New Pokémon Games Have Woefully Incomplete Swear Filter

[Beryl77]

I don't get this, it doesn't serve any purpose. Why is Nintendo doing this? If a kid uses a swear word for a name in the game, he, of course, knows that word, so what does it help to filter such words? It just takes a bit of freedom away but nothing more.

 

[Little Duck]

Prepare your DS for W4N9 4 54URU5 R3X

Also, who cares about a few swear words? They're gonna learn them eventually. Instead, teach them when they shouldn't use them. Although this is an untested method and I'm not a parent.

This entire comment in heindseight is invalid. It probably shouldn't exist. I just wanted to type wang a saurus rex somewhere and appear sensible.

 

[Irridium]

So long as I can still name my rival and/or Caterpie "penis" I'll be happy.

What? Its not like I'm the only one that does that...

It's the Metapod you gotta name Penis

Metapod always start with harden...

What about "string shot"?

 

[LTK_70]

I don't get this, it doesn't serve any purpose. Why is Nintendo doing this? If a kid uses a swear word for a name in the game, he, of course, knows that word, so what does it help to filter such words? It just takes a bit of freedom away but nothing more.

I was thinking the same. There is absolutely no point in filtering out bad words in the input the player provides. Who else cares if you name your rival Assface? No one else is going to battle him. And if they're worried that an innocent little kid is offered a Cloyster named Vag for trade over the DS wireless connection, that kid has to worry less about learning bad words and more about getting out of broadcasting range from this person.

 

[therandombear]

So long as I can still name my rival and/or Caterpie "penis" I'll be happy.

What? Its not like I'm the only one that does that...

It's the Metapod you gotta name Penis

Metapod always start with harden...

Works with Caterpie to...

Penis used String Shot ;D

So long as I can still name my rival and/or Caterpie "penis" I'll be happy.

What? Its not like I'm the only one that does that...

It's the Metapod you gotta name Penis

Metapod always start with harden...

What about "string shot"?

Forgot about that xD

 

[cobra_ky]

there's no such thing as a "woefully incomplete" swear filter. they can only be "delightfully incomplete".

 

[flamewave7]

Thats a good thing! Now you can name your jackass of a rival errrmm, well... Jackass! Yeah thats creative... I showed him!

My favorite rival name is dumbass, it fits all of them to a tea.

 

[Elementlmage]

LMAO, this is reminding me of the Robot Chicken sketch where Gary and Ash battle.

"Hey ASS! Wanna Battle?"

"My names not ASS, it's ASH!"

 

[The Stonker]

So long as I can still name my rival and/or Caterpie "penis" I'll be happy.

What? Its not like I'm the only one that does that...

It's the Metapod you gotta name Penis

Metapod always start with harden...

Then it uses tackle, plus stringing shot if you know what I mean...

But I'm so gonna buy this game

 

[TurboPanda]

So long as I can still name my rival and/or Caterpie "penis" I'll be happy.

What? Its not like I'm the only one that does that...

It's the Metapod you gotta name Penis

Metapod always start with harden...

What about "string shot"?

Just wait until it evolves into Butterfree
"My Penis used Captivate"

 

[Sporky111]

Ehh, kids will be kids. It's pointless to try and censor a game. There's always going to be kids who go out of their way to give crude names, and by making it a challenge Nintendo is only validating the effort. Indeed, if they hadn't we wouldn't even be hearing about it.

My first memory of a pokemon game was a friend who had his rival named "Fuckass". He was 7 at the time, and I'm sure that if there had been censorship at the time it still wouldn't have stopped him from making that name.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

As longs as there's a Pokemon that fires out a liquid and the word Masturbater hasn't been blocked, I'll be rather happy..

[sub] I thought it was pretty good..[/sub]

 

[Electrogecko]

Goddammit Nintendo!! Why do you suck so much at listing swear words!?!?!

 

[Dioxide20]

Oh man, my favorite thing to do was name rival "Asshole". Seriously, 7 letters, it was almost too perfect a fit.

 

[Christemo]

i can think of about 500 swears off the top of my head. pokemon isnt gonna stop me.

 

[Elurindel]

So long as I can still name my rival and/or Caterpie "penis" I'll be happy.

What? Its not like I'm the only one that does that...

Caterpenis?

 

[Cousin_IT]

The comment responses to this article are more mature then I expected

 

[LitleWaffle]

I don't get this, it doesn't serve any purpose. Why is Nintendo doing this? If a kid uses a swear word for a name in the game, he, of course, knows that word, so what does it help to filter such words? It just takes a bit of freedom away but nothing more.

ONline battles.
They may be facing someone who doesn't know the word and then shit happens.

 

[Trilbi]

OOOOOOOH A SWEAR FILTER IN THE NEW POKEMON GAMES? HOW FANCY!
Seriously though, it is a proud tradition of mine to call my rival something like "Douche" or "Butthead" and I won't take kindly to Nintendo challenging my traditions.