Nintendo is officially fucking with third-parties: https://archive.ph/850Tz >Switch 2 releasing in June with a 3-phase strategy approach for game releases: <1st: primarily 1st party at launch <2nd phase: 3rd party studio titles in Oct-Nov (dev kits expected in June) <3rd phase: games in holiday period Does anyone remember how the Saturn had this almost EXACT same strategy?

>Idea Factory/Compile Heart censorship is inexcusable, but I do not feel an ounce of pity for these faggots >pro-vaccine talk in neptunia sisters vs sisters >tranny in fairy fencer f refrain chord they can burn in hell

Jesus, Nintendo is unironically implementing the Xbone's original system when it came to exchanging games between people: https://archive.ph/Ve4lJ >Nintendo reinvents digital games as swappable, lendable Virtual Game Cards To cut a long story short, the process doesn't work unless you have access to the internet (Both when "trading" or "returning" the game), there is a time limit on how long you can access the game on the other system, you cannot do this unless all of the systems are tied to the same account or you have all of the accounts as a part of the same "Family Group" (Which is limited to seven members), and this does not apply to games you received as part of your online Switch membership. Also, nothing detailing about if save files transfer with this process.

>>273 Wow, um. Well thats it then isn't it? Theres no longer any reasonable explanation as for why one would purchase a console. All three companies are kinda trash now.

ZZZchan's thread got spammed by what seems to be the Niggerpill guy again and this time the jannies seem to be sleeping on the job, so the thread got heavily derailed. Good thing this thread is still here. Anyway, this was brought up on 4Chins a few weeks ago, but I only now got around to posting it. Kamikaze Lassplanes is a shoot-em-up by Inky Dreams whose CGs are censored on Switch compared to PC/Steam, and it's literally the Sony-type ridiculous "too much skin shown" censorship. Apparently, the Japanese version is the same, too. Either they preemptively censored it to get it on the western e-shops or Nintendo is starting to adopt the same censorship policies in Japan as the rest of the world, which is basically one-to-one how this played out with Sony. It genuinely feels like Nintendo is actually trying to copy Sony here.

>>295 >Good thing this thread is still here. There's also one on PLW's /geimu/

>>274 >Theres no longer any reasonable explanation as for why one would purchase a console The only thing that would motivate someone to possibly buy a console if he is too young/unwilling/ignorant about sailing the seven seas. >All three companies are kinda trash now. iirc Microsoft got quite a strong reaction from players about their proposed system. Everyone was making fun of them. And yet now, with Nintendo, I don't see as much pushback, memes, etc. I could just not be in the places where it's happening, or maybe people just aren't willing to make fun of Nintendo as readily.

>>297 >The only thing that would motivate someone to possibly buy a console if he is too young/unwilling/ignorant about sailing the seven seas. Or they could just stick with previous platforms. >And yet now, with Nintendo, I don't see as much pushback, memes, etc. I could just not be in the places where it's happening, or maybe people just aren't willing to make fun of Nintendo as readily. Part of it could be just how people are tired and don't see the point in expressing their displeasure about it anymore when these companies clearly don't listen nor care, or because they've already been silenced and V& for any number of reasons, or they're just accepting it because of how Nintendo is the "least bad" option in town when it comes to being able to play and "own" modern games. Actually, speaking of the other systems, could this new "virtual card" system be some form of DRM? Similar to how the PS4/NG5 need an internet connection to "verify" that you're playing an authentic Snowy licensed PlayStation disc, if the CMOS battery ever goes out.

>>296 Can you link the thread? I don't know what PLW refers to. >>297 A lot of the motivating factor in buying a console is the no-fuss setup. It's just putting a cartridge/disc in and pushing the power button for the most part. Meanwhile, on PC, you have to keep track of all these different storefronts. And PC releases, by their nature, are more unstable than console releases. I had to buy the Neptunia Re;Birth games that Nintendo wouldn't let me have on PC and they are giving me absolute hell with how often they fucking crash! My laptop is mid-high specs, too, it's far from a potato. It should have zero issues running these low-budget Vita games and it indeed runs them smoothly at a consistent 60fps, until they just stop working.

>>295 This got censored but the new Gal Guardians didn't, I legit don't know what's up with these guidelines

>>300 >Can you link the thread? https://prolikewoah.com/geimu/res/39433.html

>>301 Nintendo probably didn't want a potential controversy right before their Switch 2 direct. >>302 Pretty barren thread there.

>>303 >Nintendo probably didn't want a potential controversy right before their Switch 2 direct. The mainstream public wouldn't have noticed it like with Kanon

>>311 The Neptunia Re;Births getting canceled caused a moderate stir, and Inti Creates are probably on the same level.

Switch 2 confirmed to be region-locked!!! https://archive.ph/I9KmI https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch2/faq/index.html >What is the difference between “Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese and domestic exclusive” and “Nintendo Switch 2 multilingual support”? <The accounts and console languages that can be set for domestic exclusive and multi-language support differ. <For “Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese and domestic exclusive”, only the Nintendo account whose “Country/Region” is set to “Japan” can be linked. The language of the console will also be Japanese only. <If you do not have a “Japan” Nintendo Account, you will not be able to link your Nintendo Account to the console and the following functions will not be available. <Game Chat <Virtual Game Card <Paid Service “Nintendo Switch Online” <Nintendo Switch App <Nintendo eShop <Game News <Friends function <“Nintendo Switch 2 Multilingual Support” allows you to link all country/region The “Nintendo Switch 2 Multilingual Support” allows you to link your Nintendo Account for all countries/regions and select from 16 languages in the console. >Can I use “Nintendo Switch 2” overseas? <Both “Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese and domestic exclusive” and “Nintendo Switch 2 Multilingual” are not guaranteed for use overseas. >Can I play packaged software released overseas with “Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese only for domestic use”? <Packaged software released overseas is not guaranteed to work. >Can I play downloadable software released on the Nintendo eShop overseas with “Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese and domestic exclusive”? <Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese language domestic exclusive" is only available on the Nintendo eShop for the Japanese domestic market. You cannot use the Nintendo eShop outside of Japan, so you cannot purchase and play the downloadable software. >Is there any difference between “Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese domestic exclusive” and “Nintendo Switch 2 multilingual” in terms of performance and set contents? <There is no difference.

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/hyperdimension-neptunia-rebirth-trilogy-for-ps4-coming-west-in-2025 The Neptunia Re;Birth games are now releasing on PS4 in the west. Initally, IFI said they did not intend to release these versions westward, only the Switch versions. It was likely a way of nudging their audience towards the Switch since they still believed it was a weeb game haven. But since Nintendo stabbed them in the back, they've clearly started shifting gears. Scar-Lead Salvation is also not releasing on Switch. I think Compile Heart is done with Switch and Calamity Angels will be their last game on Nintendo consoles. Way to go, Nintendo! They were going to hand you these games as effective exclusives in the west and you blew them off and spat in their faces like a feral, drugged up nigger.

>>226 I guess you could say: >Wii are so back, don't U think? If only the backlash would bite their asses and put them in submission once their bankers start knocking on their HQ doors for debt collecting. >>351 Bear in mind, only Mario Kart is a guarantee to keep the whole company afloat and the prices won't be a problem if you research Super Smash being a success despite the paywall bullshit and having less features than its predecessors. Retards won't pull out their heads out of their toilets because they're afraid of any opposition.

good to see antijapan glowniggers trying to hide EAS' lies are here too it really feels like 4chan

>Aquaplus President and Key Co-Founder Justify Censorship as Vital for Global Market Reach and Revenue https://archive.fo/lTizR <“With the Japanese market shrinking, Steam’s massive global player base is crucial,” Shimokawa explained. He pointed out that Japan’s once-strong visual novel market is in decline, forcing companies like Aquaplus and Key to sanitize themselves for international sales. <Shimokawa remains defiant in principle, even if reality demands compromise. When discussing the ToHeart remake, he made it clear that the core emotion “the bittersweetness of youth” was more important than following trends like making protagonists more mild-mannered. “If we made them milder, it wouldn’t be ToHeart,” he argued, drawing inspiration from Steven Spielberg’s regret over editing E.T. <To make matters worse, Nintendo of America has begun systematically blocking Japanese titles from the Switch simply for containing suggestive imagery, whether it’s a bath scene, implying nudity or even a simple kiss.

>>439 Like I said, this is only tangentially related to Nintendo and is mostly about Steam. But again, it's shitty that Aquaplus are lowering themselves like this. And it won't work out for them, either. The people that liked Dungeon Travelers 2 and bought it even in spite of Steam banning it will likely not accept a Steam/"global standards"-compliant game, and without them, the core base, to drive discussion and engagement, the normalfag-adjacents likely won't pick it up either. Aquaplus are only disrespecting themselves and their fans with this.

>>439 What even is he smoking when due to vtubers people more than ever play vidya in japan in both consoles and PC? The VN market is healthier than ever now that it gave up on family friendly slop and went all in on just being R-18. This is just aquaplus being the goyim they always were jumping on bandwagons late and crying when they don't get to cash in gorillions, exact same shit happened with all DT entries despite how much they get wanked by ironic weebs.

>>450 >ironic weebs I see cuckchan found this board too

Menhera Farm has been rejected for sale in the US on Switch according to its dev over concerns that it might damage the "brand image". He's contemplating whether or not to alter it specifically for the west, alter the game in general to cut corners, or simply not sell it westward. It is also slated for release on Steam and DLSite and the dev says the PC version should be safe. https://archive.md/F3CtP https://xcancel.com/maya_zbrs/status/1915614951752016268

>>535 Update: The Japanese Switch version is censored as well. The typical burqafication treatment for any skin showing. And it still won't release west. Nintendo is an absolute no-go zone for anime bishoujo games now. Literally Snoy is better at this point and that's fucking depressing. Nintendo should be sued for blatantly persecuting specific cultural expressions and denying developers their First Amendment rights.

Repost from Sleepy/v/ This is a big one. Hundred Line Last Defense Academy has had at least two CGs censored on Switch. Even the fujo pandering CG couldn't escape. Someone on 4Cuck said the Japanese version is a separate SKU, so I'm waiting for confirmation of whether or not the Japanese version is the same. Either way, Kodaka's live-or-die outing according to the man himself, and Nintendo can't help but shit on him as he's struggling. Even if I think the trooncalization is partially his fault, Nintendo are pure fucking scum for going out of their way to undermine a struggling developer like this. There was never any statement about this censorship, no one is talking about it on Xitter or R*ddit, and journalists like Gematsu aren't covering it. I'm starting to believe blackmail is being employed to suppress discussion of these censorship policies.

>>545 Repost from Sleepy/v/ Update: The Japanese version is censored too, even in spite of it having a separate SKU with no English. So there's no explanation other than that Nintendo Japan directly ordered this censorship. Which I believe they've been doing from the beginning, as the bans/censorship on western releases of games were blanket-applied everywhere outside of Asia at once, which does not suggest separate approval processes from NoA/E, but rather one western approval process, something like which I can only really see Nintendo in Japan handling. Here is a Youtube playthrough. Link comes with timestamp. https://youtu.be/59i8YyQXdY0?t=14344

>>536 The ZZZ thread hit reply limit, and the last two posts were of course Niggerpill. Not sure what I should do over there, but anyway... Update 2: Dev got a response from Nintendo's western branches, and it's literally fucking "head size of consent". Nintendo is just mask fucking off discriminating against Japanese art style and expression now. I want a fucking lawsuit brought against them for this shit. I want to see Nintendo try and defend these blatantly absurd and anti-Japanese policies before a judge and jury.

>>588 Meanwhile, Nintendo's Fire Emblem mobile game promotes and sells shit like this. More and more I genuinely believe there is a concerted, industry-wide effort to herd gamer weebs onto the gacha plantation, which further contributes to my refusal to ever embrace it. Fuck gacha, it should NOT be the only permitted outlet for moe and fanservice like this!

Wanted to update the list in the OP with a more refined version, also adding in the new games: >2022 <Hot Tentacles Shooter (Canceled) https://archive.ph/rAxny <Duel Princess (Pulled after release) <Massage Freaks (Canceled) https://archive.ph/akc2e This year is considered to be an "outlier", with some arguing that these releases should not be considered a part of Nintendo’s recent actions given the large span of time between them and later events happening. I disagree on this matter, and think they should be included since they are effected by the exact circumstance being described, but I wanted to make this consideration known. >2023 <Christmas Massacre (Canceled) https://archive.ph/zgN9M <Gungrave G.O.R.E. (Censored) https://archive.md/OgghW <The Fox Awaits Me Hana (International release canceled) https://archive.ph/nJYPL <Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami (Censored) https://archive.ph/sbO4m >2024 <Amairo Chocolate (International release canceled) https://archive.ph/cgHH8 <Death end re;Quest: Code Z (International release canceled) <Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1/2/3 (International release canceled) https://archive.ph/u5ldz <Maid of the Dead (Censored) https://archive.md/J2tKd <Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos (Censored) https://archive.ph/KZLzO <Prison Princess: Trapped Allure (Censored) https://archive.md/RMjG3 <Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition (International release canceled) https://archive.ph/pmkv4 <Rubber Hose Rampage (Canceled) https://archive.md/NQRMr <Sakura Melody (Canceled?) <Sakura Succubus 7 (Canceled?) https://archive.ph/9VCBD <Tokyo Clanpool (International release canceled, censored) https://archive.md/H45gs >2025 <Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Censored) https://archive.ph/dz0It https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=59i8YyQXdY0&listen=false&t=14344 <Kanon (Censored, Western release receiving additional censorship on top of the censorship already applied to the JP release in case there is any confusion) https://archive.md/c0RVX <Menhera Farm (International release canceled, censored) https://archive.is/F3CtP <Moe Waifu H Fantasy (International release canceled)

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https://archive.md/vlzDm >Games with no official announcements This is an extra category where no official statements or responses have been made on games that are "mysteriously absent" despite their releases elsewhere. <DAYMARE: 1994 (International release canceled?) https://archive.ph/Qk20t#selection-3317.1-3317.14 <Hookah Haze (International release canceled?) https://archive.ph/K9xml#268285 <Night to meet Chu! (International release canceled?) https://archive.ph/Qk20t#selection-3435.1-3435.19

>>590 Also attempted to repost the thread on /v/ last night, and it was immediately shitposted to death before being deleted for being "console warring: https://archive.ph/puybJ

>>591 This thread likely wouldn't be here if it could be on Mark /v/. I tried posting about this at the beginning of the year and all my posts got deleted, including the big-ass effortpost I spent at least 15 minutes typing up. Thankfully, I saved it before I lost it. More recently, 4Cuck seems to be deleting threads about it as well. I got a thread pruned and warned for "console warring/fanboying" when I was doing the exact opposite. Ironically, I used that same image (because it's a great image). So good, I guess, that jannies feel the need to SHUT IT DOWN when they see it. Also, I expect this thread will be a bit more active in the future since I never got an answer from the ZZZ guys about whether they'll let this be a general, so I guess all future posts will go here.

>Nintendo Switch’s infamous “Hentai Girls” series gets renamed due to possible shadowban by eshop https://archive.ph/04lJ4 <In an official announcement on X, publisher Pakotime announced that the upcoming entries in the Hentai Girls series will be renamed to Kawaii Girls, starting from July this year. However, they clarify that previous Hentai Girls games will not be subject to renaming. Furthermore, they advise users looking up Switch 2 versions of existing Hentai Girls titles – including Hentai Girls: Charming Chef, which released on June 19 – to use the keyword “Pakotime” instead. <I was able to confirm this myself – the games show up without any issues for Switch, but are very hard to find for the Switch 2 – they will only come up if you search the publisher’s name. This means that “hentai” and other similarly sensitive words are possibly being shadowbanned by Nintendo Switch 2 store’s search engine.

This may be relevant: https://archive.ph/thjQM >Former Santa Monica Studio producer Hannah Foell becomes Senior Manager of Partner Management at Nintendo of America 17 December 2022 <Video game producer Hannah Foell has announced that she now has a new position - Senior Manager of Partner Management at Nintendo of America. This means that she’ll be working with 3rd party developers to help build relationships and get more of their games on Nintendo platforms. Foell’s previous credits include working at Harmonix on Rock Band 4, and most recently at Santa Monica Studio where she produced God of War Ragnarök for Sony. Hopefully, she’ll be able to leverage her connections to strengthen Nintendo’s relationships with third party publishers and developers.

And we have our smoking gun: >Nintendo Rolls Out New eShop Publishing Guidelines for Switch 2 in Asia, Seemingly to Curb Spam Games https://archive.ph/1feBU <Many of the new guidelines discuss “sensitive content,” and include specific rules for what qualifies as sensitive content in the first place. Listed criteria that “would be considered damaging to the Nintendo brand” include sexualization of children, overly sexual content, discrimination and hate, exploitation of social issues (“Content that clearly exploits a topical and controversial social issue, tragedy, or catastrophic event”), instructing criminal activity, and political statements (“Content that overtly supports or criticizes real-life countries, organizations, or ideologies”). Nintendo states in the guidelines that it reserves the right not to distribute a game, but claims it offers the guidelines to help developers understand its reasoning in certain situations. “We encourage you to take this information into consideration when developing content for potential release on our platforms and before submitting such content to Nintendo,” the guidelines state. It also disclaims that the guidelines are not an exhaustive list, and that sometimes “determinations may be made on a regional basis.”

>>710 The more things change, the more they stay the same.

This seems awfully relevant, all things considered: https://archive.ph/TasXu >Nintendo of America really did suggest giving Pikachu large feminine breasts at one point, Japanese media confirms