{"id":35484,"date":"2024-08-15T16:49:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T07:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=35484"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:50:01","slug":"erotic-games-thrive-on-switch-as-playstations-rules-grow-stricter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/erotic-games-thrive-on-switch-as-playstations-rules-grow-stricter\/","title":{"rendered":"Erotic games thrive on Switch as PlayStation\u2019s rules grow stricter\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Sony fortifying its censorship policies for Japanese eroge (short for \u201cerotic game\u201d) franchises like Omega Labyrinth and Super Neptunia on PlayStation consoles, Japanese game developers seem to be flocking towards the Nintendo Switch with their adult content. The topic recently gained traction on Japanese social media when a Japanese shopper shared a photo of a Nintendo Switch software corner at a retailer, which happened to be lined with numerous adult games. &nbsp;<\/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=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30a8\u30ed\u30b2\u30b3\u30fc\u30ca\u30fc\u306b\u8ff7\u3044\u8fbc\u3093\u3060\u3068\u52d8\u9055\u3044\u3057\u305d\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306a\u3053\u308c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUAackrRgQ\">pic.twitter.com\/YUAackrRgQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3072\u3052\u3042\u304d (@futabahigeaki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/futabahigeaki\/status\/1823598846242644227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>I almost thought I&#8217;d wandered into the erotic game section.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the games in the post include RE:D Cherish, Da Capo III (D.C. III), and JINKI -Infinity-. While some of these games are censored (for example, JINKI -Infinity- is the censored version of JINKI -Unlimited-), seeing two shelves filled with physical copies shows just how big the demand for eroges is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While PC gaming in Japan has seen a rise over the years according to a study by game industry consultancy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serkantoto.com\/2022\/11\/06\/japan-pc-gaming-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kantan Games Inc.<\/a>, Japanese console owners still make up the majority of the country\u2019s game consumer market. This makes Sony\u2019s PlayStation 4 and 5, the Nintendo Switch, and to some extent, the Microsoft Xbox Series X|S the go-to areas for game developers and publishers (including those who work on eroges) to peddle their titles. But since the Xbox hasn\u2019t done particularly well in Japan and Sony has cracked down on adult content, that leaves the Nintendo Switch to take on Japan\u2019s steamiest and more adult-centered content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eroge boom isn\u2019t just limited to physical copies, either. On a related note, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240117-25637\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the My Nintendo Store has grown quite full of eroges<\/a> \u2013 some of which contain sensitive words such as \u201chentai\u201d that are not appropriate for a family-centered console. Though a lot of these \u201chentai\u201d-titled games are rapidly produced overseas by people wanting to make a quick buck, it just goes to show how easy it is to peddle such content on Nintendo\u2019s digital storefronts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese gamers have noticed an increase of Nintendo Switch eroge in recent years, and it may have to do with Sony&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":35492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-35484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Erotic games thrive on Switch as PlayStation\u2019s rules grow stricter\u00a0 - 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