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The launch of ''Mario Party 8'' in the United Kingdom had several difficulties. Originally scheduled for release on June 22, 2007, [[Nintendo]] announced on June 19, 2007 that the UK version of the game had been delayed to July 13 of that year due to a production issue.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-20-mario-late-to-his-own-party-in-uk.html</ref> | The launch of ''Mario Party 8'' in the United Kingdom had several difficulties. Originally scheduled for release on June 22, 2007, [[Nintendo]] announced on June 19, 2007 that the UK version of the game had been delayed to July 13 of that year due to a production issue.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-20-mario-late-to-his-own-party-in-uk.html</ref> | ||
Furthermore, upon the release on July 13, 2007, the game was immediately recalled. Nintendo gave a reason for the withdrawal in a press release:<ref | Furthermore, upon the release on July 13, 2007, the game was immediately recalled. Nintendo gave a reason for the withdrawal in a press release:<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160610094010/http://www.thunderboltgames.com/blog/mario-party-8-banned</ref> | ||
<blockquote>"[''Mario Party 8''] was launched in the UK today. Unfortunately we have discovered that a small number of games contain the wrong version of the disk due to an assembly error. We have therefore decided to recall all copies of the game from UK retailers so that this mistake can be corrected. | <blockquote>"[''Mario Party 8''] was launched in the UK today. Unfortunately we have discovered that a small number of games contain the wrong version of the disk due to an assembly error. We have therefore decided to recall all copies of the game from UK retailers so that this mistake can be corrected. | ||
We will re-launch ''Mario Party 8'' in the UK as soon as possible and will announce a new launch date shortly. We very much regret any inconvenience caused."</blockquote> | We will re-launch ''Mario Party 8'' in the UK as soon as possible and will announce a new launch date shortly. We very much regret any inconvenience caused."</blockquote> | ||
The European/British retailer GAME confirmed<ref | The European/British retailer GAME confirmed<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160610094010/http://www.thunderboltgames.com/blog/mario-party-8-banned</ref> that the game was withdrawn from shelves because some copies included an offensive line as part of a magic spell used by [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] in the board [[Shy Guy's Perplex Express]]: | ||
<blockquote>"[[Magikoopa]] magic! Turn the train {{wp|Spastic|spastic}}! Make this ticket tragic!"</blockquote> | <blockquote>"[[Magikoopa]] magic! Turn the train {{wp|Spastic|spastic}}! Make this ticket tragic!"</blockquote> | ||
Because "spastic" has a highly negative connotation in the United Kingdom, the game was declared banned and immediately recalled. ''Mario Party 8'' was eventually re-released on August 3, 2007, with the offensive statement altered; European copies use the word "erratic" instead and American copies use a completely different statement: "Let me use my magic to make this all a little more interesting!" | Because "spastic" has a highly negative connotation in the United Kingdom, the game was declared banned and immediately recalled. ''Mario Party 8'' was eventually re-released on August 3, 2007, with the offensive statement altered; European copies use the word "erratic" instead and American copies use a completely different statement: "Let me use my magic to make this all a little more interesting!" |