Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder is out now on the 3DS eShop in North America, and is certainly a title full of charm and potential. It utilises the device's camera for a quirky object finding quest, bringing back the franchise that began on GameCube and had two DS releases, one of which was Japan-only.
As has proven the case with various titles over recent months and years, however, the process of localisation can lead to some strange changes and, in some cases, censorship. Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder is no different, as it's had a virtual butt removed in the North American version. While a cartoon bum on a talking can may not seem like the most offensive thing in the world, it has nevertheless disappeared.
You can see the evidence below, courtesy of YouTuber WiiFolderJosh. Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder won't be responsible for corrupting the minds of children, no siree!
Thanks to nintendomasterr for the tip.
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Censorship is just silly.
If we get it in the UK, I hope they put it back in. We'd find it funny rather than offensive, surely?!
Hahahaha, come on! Would anyone complain about a butt-shaped corn on a can in a videogame?
That's like saying peaches are sexist!
What is it with NoA and being censorship crazy recently? Can they not just leave things alone?
There's a slight error, as the first Chibi Robo DS game was released outside of Japan.
@LunaticPandora with most sales in NA going to children, kind of makes sense.... In Japan it's just the opposite, with mostly adults owning the devices
Tharja's bottom also got blocked in the Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC in North America too.
And yet we get half naked teen pop stars shoved down our throats every 10 minutes here.
We in the United States believe its offensive to have a virtual butt on a can in a video game, but it's totally fine to dress a 16 year old girl in a 2 piece bikini and make her dance around on stage lip syncing and grinding up on 22 year old boys.
@ThomasBW84 Chibi-Robo Park Patrol isn't a Japan-only DS release
@Nintendojuenger Ah yes, thanks for that. I've corrected the relevant line.
@Donutman sounds good to me.
It does look like a fun game...... THIS particular version of censorship is boo........
How long until the review? I never played the Gamecube original or the DS sequels, but I do know some of them are quite emotional. I was kinda put off by the photo gimmick, but if ends up being another well-crafted platformer with a heartwarming storyline, I may just give it a go.
Because butts were not shown in kids shows and stuff before in the NA -_-
How dare you deny me of any sweet booty, Nintendo.
@LunaticPandora Recently?! NoA has always been that way even since the era of the NES.
They censor in America because our people get offended by the craziest things. Nudity bad but showing heads getting shot off that's okay. Same with our movies.
Inb4 tons of people saying they would have bought it, but won't now because of censorship
And I thought Sir Mix-a-Lot got us to be more accepting to butts.
I like big butts on a can of Lemon-Lime,
You other brothers can't deny.
THIS IS A BAD IDEA. WE WANT THE BUTT.
Someone at Nintendo needs to get to the bottom of this.
@ultraraichu Oh Arceus lawlz.
@MrWalkieTalkie I LOVE that song.
Ya know, maybe 7up paid for product placement? Just a thought
@All
Remember that there is a demo out in NA for Chibi-robo. I downloaded it last night thinking eh, i'll just give it a quick try and delete. To my surprise, i actually liked it. Going to continue the demo until i complete it, wait for the review and I might end up getting this one. Try it out if you have doubts. Free Demo in the eShop!
I'm surprised this game has a Miiverse community
To me, this looks less like censorship and more like rebranding to make the scene more familiar to a different audience.
It's not like it's the same can, just with a butt removed. It's an entirely different can.
OH NO! I already bought this game, and your telling me I bought a incomplete game?!? Where is the butt I was promised Nintendo!
Too many people are anal here in North America.
Way less offensive than Bravely Default, but still stupid.
I hope this game comes to Europe
Guns kill. Butts don't. Vote for butts!!!
Come on everybody, we gotta think about the future adults here, because after all, they can crawl into small places you couldn't normally reach.
I go nuts for butts!
@Baum897
Yeah, in the UK things have gotten silly with the censorship too. Like with the anti-ninja movement in the 80's that forced Konami to sell their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games under the name Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles.
Ninja Gaiden was changed to Shadow Warriors.
Not as bad as Contra being transformed into a game about robots though (Probotector)
I love chibi robo, too bad that my photo finders lighting is crazy and shows everything much darker and almost never recognizes an object due to the darkness.
We got a bum deal here, guys.
I got the game yesterday but I could not try it. I could not care less about this, though. I actually prefer the DK in the background.
...lol...
I wouldn't have known anything was wrong unless it had been pointed out to me.
That part of the game is still just as fun!
That's silly that the butt was removed, has Nintendo never seen the average cartoon?
Wow, Chibi Robo looks so cute. I hope this comes out in Europe eventually.
So the Japan version is a bit cheeky, eh?
NoA seems to be changing some very trivial things in their games for the 3DS releases. A bit silly in my opinion.
@Shane904 Nonsense. NOA had no problem with some butts being in their games. As long as they're of the artsy kind:
http://www.destructoid.com//ul/253415-assheader.jpg
This is just a scam by Nintendo to sell us butt DLC later on
Damn you, Reggie!! NoA sometimes can have a very close minded attitude : / It's just a silly cartoony butt, why the censorship? It's even useful because that way you can identify wich is the front and the back of the object. This is why we barely have some cool and crazy games that Nintendo Japan releases.
@FutureAlphaMale LOL! Butt DLC for just $4.99!
And to this I say who cares. It's just a minute change that may have not even been intentional. Still getting this.
All this censoring I'm seeing is kinda pointless....>.>
How dare Nintendo wipe away our butts like that. Those are our butts, we don't need people wiping them off! In America, we can wipe our own butts, thank you!
The localisation teams at Nintendo are in desperate need of a reality slap.
@GC-161 So they have to be displayed tastefully.
@CaptainSquid Urm.... wow.
What about Animal Crossings peaches? I always thought they looked like butts.
Really?! It's been 50 years America... let's get some pants on donald and daffy duck.... perverts. ;P
@GC-161 Don't forget the peeing boy and the infamous/famous statue with the you-know-what (forgot the statues name) showing in Animal Crossing too!
@spidey1010
I don't think you understand how this game works..
I saw naked butts on cartoons all the time as kids. Even in the US, who would get offended by this?
@scrubbyscum999 I know, right? Especially thanks to a certain TV channel called Cartoon Network which originated where? In America! Oh, the irony!
Boycott this game! BRING BACK THE BUTT!
O come on! They have butts in spongebob and that's a kids show!
@DerpSandwich
BRING BACK THE BUTT! BRING BACK THE BUTT! BRING BACK THE BUTT!!
@andreoni79
I disagree... XD
In all seriousness though, this is pretty ridiculous. What, are kids supposed to never see another naked body in their entire lives (male or female)?! If so, poor kids! O_o
@JellySplat
What do we want?
THE BUTT!
When do we want it?
NOW!
Why do we want it?
BECAUSE BUTTS ARE FUNNY!
It's not like the butt was graphic, it's a can for crying out loud. I believe that it got censored because the can is a woman. On tv here, it is more accepted to see a male butt than to see a female without the program being rated tma or rated r.
inb4thebuttsbeingsoldasDLC
Nintendo's fear:
Well I don't care. Honestly I think it's weird they put the butt in in the first place.
Well, regardless if you agree with censorship or not, it's always been around, and it'll always be around. And it's not just Nintendo. It's certainly not just NoA. Everyone censors their games to some extent when localizing. That's just how it is. Games get rated, and ratings matter. And I know some people don't want to accept this, but there are alot of uber-sensitive people out there, who never fail to get offended at things. There are over 300 million citizens in the US alone. And alot of them are stupid enough to make a fuss about even the smallest things. Sometimes, it's just better to take the butt off the can of fruit, ya know?
@Andrewroxsox
That's actually a good point. Only FEMALE behind is considered nudity on cable now, am I wrong? I know some TV shows have slapped me silly with a sudden random naked dude standing there. I'm like, why? Why would you do this to me?
@kamifox1 Or the butt trees in Nintendo Land.
I find it funny how most people are so passive of this and don't really care. Yet the second they find out Nintendo censored some slight exposure on some seductive female characters (Fire Emblem & Bravely Default) the entire internet is all "NO! THIS IS REPRESSING THE ORIGINAL WORKS AND CREATIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED HARD TO MAKE THIS GAME! WILL NOT BUY! WILL NOT BUY! DO NOT SUPPORT CENSORSHIP! NINTENDO IS TREATING US LIKE KIDS!!!!"
Censoring stuff like this doesn't really bother me, it doesn't affect the story or gameplay at all.
Del Monte is a mexican product.
@Genesaur LOL I wouldn't know, I only played that for a short period back when my friend first got it on release. (I haven't been able to afford a WiiU yet, sadly)
@kamifox1 Hey, neither have I. I was gonna get one 'round Christmas time, but my car broke down, instead.
Oh, and, uh, here:
http://youtu.be/D8tOEnZiGdQ?t=2m10s
@Genesaur Ohhh, I see now. LOL
i didn't want to see that can's butt anyway
I don't know but I thought censorship is pretty awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbp4CvIErqQ
Oh man, what did I see?! Japanese weirdness Ahoy, Lol!
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