Hunter Nightblood Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Second, someone needs to archive those tweets. If this winds up being a misinterpretation of sorts, I want Kotaku to be held accountable. I think it's really weird that only one guy from one website somehow has this information, and it's some sort of off-the-record thing. Done. And conveniently on one page too! Edited January 28, 2016 by Hunter Nightblood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I wonder why they didn't say that "skinship may be out" instead of "skinship is out. It would still get them a lot of clicks and they wouldn't risk being blacklisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallhadrian Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I wonder why they didn't say that "skinship may be out" instead of "skinship is out. It would still get them a lot of clicks and they wouldn't risk being blacklisted. Because they're sadistic animals. No, because it still won't be as good. That and it's still completely possible that the person who wrote it didn't have the forethought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I wonder why they didn't say that "skinship may be out" instead of "skinship is out. It would still get them a lot of clicks and they wouldn't risk being blacklisted. More definitive titles are more apt to get more views. It would make sense for someone to click on a link that says something like: "Housing prices are at an all time low" verses "Housing prices may be at an all time low". I guess it was done with the hopes on getting the most views? =/ I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 The guy writing it is not credible at all in my eyes. How he is still with a job at Kotaku is beyond me, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Watch for if it turns out to be false for excuses like 'it was misinterpreted' and the author will likely get to keep their job because they always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Because they're sadistic animals. No, because it still won't be as good. That and it's still completely possible that the person who wrote it didn't have the forethought. It still stupid from a journalistic point of view however. I studied journalism and law, and this is something that journalism teachers teach you not do. I remember one teacher talking about the consequences of such actions for an entire month. If skinship is proved to be in the game, this is going to bite them back HARD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallhadrian Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It still stupid from a journalistic point of view however. I studied journalism and law, and this is something that journalism teachers teach you not do. I remember one teacher talking about the consequences of such actions for an entire month. If skinship is proved to be in the game, this is going to bite them back HARD. Well that's assuming that Kotaku even has journalism standards at all. I get your surprise, but I've seen way worse fly under the noses of bosses and developers in better companies. Proving Kotaku wrong is just another incentive for having skinship (at least for me), so let's hope that's what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DanMan Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 As I've said before, we still have the fact that it's absent from the website and nobody with hands-on time has said anything about it. Things are fishy but we have no solid answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Say, did Kotaku edit the article in some way ever since this mess began? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I won't miss it if this is true. If it's not? Then it's not. My life will go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Nightblood Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Say, did Kotaku edit the article in some way ever since this mess began? Nope, still exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanami Touko Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nope, still exactly the same. not entirely true i don't have a screen of it, but, the quote: “Yes, that is the case [that petting isn’t in the English version]. You might have heard somewhat misinterpreted or exaggerated information about the Japanese original game, but even in the Japanese original version, we have not included any features which are considered inappropriate in Japan.” didn't have: [that petting isn’t in the English version] when it was first posted. not sure what that means but, this line was definitely added later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auro Astum Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) This whole entire situation is sketch. Additive: Not too miffed if it is gone. I have the JP version anyway, plus the petting kinda mucked with the tone of the game so yeah. Edited January 28, 2016 by Auro Astum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENS Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Now, if there aren't new suspicious news and shocking articles about male chararacters being cut out from the game for not intimidate the female audience, I guess we just have to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riastrad Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's weird that nobody with a review copy has been able to say for sure whether it's in or not. If they're under NDA, why wouldn't Kotaku be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's weird that nobody with a review copy has been able to say for sure whether it's in or not. If they're under NDA, why wouldn't Kotaku be? Not trying to defend them, but quoting a rep is probably unrelated to any NDAs you might be under. NDAs only apply to the person who's signed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Karnage Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's weird that nobody with a review copy has been able to say for sure whether it's in or not. If they're under NDA, why wouldn't Kotaku be? probably because they weren't sent a review copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jave Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I don't think full review copies have been sent yet. It's way too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornguy Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I am not in favor of the skinship feature, however I'm very against it's removal. I want to play a translation of a Japanese game, not an American version of a Japanese game. I know that this is not a new issue, brought up recently, but it has been getting worse and worse. Art should not be censored for different audiences. A change here or there, so that we can understand the joke, or relate to the situation, sure. A complete cut, or butchering of a feature present in game? Not so much. I'm pretty disappointed with how times have changed. Gamers used to be up in arms against censorship. Now half of us applaud it while the other half roll over and accept it as the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yula Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I am not in favor of the skinship feature, however I'm very against it's removal. I want to play a translation of a Japanese game, not an American version of a Japanese game. I know that this is not a new issue, brought up recently, but it has been getting worse and worse. Art should not be censored for different audiences. A change here or there, so that we can understand the joke, or relate to the situation, sure. A complete cut, or butchering of a feature present in game? Not so much. I'm pretty disappointed with how times have changed. Gamers used to be up in arms against censorship. Now half of us applaud it while the other half roll over and accept it as the norm. Dude, the entire North American Fanbase could send a petition to Nintendo of America and do nothing. They could boycott the company and only lose their games and systems. Nintendo of America isn't going to change as long as Reggie Fils-Amie is in the pilot seat. It's less accepting it as the norm and more realizing that we've tried time and time again, but Nintendo of America just doesn't care. Or more accurately Reggie Fils-Amie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busterman64 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Wow...I've been gone from this topic for most of the day since last night and 4 pages later (after page 31) it's...this. Welp, it could be worse. :3 Anyway, I kinda thought about it for a while and I thought of something... (Don't quote me on this first part because I'm not sure, I'm assuming because this does make sense) Nintendo and IS (Intelligent Systems) are pretty much done with the main game and the release date is near. To remove a feature, even as small as that would take a lot more time AND money than they already have. At this point and time, they should be just about done translating everything and are about to start making game cartridges, make thousands of copies, and finally shipping them out to stores all over. Not to mention, they have to do this for TWO different games! So, unless they postpone the release of the game, I doubt it's tooken out. It seems so unlikely. The only other possibilities are: 1.)It's still there, but altered a bit. 2.)They changed it to something else (somehow) 3.)Taking it out isn't too hard to do for them (which I doubt). 4.) (This'll sound crazy, but...) they may have added something along side it or something along those lines...(...yeah, it's pretty farfetched, but its a thought) What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefreejules Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) What do you guys think? We've pretty much touched on those possibilities enough already that I feel like there's not much else to talk about without having to run through these conversations again and going back to square one. We can sit and ponder for days on end but it's gotten to the point where I feel like we're just repeating what has already been said. All we can really do is wait. Edited January 28, 2016 by carefreejules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busterman64 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) We've pretty much touched on those possibilities enough already that I feel like there's not much else to talk about without having to run through these conversations again and going back to square one. All we can really do is wait. Oh, really? Oops... Must have missed that. Sorry. Well I feel derpy now! :3Oh well, the waiting game continues... ...Darn it Nintendo, hurry up and give us answers! ..."sigh"...guess I'll go work on my entry for the "Serenes Scribbles" contest then( because I need to finish that pronto). I'll peek back in this topic every now and then until we get "Official" words from Nintendo! :3 Edited January 28, 2016 by Busterman64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffPuff Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 That's already been posted. It's PR fluff; it's not really confirming or de-confirming anything. "What possible purpose would it serve?" lol That actually makes me believe it even less, not that I thought it was likely in the first place. What the poster said there at the front page bothered me. Why would they not publicly announce it for both Soleli and the skinship. I just hope to god that they are going to announce the changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dualazi Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Do you happen to have NoA's customer service email address on hand? My google-fu is quite weak it seems and I can't seem to find it anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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