Just 25 years after the original release, GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64 it is not more forbidden in Germany, on the basis of a move that has strangely emerged only now by the German authorities dedicated to the cataloging of gaming software, under the new rules that are less stringent than seen in the past.
The famous Nintendo 64 game has historically been one of the most illustrious victims of the infamous censorship German video game industry, which has cut a large number of titles out of the market in the country in question in the past due to the stringent law in defense of young audiences which essentially banned any game with violent elements from being distributed in Germany.
Such a move is likely to herald an upcoming release of the game, likely within the Nintendo 64’s catalog of titles Nintendo Switch Online + Add-on package, given that a particular problem has recently emerged concerning games censored by Germany: since the headquarters of Nintendo’s offices in Europe is in that country, the entire European section of the Nintendo eShop must comply with the rules in force in that territory.
The issue can lead to some paradoxical situations, as we have seen for Dying Light on Nintendo Switch which disappeared from Nintendo eShop as the original was not distributed in Germany for the well-known law in question.
The German regulations were revised after 2017 and are now a lot less stringent, which should allow titles even censored in the past to be able to become available again.
The fact that there was expressly this maneuver in favor of GoldenEye 007 suggests that the title in question will soon be included in the catalog of Nintendo 64 games that can be used on Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Switch Online + Additional package subscription, pending further information. .
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