Someone I know pointed out that the whole Hot Coffee fiasco broke about 5 years ago, and it got me wondering - is there something you can think of in gaming that should have set off a massive storm of controversy?
Two examples I can think of, one Nintendo and one not:
NintendoPokemon Diamond/Pearl - The existence of ArceusIt's bad enough that Pokemon prominently features evolution, but then you have to go and create something that has the highest overall stat total in history, appears in a place called the "Hall of Origin" and has a move called Judgment? And left enough hints about the creation myth of the region that a six-year old could fill in the blanks?
It's a million-selling series, but it's obviously been a long time since everyone and their
magician brother-in-law decided to get their panties in a bunch over it. Still, I can't help but wonder if the only thing saving Nintendo from a boycott was the fact that it was made inaccessible aside from an event item that to this point, has never been released.
Non-NintendoPersona 3 - The EvokerRelevant quote on the subject: "The game's most iconic feature is the method by which the members of SEES release their Personas: by firing a gun-like object called an Evoker at their head" (Wikipedia, "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3", accessed 8/30/10)
You're summoning a demonic creature by shooting yourself in the head? And nobody had a problem with this? Didn't Ozzy Osbourne get dragged into court over "Suicide Solution"? Or was it because it was a Persona game released by Atlus, who don't have the marketing reach of a Rockstar, so nobody noticed?