2023-11-26 03:10:27
Nintendo (にんてんどう)’s many popular IPs and game consoles all focus on gaming experiences suitable for all ages. Players’ impression of this century-old company is difficult to equate with “adult”, but its subscription services Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) will add an 18+ App, launching in Japan first. According to a video released recently on official YouTube, Nintendo of Japan will launch NSO software specifically for adult players, which is currently only used to release two replicas of Nintendo 64 games: the 1997 spy shooter “GoldenEye 007” and the 1999 space shooter “Jet Force Twins” Jet Force Gemini. “Jet Force Gemini” is expected to be launched on overseas NSO stores in Japan on November 21, and “GoldenEye 007” is expected to join NSO in January 2023 through an annual expansion pack of US$50. The above two games are rated “T” overseas (suitable for teenagers aged 13 and above). However, the Japanese Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) classifies “shooting games” as restricted level “Z”, and Z-level games are not allowed to be sold to children. For sale to players under 18. Therefore, Nintendo had to take measures in accordance with the law and put “GoldenEye 007” and “Jet Force Twins” in different NSO Apps to ensure that Japanese underage players will not see these two games, while adult players have to download “NINTENDO” separately. 64 NSO 18+” software to play.
1700969090
#Nintendo #launches #Adultonly #NSO #App #Japan #releasing #Nintendo #games #accordance #law #4Gamers
