tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274241717334900353.post7098562710274845030..comments2023-09-15T06:57:22.740-04:00Comments on Sanahtlig's Corner: "For sale in Japan only": A Japanese developer's perspective on the eroge embargosanahtlighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12849760606393191726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274241717334900353.post-4480707613080630632015-08-09T06:02:18.111-04:002015-08-09T06:02:18.111-04:00The Japanese eroge embargo is not quite a legal is...The Japanese eroge embargo is not quite a legal issue so much as an obligation to their industry organization, much like game publishers have to follow ESRB guidelines to use their rating system. It's not enforceable by law, but defying the rules would be detrimental to their business.<br /><br />It'd be interesting to chat with one of AliceSoft's staff members and ask them why AliceSoft continues to block foreign IPs despite their deal with Mangagamer.sanahtlighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849760606393191726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274241717334900353.post-6929793668802432232015-08-08T23:55:25.910-04:002015-08-08T23:55:25.910-04:00I think this was a very good and honest response f...I think this was a very good and honest response from Ninetail. It highlights the problems Jp developers have due to legal issues beyond their control; problems that were ultimately created by people from outside Japan to begin with. OTOH, I do feel that developers blocking their websites from foreign access is going too far. Those that do that are only fanning the xenophobe stereotype.shizen22https://www.blogger.com/profile/03646997763227380865noreply@blogger.com