Or “3 August,” if that’s your thing. Nintendo will finally be launching Mario Party 8 in the UK after having to recall the game due to its inclusion of the word “spastic.” In many cultures, the word can be used in everyday language (I do believe my friend used it to describe her personality mere minutes ago). In some such as the UK, however, words such as these are avoided in casual discussion, due to a negative connotation attached to the word in UK. More accurately, it’s taken literally in some cultures – and that can be quite offensive.

Luckily, everything has been fixed, and if you’re really dying to buy Mario Party 8, it’s coming soon. That is, of course, if you weren’t one of the few who already bought it.

Vooks