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"The Conkers backlash has begun in the USA with many stores
refusing to stock the title due to it’s adult content, even thought it has
been labelled as Mature with an ‘M’ logo on the front of the box. The
box also carries the message "ADVISORY: THIS GAME IS NOT
FOR ANYONE UNDER AGE 17" on three different sides. Still, the
moral majority have latched onto a new target and Many
newspapers have run negative stories on the game. One such item
from the LA Times on March 7th quoted a mother comparing
Nintendo selling Conkers to "Disney releasing pornography". There’s
nothing like America’s white middle class moral standing is there?
Meanwhile, Major game retailer KB Toys has stated that it will not
stock the game in any of its 1300 stores across the nation or it’s
website. The media hysteria over Conkers Bad Fur Day has been
fuelled by the game’s violent and sexual content, as well as the
swearing and gore it contains. Which, even we admit is too strong for
children but the box has been labelled very clearly, stating that it’s an
adult game. So what exactly is the problem? Go figure"
"The Conkers backlash has begun in the USA with many stores
refusing to stock the title due to it’s adult content, even thought it has
been labelled as Mature with an ‘M’ logo on the front of the box. The
box also carries the message "ADVISORY: THIS GAME IS NOT
FOR ANYONE UNDER AGE 17" on three different sides. Still, the
moral majority have latched onto a new target and Many
newspapers have run negative stories on the game. One such item
from the LA Times on March 7th quoted a mother comparing
Nintendo selling Conkers to "Disney releasing pornography". There’s
nothing like America’s white middle class moral standing is there?
Meanwhile, Major game retailer KB Toys has stated that it will not
stock the game in any of its 1300 stores across the nation or it’s
website. The media hysteria over Conkers Bad Fur Day has been
fuelled by the game’s violent and sexual content, as well as the
swearing and gore it contains. Which, even we admit is too strong for
children but the box has been labelled very clearly, stating that it’s an
adult game. So what exactly is the problem? Go figure"
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Just a quick point here, why are people complaining about CBFD when there have been games like Carmageddon? Id much rather my kid played a game that is blatantly unrealistic, but which may have some swear words or rude jokes, than one where they are encouraged to run as manty people over as possible.
Sorry, wrong topic...
Oh well....Tally Ho!!!
Oh well....Tally Ho!!!
> Is that the rationale everyone uses outside of
> the U.S.? Or is it due to some sort of inherent need to think poorly
> of us as much as possible? What the hell is it?
I'd imagine it's something similar to the reason that the majority of American's think of us Brits as posh, stiff-upper-lipped ponces who all play cricket, hunt foxes, drink tea with out little pinkie sticking out, and wander around saying "Tally Ho" all the time! :-)
> the U.S.? Or is it due to some sort of inherent need to think poorly
> of us as much as possible? What the hell is it?
I'd imagine it's something similar to the reason that the majority of American's think of us Brits as posh, stiff-upper-lipped ponces who all play cricket, hunt foxes, drink tea with out little pinkie sticking out, and wander around saying "Tally Ho" all the time! :-)
Nintendo just cant win, can they.
They get people crying out for more adult oriented games, so they deliver CBFD, and there are cries of "FILTH" from the rooftops.
If Conker had come like originally planned, in a cutesy platformer, then there would be just as many people saying "Nintendo make crappy babies games."
So what can Nintendo do?
Surely you can't miss the warning on the box, nobody can really buy this game by mistake can they?
The thing is, more of a fuss is being made about a little toilet humour, than ever was about games like Perfect Dark, or the Turok series, or Resident Evil. These games feature violence and blood and gore.
These games are available on Nintendo systems, but theres only a little fuss about them.
What is it about a foul mouthed squirrel that gets peoples backs up?
Honestly, if I had kids I would rather watch them playing a squirrel drinking beer, than a young lady shooting other humans between the eyes!
They get people crying out for more adult oriented games, so they deliver CBFD, and there are cries of "FILTH" from the rooftops.
If Conker had come like originally planned, in a cutesy platformer, then there would be just as many people saying "Nintendo make crappy babies games."
So what can Nintendo do?
Surely you can't miss the warning on the box, nobody can really buy this game by mistake can they?
The thing is, more of a fuss is being made about a little toilet humour, than ever was about games like Perfect Dark, or the Turok series, or Resident Evil. These games feature violence and blood and gore.
These games are available on Nintendo systems, but theres only a little fuss about them.
What is it about a foul mouthed squirrel that gets peoples backs up?
Honestly, if I had kids I would rather watch them playing a squirrel drinking beer, than a young lady shooting other humans between the eyes!
PseudoSavant wrote:
> Look...I've remained pretty easy-going throughout a great deal of
> trash-talk about myself and my neighbors - I am an American after
> all - but I'm sick of it now. Let me get this straight: One stupid
> woman speaks out about Conker's BFD and suddenly Americans as a
> whole are against it? Is that the rationale everyone uses outside of
> the U.S.? Or is it due to some sort of inherent need to think poorly
> of us as much as possible? What the hell is it? Seriously, I'd like
> to know. Because when I hear a person say something that I find
> ignorant, I call that person stupid, not the country he or she just
> happens to be a part of.
These Americans are so over the top! ;-)
Just kidding!
With the US being a big powerful country they're always going to be a target for the media.
Forgive us our petty japes PS, and stick around, you post stuff that's well worth reading, and we need more like you, capable of having a decent discussion.
> Look...I've remained pretty easy-going throughout a great deal of
> trash-talk about myself and my neighbors - I am an American after
> all - but I'm sick of it now. Let me get this straight: One stupid
> woman speaks out about Conker's BFD and suddenly Americans as a
> whole are against it? Is that the rationale everyone uses outside of
> the U.S.? Or is it due to some sort of inherent need to think poorly
> of us as much as possible? What the hell is it? Seriously, I'd like
> to know. Because when I hear a person say something that I find
> ignorant, I call that person stupid, not the country he or she just
> happens to be a part of.
These Americans are so over the top! ;-)
Just kidding!
With the US being a big powerful country they're always going to be a target for the media.
Forgive us our petty japes PS, and stick around, you post stuff that's well worth reading, and we need more like you, capable of having a decent discussion.
Actually, here are some true statistics about the election. One county/province actually voted a dead guy into office! He died a week before the election, and it was too late to take his name off the poll slips. I bet they just thought that people would have some intelligence and remember the dead guy from TV!
Also, after counting votes in one place they found that someone's dog had voted! They don't know how, but this realy does just take the biscuit!
Sonic
Also, after counting votes in one place they found that someone's dog had voted! They don't know how, but this realy does just take the biscuit!
Sonic
Sniper is still writing it, unfortunatly.
*FM looks for his copy of 'The Big Book of Welsh Jokes'*
Well it depends on how hot the water is...
Kidding. ;0)
Kidding. ;0)
I dont know if this is true, but i have heard it and it seem squite relevant. Is it true that the American WORLD SERIES BASEBALL competition, onlyt has teams in it from the states? How does that work? Do americans realise that there are other countries outside of its own borders?
Oh, BTW Grix, apparantly, in the UK, 100 people die each year from falling asleep in the bath. Now that IS a bit stupid!
Oh, BTW Grix, apparantly, in the UK, 100 people die each year from falling asleep in the bath. Now that IS a bit stupid!
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