GTA: Chinatown Wars DS
In the summer of 2008 the annual E3 games show was held. This show turned out to be one of the least interesting in years. No new consoles were announced nor were any major new games announced from any of the well known franchises.
In particular Nintendo's presentation lacked anything to make gamers excited. Their best effort came with Wii Music, which has since been released with poor sales and unfavourable reviews. The only item that really caused excitement was the brief but fairly shocking announcement that GTA: Chinatown Wars would be released on the DS.
The announcement really came as a surprise since GTA is best known for its adult content while the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo DSi console are known for their family friendly games.
Fans of the series feared that GTA: Chinatown Wars DS would have its content toned down to fit in better with the type of game typically found on the console. GTA developers Rockstar have stated that they would not be comfortable doing this and that Nintendo never asked them to tone the content down. Toning the content down to anything that would make the game suitable for even a 12+ age rating would leave very little content in GTA: Chinatown Wars.
Themes included in the series include, drugs use and dealing, murder (in some cases just for fun) and prostitution. Many are surprised that Nintendo are allowing such content to be released on their console, but many more games players are happy to finally see some mature content on the portable console.
The new Grand Theft Auto game is sure to gain a high amount of sales after the success of the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions of the series. Whether or not GTA: Chinatown Wars DS marks the start of a more open-minded view from Nintendo on adult games or whether is it is a one off remains to be seen.
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