Nintendo has revealed that 3DS games aimed at adult or mature markets will have slightly different packaging to other titles in Japan.
The first game to carry the change will be Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell 3D, the spine of which will be black. Most DS games have a white spine on the sleeve.
Kotaku notes that Nintendo started doing the same with Wii games last year in the territory.
To date Nintendo has not introduced such a colour scheme in other territories.
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UK games charity Into Games has today opened applications for IG50 2026, its annual programme that recognises 50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired people in UK games from working-class and low-income backgrounds. The announcement comes as Ubisoft joins as the headline sponsor and as Into Games confirms that 11 winners from the previous 2025 cohort have been placed in paid roles in the UK games industry through its Boost placement programme.
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