Namco Bandai wants retailers to destroy One Piece 3DS DVDs

Tagged: 3ds japan namco-bandai news one-piece

Lots of news of games being delayed or completely canceled due to the Tohuku Earthquake. One game effected was the One Piece Unlimited Cruise for 3DS ; it was delayed. Recent news have surfaced that retailers were also told to destroy the DVDs that had promotional footage for the game. 

The reason Namco Bandai wanted this was because of a certain character. Shirohige (above) 
can cause Earthquakes, and in the promo video his earthquake....causes a tsunami. The coincidence is a bit much. Even after the order to have the DVDs destroyed , Namco Bandai is still promoting the game and recently released a bunch of screenshots you can view here http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/25/one_piece_update/

What do you guys think of all of this? Ofcourse a country would be sensitive after this sort thing, many of games and movies would be altered to keep strong emotions from firing. When would it end though? When Japan is back on its feet?  Or will this be something kept in Japanese culture and history as something that would only be enacted in a memorial, while being kept out of mainstream media. Leave your thoughts below, don't be a jimmy.

source:  http://www.andriasang.com/e/posts/2011/03/26/270307/                                                                       

Comments

I understand being sensitive about it because it is still having a major effect on so many people, but at some point you need to move on. If you look at all the movies, games, and comic books that were canceled in the U.S. after 9/11 as an example they never gave them another chance, but you still get games now that have attacks on New York. I personally think you would be better off to release them even if only in other countries and donating the money to the Red Cross or something like it instead of destroying stuff that was already made.

Mar 27, 2011 by DragonKiss83

Again ridiculous. Just like when the stopped showing that sweet Spider-Man trailer with the WTC in it.

What people should be more upset about is the clear Mr. Satan rip-off.

Mar 27, 2011 by goukijones

games are not to blame for what are nation has done itself

Mar 27, 2011 by kof2012

What has the nation done? It was a natural disaster

Mar 27, 2011 by iorilamia

no the 9 11 that's why this started

Mar 28, 2011 by kof2012

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