MHWilliams
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I actually have less of a problem with changes when publishers are open and come out and discuss in full why they made the changes, and what changes they made. Take SFV for example, Capcom has discussed why certain camera angles had changed. ESRB was also asked about it and you kinda got the impression that those angles may have pushed the game into a M rated zone, so it's entirely understandable why Capcom wouldn't want the series to slip into a higher rating over something as small as camera angles. But you really don't get that from Nintendo. They won't even specifically tell you everything that's been taken out and then they won't discuss why it had been removed. I remember that Yakuza 3's changes were brought up in an IGN article. Within two days Sega had explained exactly what had been removed and why they removed it. That gave fans a chance to specifically address the reason why it was removed (in Y3's case it was partly because of a tight localization window and because Sega believed the content wouldn't resonate with western gamers) and tell Sega that they actually did want it. Since then the content has been added in to recent editions of Yakuza. But if fans are having to speculate about why it's being removed then there's no way for them to even try to change Nintendo's mind about the decision for future games.
This I agree with completely. Nintendo should be 100 percent transparent as to why it choose to cut the content and should provide clarification as to what has been cut. The silent treatment helps no one.