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S.T.A.G.E. on 11 December 2012
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Viper1 said:
wfz said:
Viper1 said:

I think you may have mised something.

Nintendo of Europe is bound by German law because it is headquartered there so all its operations in an online capacity are restricted to German law.

Other companies are not HQ'd there so the German law only applies to their sales in Germany.


Yeah, I'm still a bit confused. So...

1) Company A: Based in Germany, has to follow German laws for every country.

2) Company B: Based in UK, only has to follow German laws in Germany.

 

I don't understand that. Why do they have to follow German laws for distribution outside Germany? In the first scenario, it seems like the only law that matters is Germany's, since it's upheld then across all of EU. In the second example, only German laws are enforced in Germany, which makes sense.

They have to abide by the laws of all countries but the coutnry you operate from takes all priority.    So while a customer in the UK may buy a game online, they are still buying it from a German store.   That law applies to the store, not the customer.

With the reverse (PSN, for example), a German citizen would be bound by his local laws while the PSN store is bound by the laws of the UK.

S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo will never step over the line, only third parties will. Germany only needs to worry about Sony and Microsoft if that is their problem.

Ninja Gaiden 3 and Bayonetta 2 might want a word with you.

Did you read what I wrote properly? I said Nintendo will never go overboard. Nintendo first party will never go above a teen rating (if they even reach that at all). Its the third party you will have to worry about. Nintendo acquires those games to satisfy the appetite of the older gamers who are looking for something more from them. After the satisfy their teen, 17+ and mature third party talks they go back to their first party games which are primarily for families or everyone. With Sony and Microsoft, this German Law applies in a sweeping manner.