Nintendo defends decision to block gay characters

Gaming company says that the virtual-life game is 'not trying to provide social commentary'

Gaming giant Nintendo
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NINTENDO has defended its decision not to allow characters in its new virtual-life game, Tomodachi Life, to flirt, date or marry others of the same sex, saying that the game was never intended to perfectly mimic real life.

A social media campaign, launched by fans last month, requested equal status for gay in-game characters. Nintendo denied insisted that the game was not trying to make a political statement, The Guardian reports.

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