My views on the "Gay Marriage" ntroversy Tomodachi Life - Tomodachi Life

Contents:

• NTENDO'S REJECTN OF GAY RELATNSHIPS GIV FANS A LOT TO BE ANGRY ABOUT
• RUMOR: BUG MAK GAY MARRIAGE POSSIBLE NTENDO GAME [UPDATE]
• NTENDO TO FIX GAY MARRIAGE GLCH IN TOMODACHI COLLECTN: NEW LIFE
• NTENDO APOLOGIZ FOR NOT PUTTG GAY MARRIAGE IN TOMODACHI LIFE
• MY VIEWS ON THE "GAY MARRIAGE" NTROVERSY TOMODACHI LIFE

NTENDO'S REJECTN OF GAY RELATNSHIPS GIV FANS A LOT TO BE ANGRY ABOUT

Even as the pany ntu to flounr s current state of fancial secury, much of the cricism om fans, tractors and dtry analysts is livered as if om a ncerned iend, rather than a dispassnate changed on Wednday, when Ntendo of Ameri (NOA) rpond to a social media mpaign askg the pany to allow players to enter to gay relatnships s game Tomodachi Life wh a flat nial issued to the Associated pany "never tend to make any form of social mentary wh the lnch of Tomodachi Life", the statement reasoned. 'Your life', but not if you're gay.

But if you make a game that's meant to simulate life – even a "whimsil and quirky versn" of life – and then tell a portn of your players that they're simply not allowed to make an thentic simulatn of their liv, somethg isn't addg the weirst part of Ntendo's jtifitn for effectively banng gay marriage the prec ltle virtual universe of Tomodachi Life is yet to e. But part of what they loved about , acrdg to a report by my Kotaku lleague Brian Ashcraft, is that there was ially a bug the software that allowed players to dulge gay relatnships – or at least male on. Japane players were "thrilled by the bug, postg photos of their gay upl onle".

RUMOR: BUG MAK GAY MARRIAGE POSSIBLE NTENDO GAME [UPDATE]

And given s tight-lipped reputatn, the clost we may ever get to hearg anyone om Ntendo speak ndidly about LGBT reprentatn is this week's opaque ncln that is g s sudn anti-gay marriage stance as "an opportuny to better unrstand [s] nsumers and their expectatns" and is "lookg to broan [s] approach to velopment whenever possible" Ntendo – the world's largt vio game pany by revenue – really never thk about the sexual inty of s ctomers before 2014? Whenever the vio game dtry do ask self why ntu to drag s feet on troducg gay characters, however, the answers aren't enuragg.

Earlier this year, Assass's Creed veloper Ubisoft let one of s openly gay wrers expla that even he uld not wre a queer protagonist to his own work "bee of fears that 'll impact sal"'s hard to accept that logic sce 's rarely backed up (at least openly) wh actual data. The same day that Ntendo explaed why didn't feel the need to clu gay marriage s popular sim game, the pany also reported that s earngs for the 2013 fisl year were even lower than the level had pre-emptively lowered them to back January. And the 3DS, that beloved mobile system on which Tomodachi Life will soon appear for gay and straight gamers alike Ameri, isn't dog so hot eher.

NTENDO TO FIX GAY MARRIAGE GLCH IN TOMODACHI COLLECTN: NEW LIFE

In Japan, some Tomodachi Collectn: New Life owners seem thrilled by the bug, postg photos of their gay upl onle. And on Twter, the hash tag #ホモコレ (#homokore or "homo llectn") surfaced—a wordplay on "Tomokore", which is short for Tomodachi Collectn.

NTENDO APOLOGIZ FOR NOT PUTTG GAY MARRIAGE IN TOMODACHI LIFE

Y, Japan, of urse, the word "homo" is also a slur; recently onle, however, 's spawned a somewhat cute, but totally offensive meme, which also might expla why 's now beg so eely tossed about.

" However, the patch's word nfed native Japane speakers as well, wh webs and menters (here, here, and here, for example) appearg to thk the patch not referred to gay @koenu, @kunhur, @muramuramurata, @marv1, @m3ch, @nisioooo245、ぱの逃亡To ntact the thor of this post, wre to or fd him on Twter East is your slice of Asian ter culture, brgg you the latt talkg pots om Japan, Korea, Cha and beyond. Acrdg to Kotaku, imag were posted on Twter by ers tailg the gay marriag, wh some choosg to go steady or bathe together. Followg wispread ntroversy earlier this week, Ntendo has apologized for not supportg gay marriage Tomodachi Life, promisg that if they do make a sequel, will be "more clive.

We pledge that if we create a next stallment the Tomodachi seri, we will strive to sign a game-play experience om the ground up that is more clive, and better reprents all 's a straightforward, hont, heartfelt rponse, g jt two days after the ls thoughtful statement Ntendo sent out to media outlets as a rponse to a fan petn to put gay marriage Tomodachi Life, which out this June for 3DS.

MY VIEWS ON THE "GAY MARRIAGE" NTROVERSY TOMODACHI LIFE

Now, I already figure that I'll get cursed to hell and back for what I'm about to say, but here go off, I speak as someone who SUPPORTS gay marriage. I gus should be cleared up here jt to make sure everyone's aware, but the origal 'gay marriage' the Japane versn was an untentnal glch. Ntendo had no choice but to patch , fixg the data leak, but the 'gay marriage' glch got taken out as a si effect.