Game Development

This has been included in my blog for a particular reason, I want to include it, to be able to show my students that the language that they use in their games must not be offensive. Yes, there are the top 10 offensive words that shouldn't be used, but what others could be taken into the same context.

Some things to watch out for if you are looking at developing in other markets

Another day, another Nintendo recall
You may remember the DS game that was recalled a few weeks back because of an 'offensive' name that it tagged players who got a score of 0, well it seems that Nintendo really like the word 'spastic' and have included it in the not-so-good Wii game, Mario Party 8. As such, the game has also been recalled.



This is getting a tad out of hand, recalling games because of one word. But that's censorship for you.

Press Release:

The above game was launched in the UK today. Unfortunately we have discovered that a small number of games contain the wrong version of the disk due to an assembly error. We have therefore decided to recall all copies of the game from UK retailers so that this mistake can be corrected.

We will re-launch Mario Party 8 in the UK as soon as possible and will announce a new launch date shortly. We very much regret any inconvenience caused.

Source: http://blog.hahauk.com/2007/07/another-day-another-nintendo-recall.html

DS Mind game pulled
Ubisoft's Brain Training clone, Mind Quiz, has been pulled from the shelves of stores nationwide, as it contains a naughty word that may offend some people. Yes lets see if you notice the word in the image below.













source: http://blog.hahauk.com/2007/06/ds-brain-game-pulled.html