Then you deal with it during creation phase of the game. Not here. Where it's out in the open. XCX goal was to sell WORLD WIDE. respect all areas the worlds rules. And decide on were you stand for the games released content. Because this type of censorship just ends up making the company look like asses.

Huh, I didn't know that.

artistic expression should imo not be limited if it's _purely fictional_ - if art does depict real people there should ofcourse still be a wealth of creative freedom for showing people of public interest (politicians, celebrities, ..), but also certain limitations for showing people under special protection of the law (minors,..)

Minors and sex are a no go and while I accept what japanese people do with their work of fiction I wouldn't expose people from the west to it (If I worked at Nintendo).

The issue with sexual content and innuendo and fictional characters is age is what ever the creator says.

Could have a fully developed physically character and say they are 7, or have a child like character and say they are 700. This has happened in the past where character are aged up for western games or ages are removed completely.

I am not in favor of censorship. I agree with rating systems and restrict access real life minors have to certain content though.

Yes, gamers got a bad rep as it is, we don't need to be called pedos too. gg

First, these are drawings, not actual people. There is no victim and any "age" is assigned, not inherent.

A drawing of a girl with small breasts and minimal curves can be "12" or she can be "18" depending on a whim. The inverse is also true. What we're talking about is pure fiction.

Now, that being said, there are always people looking to attack over any perceived impropriety. Because of that, I don't blame Nintendo. They have to protect themselves first and foremost.

The best way around this, usually, is to simply change the age. That doesn't always work, of course, and depends on the story itself, which should take priority. If you need the girl to be 13 in the story then she should stay 13. If not, change her age and leave the mature content in. I can't speak for this game, however, as I know nothing about it.

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1887863-Japan-urged-to-ban-manga-child-abuse-images

Similar thread. What is considered child abuse in most places is not in Japan. Japan is a more mature country though, in that they can easily deal with sensitive material. So I think it is wrong to block their ideas.

I think western countries are too hung up on random things, and middle eastern countries and China have it worse.

In some ways I think Japan is more advanced then western countries, especially for societal issues.

For all you know a pedo could use it as inspiration to act it out. I am willing to bet it has happened. They should not under ANY circumstances be placed in the sexual context

I really don't care, so it doesn't impact me in the slightest. I never use those outfits.