The new strategy may be due in to stepped up government enforcement, with Guangdong regional officials arresting 54 parallel importers in April and confiscating $11.9 million worth of smuggled consoles, according to the report. Here are the games on sale and what the new prices are.
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Other firms have sold banned games using code titles, changing the name of Resident Evil 2: Remake to First Day on the Job at the Police Station: Remake, for example. Time will tell if Mario Maker 2 can attain platform appropriate success in terms of sales, but last week saw it top the UK physical charts, and the verdict is in: Super Mario Maker 2 is good. Previously, JD.com allowed sales of certain games that straddled or crossed those lines, banning them only when they stirred up controversy. (It's hard to see how some of those games like FIFA 21 and Super Mario Maker 2 violate those rules.)
That also includes games that might promote vulgarity, pornography, gambling and violence. The company announced that it would ban any game that violates China's constitution or national security laws. However, it's still a big shift in JD.com's strategy, as SCMP has noted.
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It's difficult to see how officials would monitor offline gameplay, as well. The new rule has a few gaping holes, notably that officials won't be able to monitor unlicensed games not officially in the system. VGChartz delivers comprehensive game chart coverage, including sales data, news, reviews, & game database for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X, Nintendo Switch.
They're only allowed to play now for an hour every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and on statutory holidays, marking some of the governments strictest measures since a blockade on new approvals back in 2018. Popular titles being removed from its platform include FIFA 21, The Last of Us 2 and Super Mario Maker 2.Įarlier this week, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPAA) regulator issued an edict limiting gaming for kids under 18 to three hours of gaming per week. China's second largest e-commerce platform JD.com will stop selling up to 86 games following a crackdown on gaming that limits children to three hours per week, the South China Morning Post ( SCMP) has reported.