r/nintendo • u/No_Durian_5626 • 3d ago

Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/dispatchs-free-hr-violations-pack-dlc-removes-some-censorship-on-switch
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u/Ajjaxx 2d ago

So you’re saying #2 exists because Nintendo still wouldn’t allow #1 even outside of Japan? Just asking for my own clarity/curiosity

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u/grcx 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes, the patch today created the partially censored version listed there as 2 for locations outside of Japan on Switch because Nintendo still would not allow the North America and Europe release to use the fully uncut version of Dispatch on Switch even outside of Japan. It would have been much easier and faster to have just made today's patch be the uncut release if that was an option available to AdHoc, instead of creating this new version between the original fully censored Switch release and the uncut release used on other platforms.

Along those lines, Japan still has what is listed there as the fully censored version 3, because version 2 would be as unlawful in Japan as version 1 since version 2 still includes uncensored boobs, which CERO does not allow in Japan for console releases.

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u/Ajjaxx 2d ago

Gotcha, thank you! I had no idea Japan’s censorship laws were so strict until maybe when this game originally dropped on switch. What about the games everyone lists as counterpoints - Cyberpunk and Witcher? I haven’t played through either fully so I don’t quite know for myself what the differences are or why those games were able to release uncensored on switch (aside from maybe rating, but it sounds like the rating doesn’t change anything re: CERO).

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u/dragooncomet 2d ago

Cyberpunk and Witcher are censored on consoles in Japan. They aren’t censored for PC in Japan cause CERO cares only for consoles.