The National Institute on Media and the Family has come out and claimed that Nintendo has lost it’s ‘Family Friendly’ image and reputation, due to the approval of the upcoming game, MadWorld a game which contains a large amount of blood and violence. The thing we find the oddest, is that NIMF didn’t make this sort of fuss when games such as Man Hunt 2 and Resident Evil 4 were released. NIMF’s full quote inside The release of MadWorld for the Wii brings violent video games to a once family-friendly platform, said Dr. David Walsh, president of the National Institute on Media and the Family. In MadWorld, gamers use the Wii Remote to make the necessary physical actions to chainsaw an opponent in half, impale an enemy with a signpost or decapitate a victim with a golf club. MadWorld is another reminder that parents need to make sure they watch what their kids watch and play what their kids play. In the past, the Wii has successfully sold itself as being the gaming console for the entire family and a way to bring family-game nights back into peoples living rooms. Unfortunately, Nintendo opened its doors to the violent videogame genre. The National Institute on Media and the Family hopes that Nintendo does not lose sight of its initial audience and continues to offer quality, family-friendly games. – NIMF
Source: GoNintendo
