Wii-violence too upsetting?

It is apparently quite easy to offend folks now-a-days. Vnunet.com reports that 17 viewers apparently found that the old Wii Play advert of Nintendo to be too “violent, offensive, and disturbing”. Complaints have been filed with the Advertising Standards Authority“>Advertising Standards Authority.

There was one viewer who even found that the advert was reminiscent of recent videos released by hostage-takers in Iraq. An additional four complainants believed that the ad glorified violence and the use of weapons, and could encourage children to emulate such actions. Six complainants challenged the scheduling restrictions and said that the ad should not be shown when children were watching TV. The remaining seven just found it offensive and disturbing.

It is good to know though that the ASA has thrown out the complaints explaining that it believes that viewers would recognize that the ad was emphasizing the range of computer games available on the Wii. The note: “We also considered that viewers were unlikely to link the ad to recent events in Iraq. We concluded that the ad was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.”

Folks upset over violence on their Wii? Oh dear, and here we were eagerly waiting for Manhunt 2.

Via Vnunet

It is apparently quite easy to offend folks now-a-days. Vnunet.com reports that 17 viewers apparently found that the old Wii Play advert of Nintendo to be too “violent, offensive, and disturbing”. Complaints have been filed with the Advertising Standards Authority“>Advertising Standards Authority.

There was one viewer who even found that the advert was reminiscent of recent videos released by hostage-takers in Iraq. An additional four complainants believed that the ad glorified violence and the use of weapons, and could encourage children to emulate such actions. Six complainants challenged the scheduling restrictions and said that the ad should not be shown when children were watching TV. The remaining seven just found it offensive and disturbing.

It is good to know though that the ASA has thrown out the complaints explaining that it believes that viewers would recognize that the ad was emphasizing the range of computer games available on the Wii. The note: “We also considered that viewers were unlikely to link the ad to recent events in Iraq. We concluded that the ad was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.”

Folks upset over violence on their Wii? Oh dear, and here we were eagerly waiting for Manhunt 2.

Via Vnunet