Nintendo lifts eShop restrictions for 18 rated games

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http://media.edge-online.com/wp-content/uploads/edgeonline/2013/03/ZombiU.jpg (http://media.edge-online.com/wp-content/uploads/edgeonline/2013/03/ZombiU.jpg)Nintendo has finally removed the faintly ridiculous age gate imposed on european eShop customers.Prior to today, 18+ rated games such as ZombiU could only be purchased between 11pm and 3am due to legal issues stemming from Nintendo of Europe being located in Germany.“Following analysis of the Parental Controls system on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in cooperation with USK, the German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body, it was deemed that Nintendo’s Parental Control system was found to have proved itself in practice,” Nintendo told European customers.

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