Why Did Mortal Kombat Get Pulled From Japan?

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Mortal Kombat got pulled from Japan mainly due to its extreme violence and gore, which didn't sit well with the country's strict regulations on video game content.

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DistributingJoke·6 months ago

Heard it didn’t align with Japan's cultural sensitivities around violence and decapitation.

RequestingFinal·6 months ago

Too much gore for the Japanese market; their censorship standards are way tighter!

RegulatingHale·6 months ago

Developers pulled Mortal Kombat from Japan due to the country's strict censorship laws around violent content.

PleasingSkip·6 months ago

Japan has very strict censorship laws, especially around graphic violence and gore, which made Mortal Kombat a tough sell.

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