{"id":40726,"date":"2024-12-03T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40726"},"modified":"2024-12-03T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:56:32","slug":"suggestive-japanese-bullet-hell-shooter-banned-on-us-and-eu-switch-stores-but-approved-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/suggestive-japanese-bullet-hell-shooter-banned-on-us-and-eu-switch-stores-but-approved-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Suggestive Japanese bullet hell shooter banned on US and EU Switch stores but approved in Japan\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Solo Japanese developer Outside announced that the Switch version of <strong>Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition<\/strong> will now be a Japan exclusive. This is because the top-down bullet hell shooter has apparently been refused classification in both Europe and the US, essentially making it a banned Switch game in those territories.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/video.fastly.steamstatic.com\/store_trailers\/257030917\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1718254642\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition previously released on Steam back in June 2024 in Japanese and English. The non-stop, boss rush shooter currently has a Very Positive rating, with all 58 of the game\u2019s reviews being positive. The developer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Outside_danmaku\/status\/1861788150684942386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced on X<\/a> back in November that Redneg Allstars would be getting a Switch release. However, in response to a user\u2019s question, Outside revealed that the game would not be available on the Switch online store outside Japan due to it being rejected by censors.&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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The game has been rejected in Europe and the U.S. due to expression restrictions, so it will be available only in the Japan eShop. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DeBFH8X8MR\">https:\/\/t.co\/DeBFH8X8MR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3042\u3046\u3068\u3055\u3044\u3069\ud83c\udf1fREDNEG ALLSTARS Switch\u7248\u4eca\u5e74\u767a\u58f2 (@Outside_danmaku) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outside_danmaku\/status\/1863301699894702222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the developer, Redneg Allstars has not been approved for release on Nintendo\u2019s online stores in the US and Europe due to \u201cexpression restrictions.\u201d This likely has something to do with some of the game\u2019s characters being rather busty, a few suggestive illustrations, as well as veiled references to drug abuse. Although the shooter is not graphic at all when compared to the nudity or drug use found in other games released on the Switch (like The Witcher 3 or Disco Elysium, for example), the failure to pass the censors could be related to Redneg Allstars\u2019 presentation. The game\u2019s cutesy pastel artstyle could, at first glance, be mistaken for a game that is 100% appropriate for children. This may be why Nintendo won\u2019t sell it on their European and US stores.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241203-40726-001.jpg\" alt=\"Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition Nintendo Switch banned game Japan exclusive Switch game\" class=\"wp-image-40729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241203-40726-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241203-40726-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241203-40726-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Players living outside Japan who really want to get Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition on their Switch will still be able to purchase it on the Japanese Nintendo Store.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition is available now on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2645180\/REDNEG_ALLSTARS_SWINGBY_EDITION\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and Switch (<a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/item\/software\/D70010000087348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan\u2019s My Nintendo Store<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese indie shooter Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition has joined the list of banned Switch games on the Europe and US Nintendo online stores<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":40728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-40726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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