+markdpane This was close to a decade before the ESRB rating system was established and at the time anyone was free to make whatever kind of games they wanted. So at the time to distinquish themselves from competitors, Nintendo of America adopted a rigid censorship policy to ensure a "family friendly" brand image that restricted graphic violence and nudity, but also borderlined on insanity. The Pac-Man clone Devil World wasn't released in the US because it included a cartoon blue devil creature. Many many RPGs and other games saw the removal of normal words like "Bar" to become "Cafe". The fact that Eskimos club seals was just oooooh too controversial for Nintendo of America. A cultural perspective of diversity? Can't have that. Let's change it to mythical creates. That'll solve the problem.
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RIP Satoru Iwata
If I had a dime for every comment like that I saw, I'd own a Nintendo Switch
Pop your rivals' balloons! or Catch the big bird holding a eggplant?
I really wish the Balloon Fighters were Echoes of the Ice Climbers...
I can see why the Topis were changed from seals to yetis in the USA version.
+markdpane This was close to a decade before the ESRB rating system was established and at the time anyone was free to make whatever kind of games they wanted. So at the time to distinquish themselves from competitors, Nintendo of America adopted a rigid censorship policy to ensure a "family friendly" brand image that restricted graphic violence and nudity, but also borderlined on insanity. The Pac-Man clone Devil World wasn't released in the US because it included a cartoon blue devil creature. Many many RPGs and other games saw the removal of normal words like "Bar" to become "Cafe". The fact that Eskimos club seals was just oooooh too controversial for Nintendo of America. A cultural perspective of diversity? Can't have that. Let's change it to mythical creates. That'll solve the problem.
Want to see more? Be sure to check out the Famicom Commercials playlist for more! (Arranged in chronological order!)
ruclips.net/p/PLtsZRFeG-MhKYFHr2MDnMIIXznW7XYeET
Satoshi Matrix can you upload classic nintendo mendel palace commercial north american version
I suck at ice climber