Manhunt 2 outside any manufacturer’s spectrum, says Fils-Aime

Manhunt 2 is pretty hard to miss, given that it’s probably the hottest issue in gaming press right now. Banned from the UK, abandoned by Sony and Nintendo – we all know the story. Thanks to this, some gamers have looked down upon the gaming giants that didn’t allow such game on their consoles. Big man Reggie Fils-Aime voiced out though, that Ninty isn’t just covering its back.

In an exclusive phone chat with Level Up, a question was asked: Was a game like Manhunt 2 ultimately not in keeping with the family-friendly image of the Wii?

Here’s what he had to say:

This is not an image issue. Wii welcomes games rated E, T and M. We haven’t approved AO-rated games. I doubt we ever will. What Rockstar has right now is a game rated outside our spectrum, outside any manufacturer’s spectrum.

Why they didn’t give a warning during production that the game won’t be allowed, you ask? “The developer is responsible for getting an ESRB rating for their game, just as with our current publisher agreements. We don’t allow AO-rated games on our systems.”

Asked if he was concerned about Rockstar sufficiently altering the content of Manhunt 2 to secure an M rating, and if the ESRB might still feel that the gestural controls would warrant retaining an AO rating for the Wii version, Fils-Aime replied, “That’s an issue for the ESRB and Rockstar to work through. And as I understand the ESRB guidelines, the Wii controls should not be an issue.”

Manhunt 2 is pretty hard to miss, given that it’s probably the hottest issue in gaming press right now. Banned from the UK, abandoned by Sony and Nintendo – we all know the story. Thanks to this, some gamers have looked down upon the gaming giants that didn’t allow such game on their consoles. Big man Reggie Fils-Aime voiced out though, that Ninty isn’t just covering its back.

In an exclusive phone chat with Level Up, a question was asked: Was a game like Manhunt 2 ultimately not in keeping with the family-friendly image of the Wii?

Here’s what he had to say:

This is not an image issue. Wii welcomes games rated E, T and M. We haven’t approved AO-rated games. I doubt we ever will. What Rockstar has right now is a game rated outside our spectrum, outside any manufacturer’s spectrum.

Why they didn’t give a warning during production that the game won’t be allowed, you ask? “The developer is responsible for getting an ESRB rating for their game, just as with our current publisher agreements. We don’t allow AO-rated games on our systems.”

Asked if he was concerned about Rockstar sufficiently altering the content of Manhunt 2 to secure an M rating, and if the ESRB might still feel that the gestural controls would warrant retaining an AO rating for the Wii version, Fils-Aime replied, “That’s an issue for the ESRB and Rockstar to work through. And as I understand the ESRB guidelines, the Wii controls should not be an issue.”