ACTIVISTS have been using popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing to stage virtual protests. This has resulted in claims that the game is being removed from online Chinese stores as some players were…
China hadn't actually approved it for official release in the country yet because they have strict regulations for video games., now even imported copies cannot be bought online by those in China.
Joshua Wong, leader of the Hong Kong youth activist group Demosisto, recently wrote on Twitter: “Animal Crossing is fast becoming a new way for Hong Kong protesters to fight for democracy!” Before lockdowns and isolating was imposed in countries all over the world, mass protests had been happening in Hong Kong in real life.Another showed virtual characters seemingly protesting against images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam.
We don't yet know whether online retailers are proactively removing the game for sale themselves or whether the authorities have intervened.
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