Ubisoft Pulls <cite>Mind Quiz</cite> From Shelves

Ubisoft has pulled the DS game Mind Quiz from UK shelves after learning that it contains, as the BBC puts it, "a term abusive to people with disabilities." Apparently, if you perform poorly in one section of the game, you get called…whatever it is you get called…which was highly offensive to a woman in Belfast […]

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Ubisoft has pulled the DS game Mind Quiz from UK shelves after learning that it contains, as the BBC puts it, "a term abusive to people with disabilities."

Apparently, if you perform poorly in one section of the game, you get called...whatever it is you get called...which was highly offensive to a woman in Belfast whose son and father both suffer from cerebral palsy. Her complaint tipped off Ubisoft, who was, apparently, completely unaware of the issue:

The game was developed in Japan, and we unfortunately did not pick up on the offending word in our quality assurance. We are currently working with the developer to find a way to rectify the issue.

Ubisoft has apologized to "anyone who was offended by the game," and made moves to withdraw it from shelves.

Brain game pulled over 'offense' [BBC]