Japanese Wii games rated 15+ to get black boxes

Dom Cook - Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:11pm (PST) 0 Favourite (0)

An additional warning to parents

From the start of this year onwards, Nintendo Wii games rated CERO C (15+) and up in Japan will be packaged in a black box as opposed to white.

Nintendo announced the change in box color before the release of Zangeki no Reginleiv, an extremely violent Wii game featuring 4-player co-op and limb-chopping with full blood effects. The game has received a CERO D rating (17+), the first Nintendo game of its kind in Japan.

The black box will be an additional warning to parents along with the colour rating on the side and front. Nintendo are currently the only company to do this, presumably so uninformed parents don't put "Mature" games into the hands of their children in the midst of the vast selection of "Everyone" titles.

This will only take effect in Japan as of yet; no word on whether we'll be seeing this come into effect in any other countries.

Source: Siliconera

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RaidenXS Jan 22, 10

well seeing is that nintendo in america won't publish any other game besides mini/party games we won't see this happening

Last edited by RaidenXS :: Jan 26, 10
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Dark Dom Jan 22, 10

Ehh I wouldn't be so sure. We do get all the Resident Evils, Madworld, both No More Heroes, House of the Dead, and so on.
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DeathMonkey Jan 22, 10

I like this idea, black boxes would seem somewhat cool
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Cheatsy Koopa Jan 22, 10

I do like the look of the black box. I think it would be kind of cool to see that brought over here.
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DG Jan 22, 10

Just wondering, but what do the 18 rated games look like if it's the 15 rated ones which get the black cases?
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jdj1976 Jan 22, 10

the black boxes looke beter than the white ones i wonder if 3rd party companys will sell them id swich all my games to black boxes
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Avalith Jan 26, 10

quote RaidenXS
well seeing is that nintendo in america won't publish any other game besides mini/party games well won't see this happening
No More Heroes
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
MadWorld
Resident Evil
The Conduit

Yeah, only mini/party games. While Nintendo may not have been the publisher of the games, it's unfair to make it seem like that's all the Wii is about.