Lol at these responses.

If Tomodachi doens't sell great in the west - So great even, they would almost be forced to localize the next installment -, then it will not see the light of day outside Japan again.

If Nintendo must choose between this kind of political nonsense or not, they will simply choose not.

I just thought that when i asked you how you thought group X would feel about a game, your answer was well, group Y also plays the game.

You want people to be empathetic to group Y, yet you wouldn't show empathy for other people in group X who may have reservations about the game.  Curl just called them bigots.  That's a real conversation ender.

Bigotry definition: bigoted attitudes; intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.  You would see that if you argue with a parent about wether or not to show gay content to their children it will be a fight of different opinions, and who is the bigot is not that clear.

From the games, I think Cloud cross dressing for a mission in FFVII are not really about sexual orientation.  Many of those are mature and mature audiences don't have issue with that in this modern day.  I wouldn't let my kid play them until they were older anyway.  The Sims is maybe the only thing children might play, and I have not heard controversy about sims.

Nintendo though has kept this squeaky clean reputation, and the big publisher that they are if there was a controversy it would spread.  So if you don't think that many moms & dads that Nintendo markets to would care then that's fine, but I think they could.  Will be interesting to see if they do change their game in the future.  Japanese culture is to not say "no", even thought they mean "no".

Part of me feels that they are only now going to include LGBT characters because of this backlash which is good. I still really dislike how they see this as a mere social commentary though.

Japan is so behind compared to the rest of the world.

Ugh. Who the fuck cares? It's a fucking videogame. Get over it.

You could level this at virtually every thread on this website... XD

I believe it was the right choice. Many parents don't approve of gay marraige. Just like putting religionist stuff in games in kids game so should social issues. Many people arguing they have to do this are trying to force personally views onto others just say to opposing side.

Its a game dude, not a political and social document.

Or just recommend The Sims. You can do all sorts of gay stuff in that game!

You're damn right I could.

well i havent played sims for like 10 years id say, things must be gettig better lol.