Black for adults

[Demon_Skeith]

Nintendo kicked off a trend last year whereby "adult" games for the Wii — at least in Japan —- had not a white banner on the box, but a black one. Well, that goes for the new 3DS now, too.

While it doesn't change the fact the 3DS' Japanese box art template is disappointingly plain, it does at least look a little classier than the stark white border running down the front of the box on most other cases.

On the Wii, the black box art template (as in, the Wii-branded graphic on the front) was used for all games that earned a "CERO C" (the equivalent of "teen" or "M15") rating or above. The first game spotted sporting the same colour scheme on 3DS is Ubisoft's Splinter Cell 3D.

The reason behind the move is a simple one: parents might not notice an inappropriate age rating on the corner of the box, but they can't miss the fact the box for a game like this is black when most of the others are not.

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good way of doing it.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Good looking game, better looking case.

 

[comoregion]

Wow, so no rating? That's different.

 

[Dolphins]

Well you won't miss that on the side of the box and to me they look better than the white.

 

[Wolf]

Wait, so they completely remove the tiny rating box? But yeah, you can not miss the black border, nice move.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Wait, so they completely remove the tiny rating box? But yeah, you can not miss the black border, nice move.

No, it's in the bottom left corner.

 

[Trombones13]

Yeah; I think the ratings will still be there but the black box will serve as an additional notifier that it's for mature audiences. Smart move, in my opinion.

 

[sherlockbones]

That'll definitely make adult games easier to spot on the shelf! Or...in the container, rather.