PEOPLE: - Howard Phillips, age 64. NOA Analyst for The Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link. Editor of The Legend of Zelda: Tips and Tactics guide and of Nintendo Power.. QUOTE: "Phillips: When games were submitted [to Nintendo of America] for approval, they were screened by myself and my team of product analysts for sex or nudity, gratuitous violence, profanity or obscenity, or drugs, alcohol, or smoking. If something was considered a violation, it was then shown to the legal department who made the final determination and communicated the results to the licensee. … As time progressed, the content guidelines system became more squishy as instances of ‘no, but it’s okay’ guideline infractions occurred. The ‘book of magic’ in The Legend of Zelda looks like a bible, there are partially-clad statues in Castlevania and Kid Icarus, cigarettes in Metal Gear."

Phillips on Nintendo of America’s early content guidelines, 2022.
Via Game Master Classified.

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