Offensive DS game pulled

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Brain game pulled over 'offence'

The game was released for the Nintendo DS

A video game which uses a term abusive to people with disabilities is being pulled by its manufacturer.

MindQuiz, a brain training game for the Nintendo DS handheld console, was released in the UK by French software giant Ubisoft in March 2007.

However, poor performance in one section sees the player labelled in an offensive manner.

The company has apologised "to anyone who was offended by the game" and said it will withdraw it.

"As soon as we were made aware of the issue we stopped distribution of the product and are now working with retailers to pull the game off the market," a spokesperson said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6253688.stm

This truly shocked me. I'm sure this is the first game that a casual game like this has been pulled.