. It's annoying to see people acting like a baby.

 

[DiscostewSM]

No, I wouldn't be offended if your character in a video game gives me the middle finger, not at all.

I dunno. Is it followed by 4 red shells, lightning, and a blue shell?

 

[sarkwalvein]

I dunno. Is it followed by 4 red shells, lightning, and a blue shell?

Well, now we are talking, add the blue shell hitting just before crossing the goal and going from first to 6th place or so and someone may end up bathed on coke, beer or whatever was around in the best case.

 

[Dionicio3]

Well, now we are talking, add the blue shell hitting just before crossing the goal and going from first to 6th place or so and someone may end up bathed on coke, beer or whatever was around in the best case.

Blue Shell triggers me remove it!!1!!111!1!!!11one11

 

[Sliter]

Well... I know this is weird to say, but I've seen so many idiots from the west saying things like "ew... that animation game looks too weeb, look at that screen" or whatever, and not buying the game because of that, even when the game is the same thing (this was more pronounced in the 90s)...
I would understand the marketing and localization divisions changing it up in order for the idiots to buy it... I still think it is stupid, but well, they want the moneys.

yeah but the most stupid of all is why someone buying something from NINTENDO and in old days a label written made in japan would really care to have some japanese content? looks they care too much about stuff still today (like.. YOuKAI watch ...)? some "needs " for localization are really that dumb? õ_o
I know in 80'~90' there where a big anti japanese propaganda in US but anyway, they are the wrong here lol

 

[VitaType]

In places in Europe like Italy that gesture can literally mean Fuck You. It makes sense that Nintendo would therefore remove the gesture in such a family-focused franchise.

I agree that it should be removed in countries where it's considered a rude gesture, but I don't see why it should be removed everywhere around the world.
Since the language options and timezone choice allow a pretty acurate way to determinate the location of the console (even more in online play with the help of the IP) and Nintendo should be able to slowly build-up a database with which gesture is rude where (I guess this update came due to complains in one country where this very gesture is considered rude. And for such a large company that underlines the importans of family-friendlyness it shouldn't be to much work).
It also would fit with there new politics to just show the country instead of the specific state in online matches (they only write US instead of NY and Germany instead of Bavaria in the Deluxe version which wasn't the case in the WiiU version)