SNK removes and apologizes for inappropriate and offensive "Samurai Shodown" tweets

The 2019 version of Samurai Shodown It became a success, offering fans a solid reboot from the classic fighter while serving as an ideal starting point for newcomers. It has also been approved by some post-launch DLC characters, the last of which caused a sensation online.

The new character Iroha is quite typical of a fighter designed by SNK: devil, it is quite typical of a female character of a fighting game period. He has a solid chest and a well-formed bottom and, after his presentation in Samurai Shodown IV

apparently was designed to be "mostly naked", one of his specialties really does perform a suplex on the benefit. Nobuyuki Kuroki, Director of 2019 Restart, commented

That he was against his inclusion in the initial list of the game because he thought he would disagree with his atmosphere, giving you an idea of ​​the sexuality of this particular character, even by SNK standards.

When the DLC fell, SNK Samurai Shodown's official Twitter account wasted no time in repelling the strangest elements of the character. As reported by Kotaku, the account began to retweet screenshots from the Iroha trailer, most of which focused on “ physical assets '' rather than on its combat capabilities. This cheesecake feed culminated with the comment "We are all hot the main night" from the official Samurai Shodown account.

While many fans of Samurai Shodown certainly appreciated the feeling, after all, it is the company that gave Mai Shiranui the world, some fans of the game have expressed concern that such tweets would make them uncomfortable:

Monday morning was over. The tweets have been removed from the account timeline and have been replaced with apologies:

Given the ratio of male and female players in the field of fighting games, it should not be surprising to learn that the reaction to this self-censorship has been extremely negative and has sparked an avalanche of insults at Against those whose complaints led to it. Not surprisingly, many turned to social media to express outrage that the tweets were deleted and an apology was issued.