{"id":57049,"date":"2014-05-08T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T08:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=57049"},"modified":"2014-05-08T10:25:53","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T08:25:53","slug":"nintendo-defends-no-same-sex-couples-in-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/hardware\/57049\/nintendo-defends-no-same-sex-couples-in-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo defends no same-sex couples in game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nintendo Co Ltd is defending its decision to disallow same-sex relationships in its best-selling “Tomodachi Life” mobile game, after fans took to Twitter to urge the Japanese gaming giant to relax that restriction.<\/p>\n

According to the fans, married characters in Nintendo’s social game gain access to in-game features denied to single ones.<\/p>\n

“Nintendo never intended to make any form of social commentary with the launch of Tomodachi Life,” the company said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

“The relationship options in the game represent a whimsical and playful alternate world rather than a real-life simulation. We are a games company first and foremost and our main objective is to create games and consoles for players to enjoy.”<\/p>\n

Several well-known U.S. games currently allow same-sex relationships, including The Sims and role-playing game Skyrim.<\/p>\n

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