Hello everyone! Sorry for not saying that there won’t be news yesterday, holiday and all. Here’s some news for today, since today isn’t a holiday.
- Nintendo has More for 2018
- We Happy Few Rated in Australia Again
- France Decides if Loot Boxes are Gambling
Nintendo’s Plans for the Year
Nintendo has a pretty killer lineup for 2018, but it’s not over yet. A stakeholder meeting translated by DualShockers includes former president Tatsumi Kimishima reassuring investors that the company still has unannounced products for 2018. While I don’t know what they have planned, I’m certainly interested in finding out.
We Happy Few
Last month, the Australian Classification Review Board refused classification for We Happy Few, due to its Joy system. It was considered a form of rewarding the player for drug usage. Last week, developer Compulsion Games issued a repeal, and now we have a follow-up. The game will not be refused classification anyone, and will instead receive an R18+ rating. The reason for the change has not been released at this time.
France’s Decision
When the whole Star Wars Battlefront II thing happened, a number of countries started looking into whether or not loot boxes are considered gambling. While we’ve heard from places like Belgium, only now are we hearing what France thinks. According to the ARJEL, Frances gambling authority, loot boxes are NOT gambling, due to their lack of real-life rewards, and the fact that you always get SOMETHING. They do, however, acknowledge that loot boxes are dangerous. They use many of the same addictive traits that gambling does, and the ARJEL is encouraging other nations to take action toward regulating or even criminalizing the system.