{"id":14377,"date":"2022-07-27T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T02:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=14377"},"modified":"2022-07-27T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T02:14:11","slug":"20220727-14377","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220727-14377\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcaea temporarily removed from the Switch eShop in Europe and Japan while its rating is adjusted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220726-211771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-07-26 18:37<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>Game developer lowiro revealed on July 26 (JST) that the Nintendo Switch version of their rhythm game <strong><em>Arcaea<\/em> <\/strong>is being temporarily delisted from the Nintendo eShop in Europe and Japan due to the game\u2019s rating being adjusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arcaea for Nintendo Switch \u2014 Trailer (English)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GjPtUzFo4ME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Arcaea<\/em> is a popular rhythm game that initially released on smartphones and came to the Nintendo Switch in May of 2021. It features over 150 songs by more than 90 artists and has modes for both touch controls and Joy-Con controls. Floor notes travel from the back of the screen toward the player down a lane like many rhythm games, as arc notes flow down the screen above the lane giving the charts a sense of depth. The game combines this with beautiful illustrations and a story to make for an appealing overall package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game was available on the Nintendo eShop, but as of now, it has been delisted. According to developer lowiro, the reason is that the game\u2019s rating is being adjusted and was met with an unexpected delay. They also stated that <em>Arcaea<\/em> was only delisted from the eShop in Europe and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arcaea for Nintendo Switch is currently unavailable for purchase on the Japanese and European eShop due to unanticipated delays resulting from adjustments to content rating. This is temporary and we will let you know when it is on those eShops once again<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arcaea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arcaea<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arcaeaswitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arcaeaswitch<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Arcaea (@arcaea_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arcaea_en\/status\/1551825145278382082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From lowiro\u2019s explanation, it\u2019s likely that there was a discrepancy between the content in the game and its rating, meaning some sort of adjustment is being made. Before the game was delisted, it was rated as IARC:3+ in Japan and PEGI:3 in Europe. On the other hand, <em>Arcaea<\/em> has an ESRB:T (13+) rating in North America which is a fairly substantial gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lowiro didn\u2019t specifically lay out what in the game caused the issue, but fans are speculating that it has something to do with a certain part of the story. We won\u2019t go into story details here, but the ESRB rating does include warnings for blood and violence which don\u2019t tend to jive well with all ages ratings.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220726-211771-001en-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>If we check the <a href=\"https:\/\/arcaea.lowiro.com\/ja\/switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a> for the Japanese version, we can see a rating of IARC:12+ displayed. lowiro seems to have received a new rating more in line with the game\u2019s content and are planning to put the game back on the eShop. Since the rating is more or less the same as the rating in North America, the game\u2019s content likely wasn\u2019t modified during this process. lowiro says this delisting is only temporary and that they will notify players once it\u2019s available again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhythm game Arcaea was available on the Nintendo eShop, but as of now, it has been delisted. According to developer lowiro, the reason is that the game\u2019s rating is being adjusted and was met with an unexpected delay. 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