Nowtendo
  • Home
  • News
    • Pokémon
    • Switch
    • eShop
    • Switch Online
    • Nintendo Direct
    • Industry
  • Review
    • Switch
  • About
    • Join Nowtendo
    • Advertise
  • Support
    • Nowtendo Magazine
  • PlayStation
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Pokémon
    • Switch
    • eShop
    • Switch Online
    • Nintendo Direct
    • Industry
  • Review
    • Switch
  • About
    • Join Nowtendo
    • Advertise
  • Support
    • Nowtendo Magazine
  • PlayStation
No Result
View All Result
Nowtendo
No Result
View All Result

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sales Banned in China

Emily BarronbyEmily Barron
April 10, 2020
in News, Switch
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

It’s looking like China isn’t happy with the custom content in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

China has reportedly stopped sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons as new features might be triggering their censorship laws. During the late hours of April 9, the order was delivered through the e-commerce website Taobao. It was said for this to take effect on April 10. The screenshots that went viral on social media made claims that all products related to the Nintendo game are all subject to the ban. But, reportedly, it hasn’t affected the console sales.

Whilst Nintendo had partnered with the Chinese media giant, Tencent, and launched a licensed console for the Chinese market, the two had yet to bring Animal Crossing to China. This includes some other top-grossing games as well, such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Chinese gamers have been playing these games, however, with a parallel imported Switch console that were most-likely sold by third-party sellers.

It’s speculated that the ban came into effect after gamers were found using a pattern creation feature. This feature within Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows gamers to draw and share materials. It’s then thought that images that are sensitive to the Chinese internet were created and shared. Some of these images including political slogans and images of senior leaders. 

PREVIOUS: THIS IS THE ZODIAC SPEAKING IS COMING THIS AUTUMN

Even though Animal Crossing has been localized in Chinese and is available for all gamers around the world to play, a Chinese region-specific version of the game is still unknown and widely speculated. Local gamers are worrying about a version of this game being released, as certain features within the game might disappear. 

What do you think about this Animal Crossing: New Horizons ban? Let us know below! 

Emily Barron

Emily Barron

LATEST

Is A New Nintendo Switch Model Launching Next Year?

New Nintendo Direct Could Happen As Early As Next Week

Dataminers Dig Up Files Indicating Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Supports Switch

The Future Of Nowtendo

Star Wars Episode I: Racer Physical Releases Coming To Switch

Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Is Coming To Switch

Pokémon Sword And Shield – The Isle Of Armor Micro-Review

Nintendo Releases Jump Rope Challenge For Free For A Limited Time

ADVERTISEMENT

Get Nowtendo Magazine

Spread Your Wings - Nowtendo Magazine #2 Find out more on MagCloud)
Next Post

Next Stardew Valley Update Will Include Bananas

Nowtendo is not affiliated with Nintendo nor any of its subsidiaries. Mario, Pokémon, and any other IPs are trademarked and/or copyrighted by their respective owners. Nowtendo does participate in the Humble Bundle Affilate Program. © 2020 Nowtendo

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Pokémon
    • Switch
    • eShop
    • Switch Online
    • Nintendo Direct
    • Industry
  • Review
    • Switch
  • About
    • Join Nowtendo
    • Advertise
  • Support
    • Nowtendo Magazine
  • PlayStation

Nowtendo is not affiliated with Nintendo nor any of its subsidiaries. Mario, Pokémon, and any other IPs are trademarked and/or copyrighted by their respective owners. Nowtendo does participate in the Humble Bundle Affilate Program. © 2020 Nowtendo

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used.