Nintendo game allows kids to create ‘non-binary’ and ‘bisexual’ characters

Nintendo has come under fire for pushing gender ideology in a game marketed at “all age groups”.

‘Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream’, will allow players to choose characters’ “gender options”, including male, female and non-binary. For “dating preferences”, players can pick “one, more than one, or none” of the same three options. This effectively allows ‘LGBT characters’, including ‘non-binary’ and ‘bisexual’.

When the series’ previous title was released in 2013, activists attempted to push Nintendo into including same-sex marriage. The company initially said it was not “trying to provide social commentary”, but later pledged to be “more inclusive” if it developed a sequel.

PEGI 3

The simulation game, which is rated PEGI 3 and deemed “suitable for all age groups”, focuses on character creation and interacting with their daily lives and relationships.

The Christian Institute’s Head of Communications Angus Saul lamented Nintendo’s capitulation to LGBT activists, saying: “A game marketed as suitable for three-year-olds should not push ideologically-driven concepts such as being ‘non-binary’ onto children.

“Young children in particular may never have encountered this term before and will be understandably confused. This then puts their parents in a difficult position as they may not think their children are old enough to grapple with such topics.

“While Nintendo has created countless family-friendly games over the years, it has missed the mark with this one by not considering the impact of such age-inappropriate content on children. If this decision was a financial one, it seems likely to backfire, given many parents will rightly avoid games that push LGBT ideology on children.”

BBC

Last year, a BBC children’s TV presenter was criticised for facilitating a “safeguarding catastrophe” with a badge scheme for ‘trans allies’.

Dr Ronx Ikharia, who has hosted CBBC’s Operation Ouch and identifies as “black, queer, transmasculine, non-binary”, was behind a campaign for people, including children, to wear yellow ‘Safe With Me’ badges in schools and offices to show they are happy to accompany people who identify as “trans+” into their preferred single-sex toilet.

Helen Joyce, Director of Advocacy at women’s rights charity Sex Matters, explained: “Asking children to approach adult strangers and take responsibility for their safety in toilet facilities puts children at obvious and serious risk.

“As for adults wearing ‘safe with me’ badges that children are supposed to believe, it’s hard to think of a more irresponsible idea.”