As we reported yesturday, Nintendo has implemented restrictions to the Wii U eShop in Europe meaning that gamers can only access 18+ Rated content between the hours of 23:00 – 3:00. However, since we reported the story Nintendo have released a statement to Eurogamer explaining the reason of them doing so:
“At Nintendo we always aim to provide a safe gaming experience for fans of all ages and ensure that we comply with applicable legal age restriction requirements across Europe. Legal age restriction requirements vary across a number of European countries. Since Nintendo of Europe is based in Germany, Nintendo eShop is complying with German youth protection regulation which therefore applies to all our European markets. Under German law, content rated 18+ must be made available only at night. Therefore the accessibility of 18+ content in Nintendo eShop is limited to.”
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[Source: Eurogamer]
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