The first beer pong game for the Nintendo Wii, Game Party
“Frat Party Games-Beer Pong” has come under fire from school coalitions, a state attorney general, and now Nintendo has succumbed to the pressure. The founders of JV Games (and creators of Frat Party) aren’t happy.
Their game, originally titled Frat Party Games – Beer Pong, was renamed to the more family friendly Frat Party Games – Pong Toss.
This conflicts with some of Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime’s statements last year about how “Nintendo will not do any screening of ideas” on WiiWare. JV Games co-founder Vince Valenti recalls how they “had a little discussion with Nintendo and there were some angry parties.” The two founders were shocked by Nintendo’s reaction. As Valenti puts it, his company’s use of the word “beer” was “just like you would hear in any movie or on TV.” Co-founder Jag Jaeger said they “wanted to focus on the sport of beer pong, not the alcohol that’s associated with it.”
It’s weak for Nintendo to force changes to the game just because some people got upset. All of the shoot ‘em up video games get endless criticism and yet they keep cranking them out. And even with the changes the game is still beer pong whether you say it in the title or not.
