A Super Smash Bros Ultimate player who has used its new Stage Builder to build an in-game Transgender flag has been temporarily banned over allegations it is considered a “political statement”.
Twitter user Warm Safflina showed off the in-game creation, and then stated that “Nintendo has, in their infinite wisdom, decided that this stage violates their [terms of service].”
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“Update: I have reached out to customer support,” another Tweet reads. “The exact reason it was taken down was because it is considered a ‘political statement’. According to their records, my account was also suspended for 9 hours.”
Warm Safflina continued on to state the terms “political” or “politics” aren’t present in Nintendo’s code of conduct, though actions “promoting any discriminatory, defamatory, hateful, obscene, physically dangerous, or otherwise illegal, fraudulent or objectionable conduct in connection with the Service” are forbidden. The terms make it easy to understand why others, who’ve used the Stage Builder to create in-game penises, have also received bans.
Do you consider a Transgender flag a political statement, or rather, a representation that trans rights are human rights?
We’ve reached out to Nintendo for comment.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now on Nintendo Switch.
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