Hmm, technically, as a corporation, a decision like this is perfectly within Nintendo's rights to do. They are allowed to choose which games are and are not licensed to be played on their system. But they also risk alienating parts of their fanbase by doing so, especially those who were looking forward to this game. No matter what, it is unfortunate.

If you guys are against this, you are mad.

I am 25, and haven't been this disturbed from a game since Thrill Kill for PSX.  

Questionable? Um....I guess that's their word for 'not shining the brightest possible light on Christianity?' Nintendo of America is so concerned about not offending anyone its ridiculous.

if someone's going to buy a game, LET THEM BUY IT. game companies shouldnt be too concerned with religion but sometimes lines are crossed. still, not having the option to purchase it or not is what gets people pissed off, there are both religious and non religious gamers, companies need to keep that in mind.

Nintendo wants to avoid angry parents or people in general and it is their right not to sell it. Much like the Call of Duty people not allowing swatiskas(sp?)for multiplayer decals. Even if it doesn't make sense.

You *** heads don't know what could happen.
If a kid end up playing this game and end up being offended by such religious content. Their parent will probably end up suing Nintendo for offering this game on eShop.

Nintendo is just trying to protect their fans and customers. IF YOU DON'T like Nintendo decision then *** off especially if you DON'T even have a Nintendo 3DS just shut up. There is nothing you can do about it. Geez such cry babies who can't even understand what Nintendo really is.

i respect nintendos decision though yes i agreee that we payed we should decide what we want but do think that the satirical biblical stuff with his mother is a bit sacriligious

In a country where the top shows are family guy, south park and the simpsons, it's strange that they would exclude this game from their lineup. At least you can still get it on pc. But as much as it was the developer's right to make a game based on what it is, it's nintendo's right to not add it to their system. Everyone gets offended when their beliefs are infringed upon but nobody seems to care when someone else's are. And that goes every direction.

I doubt Nintendo want's any red tape over this, stuff like this would not really be considered "family" friendly. But then again neither would Madworld.

I agree. This game can be really offensive for some people, especially for some of the 3DS audience.

I understand that the handheld is aimed at children and Nintendo wants to avoid controversy in a sensationalist society, but at the same time, implement proper parental controls and then spin the responsibility back to the parents for letting their children run wild and unsupervised.  There is no reason, provided BoA is given a proper ESRB rating and gated accordingly, that they should outright ban a title from their store.  It's wrong.

Well this Isn't the first time Religion has played a part in running the course for Game content. During the time Halo 2 was being developed the Arbiter had a different name with deep religious signifigance in the middle east. Now I cannot recall what the name was but its was a bit better than The Arbiter. However it didn't cause the sidelining of Halo 2.

As a Nintendo fan, I'm not happy with this. Why can't I decide if I want to play it or not? Though as long as they don't start banning retail games from coming to the handheld, I can look past it. Even if they did ban retail games, I wouldn't give up on them (but I really hope they don't).