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For anyone wanting a TL;DR.
It sounds like it was forced into a censored version by Nintendo’s standards. The article goes into more detail on it, but it sounds like the requirements for it to be playable in Japan are a part of the puzzle.
I have it on PC and can safely say it’s the definitive way to experience this game. Shame it’s censored on the Switch.
I doubt that is the case, as there are other games with comparable content that are published on Nintendo’s store.
This is basically just a non-answer that doesn’t say much of anything at all. It could just as easily be one of the ratings organizations to blame, based on that statement, which seems likelier for the reasons others have mentioned.
For anyone wanting a TL;DR.
It sounds like it was forced into a censored version by Nintendo’s standards. The article goes into more detail on it, but it sounds like the requirements for it to be playable in Japan are a part of the puzzle.
I have it on PC and can safely say it’s the definitive way to experience this game. Shame it’s censored on the Switch.
I doubt that is the case, as there are other games with comparable content that are published on Nintendo’s store.
This is basically just a non-answer that doesn’t say much of anything at all. It could just as easily be one of the ratings organizations to blame, based on that statement, which seems likelier for the reasons others have mentioned.