Flashback: When Nintendo Was Forced To Pull Its “Offensive” Game Boy Advert

Seriously distracting, indeed.

Nintendo, as we all know, has something of a reputation for being family-focused. This was established back in the days of the NES, when the company was fiercely protective of its image and would even go as far as to insist publishers censor their games to ensure they wouldn’t cause offence.

While the Nintendo of today now serves a much wider demographic (as is evidenced by the seemingly unstoppable flood of terrible ‘hentai‘ games on the Switch eShop), Nintendo still maintains a somewhat squeaky-clean veneer when it comes to advertising and promotion.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Seriously distracting, indeed.

Nintendo, as we all know, has something of a reputation for being family-focused. This was established back in the days of the NES, when the company was fiercely protective of its image and would even go as far as to insist publishers censor their games to ensure they wouldn’t cause offence.

While the Nintendo of today now serves a much wider demographic (as is evidenced by the seemingly unstoppable flood of terrible ‘hentai‘ games on the Switch eShop), Nintendo still maintains a somewhat squeaky-clean veneer when it comes to advertising and promotion.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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