Hoot hoot! A week or so back we heard that Mario Party 8 had been recalled in the UK. The reason being it contained the word 'spastic' which was deemed offensive.
Nintendo are pleased to announce a revised version of the game will relaunch on August 3rd. Rejoice.
Mario Party 8 modified.
FellaHaterPeP said:
because they stink of poop
... Super Mario Odyssey
fellers lover said:
i love fellers why do you hate them ... Formula Bit Racing DX
fellers lover said:
hi fellers hater pep ... Formula Bit Racing DX
FellaHaterPeP said:
BOOBIES
... Super Mario Odyssey
FellaHaterPeP said:
I HATE FELLERS SO MUCH
... Formula Bit Racing DX
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User comments
lickwid said:
Oh how I love the jest of wiisworld. I wonder what they actually changed it to.
Scooby Jew said:
Psh. That's really rational. Recall possibly millions of games just to change one "offensive" word. That just makes too much sense, I don't even know why it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just stupid.
jskrdude said:
I agree with Scooby Jew. Unless it accidently included "f---" in it, there was no reason to recall Mario Party 8. But I'm not British, so I don't know how offensive "spastic" is.
pooter mcfoon said:
Spastic is a dreadful word in the UK. It's a slang word for disabled people and I cannot stress how awful a word it is. The Wii has been used in a lot of schools for physically disabled children as good therapy. It must have been awful for them to hear it.
DragonFoxCoon said:
How spastic of them.
tabsina said:
It would be such an irony (or something like that) if they changed it to 'retarded'.
Splintercell4ever said:
I second that.
whiiz said:
Tabsina, that's almost the definition of irony.
The Doc said:
That screenshot makes me luagh.