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Nintendo patched out my offensive Inkling gesture in MK8D
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CaviarMeths
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Are you honestly saying that yep, either of those gestures would be totally appropriate for a kids game? Are you that committed to your "free speech"/censorship/"outrage culture" agenda that you can't see the genuine issue here?
Wait what.
The peace/victory gesture is offensive?
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Alx
Member
The French do it at an angle.
As a matter of fact it used to be a popular gesture among drivers, so you had to stretch your arm through your side window for others to see it. ^_^
maquiladora
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Thank you Nintendo.
SomedayTheFire
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I've actually always wondered what that sign meant lol thanks Nintendo
Wulfric
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I'm in the US and never heard of this gesture before. When I saw the pic I thought she was showing off her bicep. It's not unreasonable for this to be overlooked if only Kyoto and NOA worked on the game. Someone from inside the company must have noticed the issue before it had a chance to blow up online (in Europe at least).
That's not what the gesture is, at least not when the hand is facing that direction. It's also something that's come up in regional content issues in the past -
- the cover on the right was used for the UK to avoid those connotations.
frankie_baby
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Peace sign is the othere way round, that way means "up yours"
The UK won't be a problem anymore soonThat's not what the gesture is, at least not when the hand is facing that direction. It's also something that's come up in regional content issues in the past -
- the cover on the right was used for the UK to avoid those connotations.
tareqsalah1
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In arab countries it means a threat of beating. Like saying if you ever do this ill beat you.
Garrett Hawke
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10101
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Lol, didn't you hear? The island is about to sink into the Atlantic because of Brexit! Hope you have a dingy!
On topic, I'm surprised this made it into the game given its meaning in Europe. Can imagine lots of parents having interesting conversations trying to explain it to their kids lol.
I've only ever really seen the middle finger used here.
Wasn't this just recent though? I remember it being the sign for OK.. now all a sudden it means white power which was really wtf worthy for me. Like when the hell did that happen or have I been or have I just been clueless?
Nitpicker_Red
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That one was a hoax that spread.
Shang
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hans_castorp
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I thought NoE had its own localisation team since the "spastic" incident
-shadow-
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No? Be free to read whatever you read, but don't start accusing me of saying I'm spreading that culture here.
They've had for ages, but NOE's localisation was reduced significantly when they started cutting jobs.
I didn't knew the game had this gesture, here in France It's pretty offensive. It's less used nowadays but you wouldn't want kids to randomly imitate this, you would only end up with bad press.
Patch note also talk about increased iframes in online matches, any thoughts on this ?
Something which surprised me is how fast the update was to install. When I went to play during lunch it prompted me to restart the game and the update was already there without any downtime before restart.
Patch note also talk about increased iframes in online matches, any thoughts on this ?
Something which surprised me is how fast the update was to install. When I went to play during lunch it prompted me to restart the game and the update was already there without any downtime before restart.
Meaning the gesture I cherished so much!
Now, now.
PapaEmeritus
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Nuts. I think that was less offensive than Bowser Jr. Smacking his ass when he cuts you off, but hey that's just me.
Roitorb
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That's not what the gesture is, at least not when the hand is facing that direction. It's also something that's come up in regional content issues in the past -
- the cover on the right was used for the UK to avoid those connotations.
It is also a really old gesture. When archers were caught they would have there draw fingers cut off. The sign then was then used to take the piss that they didn't have there fingers left. I think it was between the English and French.
Forerunner
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That's too bad; at least we'll always have Waluigi though.
Waluigi is the goat.
hydrophilic attack
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we should talk about nintendo's kink shaming
this is not ok
this is not ok
Damn, I knew it was insulting but not that harsh. I liked that Inkling Girl was kinda abrasive though, part of why I play as her lol. The patched version doesn't have as much attitude.
Oooooo what's the meaning of this one? I know in America it basically means "nice" and if you turn it sideways it means "you're about to get spanked" in Syria (got that one from mom a lot as a kid 😶
but I don't know any others.
Oooooo what's the meaning of this one? I know in America it basically means "nice" and if you turn it sideways it means "you're about to get spanked" in Syria (got that one from mom a lot as a kid 😶
but I don't know any others.Speaking of offensive, the Kotaku article about this featured this artwork; Why the heck does this Blooper have a mouth??? This is not right
Aww!! Never thought of a blooper as cute till now. Hope this isn't a one time thing
Nanomachines.
Baron von Loathsome
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Next Level Games is a Canadian dev, too, so they knew exactly what it was.
b-but
also this is dumb, let mario be a little feminine, why not?
You realize Rosie the Riveter is actually rolling up her sleeve, in sign of getting herself ready to do manual/physical work? The offensive gesture is done by putting the open palm of your hand on your biceps. There's a clear difference, b-but you chose to ignore it *shrugs*
OminoMichelin
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ElectricBlanketFire
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lol my wife and I were really surprised that made it into the game.
Pretty sure this is a myth, and the myth it the opposite. It was used to show you did still have your fingers. But there's no evidence for it.
V signs are often considered rude, usually because it's related to vaginas, same as single fingers or thumbs often mean penises. Same as 'O's sometimes mean arseholes.
Shown this way round with the back of the hand it is definitely offensive in the UK and presumably France due to its origins. Exactly the same as a middle finger, it means fuck you. So it's pretty fair that Nintendo doesn't want it in a kids game where they will mimic their favourite character.
Margaret Thatcher once flipped off the whole nation. It was a Jack-Tretton-mic-drop moment.