Dead Or Alive: Dimensions Has Been Reclassified

[Eon-Rider]

Dead or Alive: Dimensions, which was pulled from sale in Australia just over a week ago, has now been reclassified.

The game has now been classified with an M rating.

Dead or Alive: Dimensions was initially sent in for classification by THQ, before distribution duties were taken over by Nintendo themselves. After the media uproar concerning the game’s initial classification, the game was pulled from sale and sent back in for reclassification.

Initial reports from vendors stated that Nintendo was seeking an MA15+ rating, a claim which Nintendo later denied, but representatives from Nintendo were apparently happy to send the game back in for reclassification, and quick to distance themselves from the mistakes made by the initial distributor THQ.

The new classification is M, with added consumer advice stating that the game features “violence and sexualised gameplay”.

As of now, retailers are yet to have been notified, with EB still under strict orders not to sell the game. Hopefully that situation will change over the coming days.

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[Deleted User]

This is just ridiculous. We have some pretty strict laws when it comes to classifying anything (like movies or games) in Germany, but this game got a USK 12 rating, which is perfectly acceptable if you ask me. In addition to that, the age of the (let's call them) 'controversial' characters is not even in the game.

 

[KingVamp]

Matter well have them fight naked to fit the rating and "sexualised" gameplay.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

This is just ridiculous. We have some pretty strict laws when it comes to classifying anything (like movies or games) in Germany, but this game got a USK 12 rating, which is perfectly acceptable if you ask me. In addition to that, the age of the (let's call them) 'controversial' characters is not even in the game.

Yeah, pretty weird if you ask me.
But the character designs.. its pretty weird too

. The girls do look underage with huge boobs size

 

[heartgold]

This is just ridiculous. We have some pretty strict laws when it comes to classifying anything (like movies or games) in Germany, but this game got a USK 12 rating, which is perfectly acceptable if you ask me. In addition to that, the age of the (let's call them) 'controversial' characters is not even in the game.

Yeah, pretty weird if you ask me.
But the character designs.. its pretty weird too

. The girls do look underage with huge boobs size

Bro... in the London event before the 3DS was released, DOA D was in the over 18's section lol

 

[Deleted User]

What? What?! What! If USK call it a 12, then it is definitely a 12. I need to get a copy before it goes up to M.

 

[machomuu]

Should have been rated M in the first place. DOA 4 was, I don't really see why this wasn't.

 

[Nujui]

Lol, people can't seem to tell that there's nothing M about it, T yes.

 

[KingVamp]

Should have been rated M in the first place. DOA 4 was, I don't really see why this wasn't.

Have not play DOA 4,but if it like DOAD then DOA 4 shouldn't have either.

 

[machomuu]

Should have been rated M in the first place. DOA 4 was, I don't really see why this wasn't.

Have not play DOA 4,but if it like DOAD then DOA 4 shouldn't have either.

Actually 4 had groping in Lei Fang's ending. I don't think that's very T rated. I don't really care though, it's just a rating, it doesn't affect the gameplay.

 

[DSGamer64]

Society has become far too anal over such menial things. Honestly, some boob juggling and girls who some asshats think are under 18 must make this game an M rated title

 

[Slyakin]

As long as Australia gets to buy the game again, I guess I'm happy.

I'm surprised that Nintendo took the time to get this game re-classified.