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PEGI gives Balatro an 18+ rating for gambling imagery (files.catbox.moe)
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[โ€“] umbraroze@lemmy.world 62 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hngh. Balatro already had a bunch of hassle on Switch eShop due to the PEGI ratings change.

Earlier, Nintendo somehow got a PEGI 12 rating for 51 Worldwide Games, which includes poker and blackjack. I wonder what they argued to avoid the 18 rating. "Sure, this compilation has poker and blackjack, but it's not like we made it fun." (It's adequate but compared to Balatro it's very much a non-frills experience.)

[โ€“] RixMixed@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

I believe 51 Games came out right before the stricter PEGI policy. Same year at least. The whole thing is very silly.

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