I’m playing catch up on bans this week and the first worth noting is Sexy Poker by WiiWare getting hit with an RC by the Australian Classification Board. Why? Nudity is an incentive or reward to game play. Sort of the point, eh.
“In the Board’s view Sexy Poker offers depictions of nudity as an incentive or reward to interactive game play. In the Board’s view, the general rule in the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games prohibiting depictions of nudity as an incentive or reward, applies to the game play described above, as the player is shown increasingly detailed amounts of nudity following successful game-play,” the statement said.
“In the view of the Board, the impact of the game exceeds strong as except in material restricted to adults, nudity and sexual activity must not be related to incentives or rewards. As such the game cannot be accommodated in a MA15+ classification.”
11 comments
Big Pete says:
Jun 1, 2009
One more reason we need an R18+ rating for games.
Looks like private imports will be the go.
Are Wii games region locked?
Then there’s always the internet http://tinyurl.com/kvkco9
Glenn says:
Jun 1, 2009
This is ridiculous. The censors had no problem with giving Playboy: The Mansion a MA15+ rating, even though the game features a lot of nudity.
Glenn says:
Jun 1, 2009
Big Pete: “Are Wii games region locked?”
Yes, they are. However, you could put a mod chip in it, allowing it to play both PAL and NTSC games.
Pharaoh says:
Jun 1, 2009
WiiWare’s not distributed on disc though, that stuff’s sold online through the Wii Shop.
And softmodding the Wii is both possible and AFAIK legal in Australia.
Claire says:
Jun 1, 2009
Glenn: “However, you could put a mod chip in it”
A mod chip will allow users to play copied games, but not games from other regions.
Wii users will need Freeloader or GeckoOS to run games from other regions. Both Freeloader and GeckoOS run without any modification to the console hardware (though they may require changes to the firmware).
However, none of this applies to WiiShop downloads as far as I know, and I’m not sure if there’s a way around region issues when it comes to downloadable content.
Max T says:
Jun 1, 2009
Are these people (ACMA) for real?
They’re either stupid, incompetent, or
just plain Wowsers.
Either way, get RID OF ACMA, NOW!
And give us our 18+ rating, NOW!!
Toejam says:
Jun 2, 2009
This wasn’t ACMA, this was the “professional” Classification Board
Tobias says:
Jun 5, 2009
Well, I suppose it’s important that video games reflect real life, where sex can be a punishment for failure, but never a reward of success?
Steve says:
Jun 16, 2009
“As such the game cannot be accommodated in a MA15+ classification.”
Therein lies the problem. I was rewarded with nudity in God of War and Conan. Better that I get my rewards by cutting an enemy’s arms and legs off? Rewarded with headshots and bigger guns…. or better yet, lets pick up some nudity at the local petrol station.
Ridiculous.
contrademonx says:
Jun 28, 2009
Now I don’t know about this game. But I am sick of games getting the AO rating it sucks because some bad ass games get taken off store shelfs because people think timmy mite see some boobs how about this mom don’t buy timmy the game and if u are going to say a friend gave it to him how about this take away the system its you who exposed hum to this so in a way you made your own demons or you could teach them responsibility I saw south park the movie when I was 5 my first porno when I was 7 and I did not get in trouble in school I was fine because my parents teached me right from wrong what I am saying is don’t blame the game blame the parents
NINTENDO OF AMERICA says:
Aug 6, 2009
The game “sexy poker” has no nudity and is still only rated for 17 and older and if your so worry about it put a block of the wii shop channel. or better yet watch your dam kids and quit bitching online !