This is a complete list of things banned in Nintendosia by their ministry of culture.
Nintendosia is a very infamous country for banning mature content before 2022, which led to a ton of bans on content, some of which were also caused by real word events, recalls, and even health issues. Common examples of bans
Name | Category | Ban Date | Ban Lifted | Reason(s) | Note(s) |
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Nazi symbolism | Symbol | 1945
(non-historical) |
Banned under the Nintendosian law of 1945 in non-historical contexts after World War II. This includes swastikas as well as the appearance of Adolf Hitler. | ||
Manjis | Buddhist symbol | 1945 | Banned under the Nintendosian law of 1945 after World War II due to it resembling a swastika, a symbol used by Nazis at the time. | Due to this, in the Nintendosian version of Google Maps, buddhist locations replace the Manji with a B.
In addition, the localized version of The Legend of Zelda released in the region got the third dungeon completly redone from scratch. | |
Mein Kampf | Book | 1945 | Banned under the Nintendosian law of 1945 after World War II due to the book being written by dictator Adolf Hitler. | In 2011, the Nintendosian government also stated that had this ban been done now, it would have been just to avoid confusion with Minecraft. | |
Braunau am Inn | Austrian city | 1945 | Banned from tourism due to it being the place in which Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler was born.
Those who already visited it before and during World War II were instead sent back to their respective airports. |
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The Mouse and the Bomb | Doraemon
chapter/episode |
1975 | Banned due to its use of realistic weapons. | ||
Teen/Adult content | Content | 1985 | 2022 | This type of content was banned after the government wanted to ban this type of content (due to the region having "more children than adults"). | The ban was lifted in 2022 following request from adult tourists. |
Splatterhouse | Game | 1988 | The game was banned due to its use of violence, which is against Nintendosia's law on teen/adult content. | The ban was lifted in 2022 following the lift on the ban about teen/adult content. | |
Barbarossa | Game | 1992 | Banned due to the game taking place in Nazi Germany. | ||
EarthBound | Game | 1994 | 2022 | The game was recalled due to the final boss scaring children, also spanning rumors about children comitting suicide. | The ban was lifted in 2022 following request from many Starmen.net users. |
Virtual Boy | Console | 1995 | This console was never sold in Nintendosia following the console resulting in seizures, headaches, and nausea, which also led to the Virtual Boy's infamous failure. | ||
South Park | TV show | 1997 | 2022 | This show was banned due to profanity, violence, and blood, making the show controversial. | The ban was lifted in 2022 following the lift on the ban about teen/adult content. |
Grand Theft Auto (series) | Game | 1998 | 2022 | These games contain high amounts of violence as well as sexual themes. | The ban was lifted in 2022 following the lift on the ban about teen/adult content. |
Hello Kitty Mermaid Dolls | Dolls | 1999 | Banned from sale due to the Hello Kitty murder in Hong Kong, in which a skull was put inside such doll. | Despite this, the media franchise itself wasn't banned, nor other depictions of a Hello Kitty mermaid. | |
Luigi's Mansion | Game | 2001 | 2022 | The game was recalled due to the game being "too scary for children". | The ban was lifted in 2022 after many request from international Nintendo fans, which also resulted in the Nintendo Switch threequel being released there. |
Conker's Bad Fur Day | Game | October 2001 | 2022 | The game contains a high amount of violence as well as blood. | The ban was lifted in 2022 following the lift on the ban about teen/adult content, being added to an update for the Nintendosian version of Rare Replay, though Conker isn't shown on the box art in order to avoid attracting children. |
RapeLay | Game | 2006 | There was a case in Nintendosia where a young girl murdered her family (she was later arrested). This game was banned in order to avoid controversy. | ||
Teen Titans Go! | TV Show | 2013 | 2022 | The show contains "adult references" (most likely referring to the mature jokes added in the program), as said by the government. | The ban was lifted in 2022 following the lift on the ban about teen/adult content. |
HowToBasic | YouTube
channel |
2015 | This youtube channel contains "clickbait titles" on their videos, due to the fact that it starts with "How to", and they are not "tutorials", but rather destruction videos, In fact, this YT channel destroys "important stuff" as well as being "naked". | ||
Plainrock124 | YouTube
channel |
2017 | This youtube channel destroys "important stuff" (such as game consoles), as well as saying cuss words (such as the B-word). | ||
Cartoon Network | TV channel | May 2019 | June 1st, 2019 | This channel was closed in May 2019 due to the channel airing "nothing but Teen Titans GO!", in which the show was banned there at the time. | |
Howler | Brand | 2022 | Exportation of Howler's products were banned due to a case in which a child mistook the brand's "Stout" beer for the Nestlé product Milo. |
See also[]
- List of websites that are banned in Nintendosia
- List of TV commercials banned in Nintendosia
- Nintendosia in World War II