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"Disgusting" Nintendo DS game set in Holocaust denied US release

shuandrew | March 10, 2008 | News | DS 
A Nintendo DS title, described as a "disgusting concept" that aims to inform and educate players about the events surrounding the Nazi occupation of France and the genocide of millions of Jews during World War II, according to Nintendo, will not be released in the US.
Earlier on this month we learnt of a controversial Nintendo DS title currently under development by British designer Luc Bernard. Imagination is the Only Escape, a title that follows the exploits of a young Jewish boy living in France during the occupation by the Nazis in World War II and the time of the holocaust. No doubt it was going to ruffle a few feathers, and now we learn that it is likely Nintendo will not allow the game to be published in North America. A “disgusting concept” and “pretty creepy” are just two of the ways the title has been described so far.
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    jmac353 | March 10, 2008
    Sounds like there's nothing really disgusting or wrong about this videogame except for the fact that it's a videogame. It's not like it would sell very well anyways.
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    Capn Droid | March 10, 2008
      I wouldn't say disgusting... rather, more like tasteless. Unless they show the actual tortures the Nazis gave to the Jews and Poles.

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      RikuNova | March 11, 2008
      If they actually did show the tortures the Nazis gave, then only it would be disgusting.
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    BANDITO ATTACK | March 10, 2008
    is hitler actually in it?
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      Existenz | March 10, 2008
      Who will receive the royalties if he is, i mean someone in the Hitler family needs to be paid for his likeness emerging lol.
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    Rawer | March 11, 2008
    Hmm, I wonder what was actually in the game. But nobody what, it still is a weird concept to make a game out of.
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    ShinyMilotic | March 11, 2008
    By the sounds of it, the game wouldn't have sold well anyway, I guess it is right that they aren't releasing it though.
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    Woudo | March 11, 2008
    Damn it Capn Droid. Everytime you post somewhere, everyone below you turns orange.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Capn Droid | March 12, 2008
      NAMfox instincts. Sorry if I orangify you. True story: I was orange as an infant.
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    Mario_1 | March 11, 2008
    It may be tragedy-based, but it's still just an edutainment game. The Americans are really missing the point.

    P.S.: *bleep* the orange font colour.
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    bk man | March 15, 2008
    this game would NEVER sell, who wants to get a game talking about jews dieing? what a bunch of idiots, these directors

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