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

 

[Nevermore]

If this gesture is offensive to some countries in the world, then they should add burkas to all the female characters. Because their faces being visible is offensive to some countries in the world.

 

[Reecey]

I found it really offending, especially coming from a lady squid! I'm glad Nintendo took some real hard quality work related time to fix that in an update I would of lost some serious sleeping time over that if they had not!!

 

[DeslotlCL]

I'm glad to live in a country where crap like that isn't offensive. While we are at it, they should censor metal mario winning animation since it looks like hitler salute and it offends me :/

 

[Deleted User]

Fucking feminists man.

 

[petethepug]

So... I don't get it, did Japan get all terrified after seeing this "horrible jester"

Kinda stupid tbh, but idk whats so bad about it at least outside America (and in America .)

 

[the_randomizer]

Wasn't this an issue with Bowser in Super Mario RPG? How'd they let that pose slip AGAIN?

I blame the SJWs

 

[Deleted User]

Plus, Nintendo likes to shit on people. Apparently, in MK8 there's someone cursing, but it's heavily covered and you need tools to rip the audio and clean it up.

sauce?

Are people really complaining that Nintendo removed a gesture that literally means "fuck you / up yours" in half the world from a children's video game?

Then even showing peace sign means "Gay" and so we will censor it because somebody got his little feelings hurt

 

[GamerzHell9137]

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.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d'honneur

Yes as in " Yes, fuck you" ;O;
Judging by google it is a way to flip someone.

 

[SonicfanCEMUTesting]

Apparently it looked like she was going to give a middle finger, so it kinda explains why this was "censored".

 

[Deleted User]

Holy shit, this is pathetic. It is a children's game. When I was a little kid and actually found out what flipping the bird was, when I saw someone do it I'd get all offended, because I was a fucking kid. If this was an adult-oriented game then yeah I could kinda see why people are mad at this, but IT IS A CHILDREN'S GAME.

 

[DeslotlCL]

Holy shit, this is pathetic. It is a children's game. When I was a little kid and actually found out what flipping the bird was, when I saw someone do it I'd get all offended, because I was a fucking kid. If this was an adult-oriented game then yeah I could kinda see why people are mad at this, but IT IS A CHILDREN'S GAME.

>rated E for everyone

 

[Deleted User]

>rated E for everyone

I don't think flipping someone off is something that belongs in a game rated E for everyone.
Maybe that was what you were trying to say with that

 

[duwen]

Personally, I find having shells shot up my arse to be far more offensive.

 

[DeslotlCL]

I don't think flipping someone off is something that belongs in a game rated E for everyone.
Maybe that was what you were trying to say with that

No. Just correcting you on the game age rating. If it were for childrens it would just be rated eC for preschoolers.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Are people really complaining that Nintendo removed a gesture that literally means "fuck you / up yours" in half the world from a children's video game?

Before Nintendo pointed this out as "rude" gesture there wasn't anyone complaining, or so it seemed. While now it's a big controversy about the hand gesture. Wow.

 

[jt_1258]

Personally, I find having shells shot up my arse to be far more offensive.

*gasp* nintendo, how dare you keep blue shells in the game, they make my life as an mlg player hell, you offend me nintendo

...I give this till page 10 before this get's closed due to just being a cancerous hell hole of dumping on the update

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

If this gesture is offensive to some countries in the world, then they should add burkas to all the female characters. Because their faces being visible is offensive to some countries in the world.

Yes. Every character should be completely clothed and without showing any slight of skin at all.

 

[Deleted User]

No. Just correcting you on the game age rating. If it were for childrens it would just be rated eC for preschoolers.

Games rated "Early Childhood" are usually for preschoolers and kindergarteners specifically and usually are educational games. Most games rated E are rated that because they're geared primarily toward slightly older children, and because of that are supposed to be fine for everyone to play.

Before Nintendo pointed this out as "rude" gesture there wasn't anyone complaining, or so it seemed. While now it's a big controversy about the hand gesture. Wow.

In this case I think it's better to be safe than sorry. Just because nobody's complained about it until now doesn't mean that they won't later.

 

[DeslotlCL]

Games rated "Early Childhood" are usually for preschoolers and kindergarteners specifically and usually are educational games. Most games rated E are rated that because they're geared primarily toward slightly older children, and because of that are supposed to be fine for everyone to play.


In this case I think it's better to be safe than sorry. Just because nobody's complained about it until now doesn't mean that they won't later.

You made it sound like kids were the only target audience...

 

[Daisy]

It's so hilarious how so many people seem to be upset by this.

Literally moving an arm in an animation and you're crying about censorship.