Nintendo’s response to the Pokemon PETA situation
Animal rights group PETA kicked off a parody against Pokemon (specifically Black/White 2) last week, complete with a playable Flash game. The organization was targeting the popular franchise because it promotes animal cruelty and linked abused animals to the Pokemon in the game.
“Pokémon are treated as unfeeling objects and used for such things as human entertainment and as subjects in experiments. The way that Pokémon are stuffed into pokéballs is similar to how circuses chain elephants inside railroad cars and let them out only to perform confusing and often painful tricks that were taught using sharp steel-tipped bullhooks and electric shock prods.”
So how does Nintendo feel about the situation? The company sent out a terse statement a few days ago:
“Nintendo and The Pokémon Company take the inappropriate use of our products and intellectual property seriously.”
Thanks to Tim for the tip.
