No Nintendo. You don't get to say "we didn't intend to make any form social commentary" and call it a day. The fact the game exists in this state is a form of social commentary. You don't get to make a game about relationships (playful or real) and offer a pathetic excuse when people raise a valuable point about how some relationships aren't represented in the game. You're saying the norm is for only straight people(characters, Miis, whatever) to get married.
And I do not want to sound insensitive, but honestly, activists should not try to push homosexuality into every aspect of our life. I understand the need to fight for equality, but its a video game, and not including in a life simulation that will be mostly played by kids that are not even thinking about sexuality is not an act of discrimination.
I don't understand how having an option for same-sex relationships in a video game somehow pushes homosexuality into your life. But yeah, let's talk about how it makes straight-people feel when gay people can't simulate their life in a freaking life simulation.
Also, the "think of the children" hysteria doesn't hold water when there are plenty of "normal" children being raised by same-sex families.
I have no clue why Americans (or Occidentals in general, IDK) believe that you need every video game to be "progressive" and have openly gay characters or the ability to play as a gay character.
I'll give you a hint: the year is 2014.
Nintendo's response to this was worse than silence. This blows.
1) If there is a creative way around it there is no problem...and should be left alone. There is.
2) Deciding to not include something that actually could upset children, parents, and more because it is a minority position isn't social commentary it is applying to the norm. (with still allowing a creative way to allow all relationships)
Seriously, how are you going to implement the sexuality gauge? No I am serious for a second think about it. Are you going to have in the personality quiz, This character likes boys or girls? Or a sliding scale? What happens if one of the characters becomes gay and the player didn't want it to happen or is upset by it.
And don't say they should mature because basically the media is attacking Nintendo because they are upset it can't happen...a child, or even young adult could be upset by this happening.
It is just safer to not include it. Nintendo shouldn't have responded it all. It is a non-issue, and I don't think it even requires a response or an outrage. It is a game. If you don't like that something is absent, buy the version of the game it isn't absent in.
Yes there is activists. Do you know what a normal person does...they say Wow, this is a bummer, I can't have my character in a game be gay. Oh well. I can still enjoy the game for what it is."
An activist goes to the media and cries out. "How dare Nintendo do this, because this is 2014, and homosexuality needs to be recognized in all areas of life as normal and acceptable."
I personally think people being creative and working the game system to allow things is a perfectly acceptable means of achieving your life simulation orientation.
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