wraggster
May 8th, 2014, 22:51
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/3aaabf974912bf29f504784a07c5203c/200098895/miiquality.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/08/nintendo-tomodachi-life-miiversity/)Nintendo has no problem with its Mii-based (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/nintendo-tomodachi-life/)Tomodachi Life (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/nintendo-tomodachi-life/)being off-kilter, but when it comes to the handheld game's same-sex avatars being able to wed, well, that's a different story. Tomodachi Life is all about the interactions and relationships between an island full of Miis, and as two characters' dating progresses they'll eventually walk down the aisle, unlock a bigger home and have children -- so long as one is, say, Mario and the other is Princess Peach. A fan
http://vimeo.com/93044318, urging the internet to use the "#Miiquality" hashtag across social media when requesting that the company change its stance. Nintendo's response? It told the (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nintendo-says-no-virtual-equality-life-game)Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nintendo-says-no-virtual-equality-life-game) that it "never intended to make any form of social commentary" with the 3DS (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/nintendo-3ds-xl-review/) game's launch.
"The relationship options in the game represent a playful alternate world rather than a real-life simulation. We hope that all of our fans will see that 'Tomodachi Life' was intended to be a whimsical and quirky game, and that we were absolutely not trying to provide social commentary."
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/08/nintendo-tomodachi-life-miiversity/
http://vimeo.com/93044318, urging the internet to use the "#Miiquality" hashtag across social media when requesting that the company change its stance. Nintendo's response? It told the (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nintendo-says-no-virtual-equality-life-game)Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nintendo-says-no-virtual-equality-life-game) that it "never intended to make any form of social commentary" with the 3DS (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/nintendo-3ds-xl-review/) game's launch.
"The relationship options in the game represent a playful alternate world rather than a real-life simulation. We hope that all of our fans will see that 'Tomodachi Life' was intended to be a whimsical and quirky game, and that we were absolutely not trying to provide social commentary."
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/08/nintendo-tomodachi-life-miiversity/