The game is a remake... They just didn't censor it in the international release this time, like they did in the original. A step forward, but ultimately just one made to undo a previous step back.
Conservatives heads are still gonna explode, and they will call to boycott Nintendo for being woke.
There's plenty of other reasons to boycott nintendo tbh. Trigger happy bastards when it comes to lawyers.
Well, yeah, You are right. But conservatives wouldn't give a shit if Nintendo execs would hunt the homeless for sport. They only give a fuck if someone not like them gets representation.
Fun fact. Instead of "not like them" I wanted to write a few adjectives describing people Trumpers don't like. But the post came out 8 lines long, so I scrapped that idea.
they just left it as in the original japanese script instead of censoring
pogging off
This is a good thing and I hope it continues.
Representation is good, but the original japanese character was definitely not meant to be inclusive at the time.
This is true, but that was also 20 years ago.
The public consciousness on queer issues is definitely a lot better today than it was then
For sure, and im glad they did it!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The remake of the Nintendo game "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" includes a transgender character, according to a review of the game, which was remade for the Nintendo Switch platform in the U.S.
The character Vivian, who appeared in the original version of the game, released on Gamecube in 2004, is one of three sisters who are some of the game's villains, opposing its hero, Mario.
"Truth is, it took me a while to realize I was their sister… not their brother," Vivian tells the player at a point in the game.
The publication, which reviews video games, had Vivian on the list because in the non-English versions of the game, Vivian has always talked about her gender identity.
In the Italian version of the game, Vivian says she is proud of her transition, according to ING.
CBS News has reached out to Nintendo for comment and is awaiting response.
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