A highly anticipated game released in 2026 is facing criticism from fans of the series, Dispatch, due to censorship on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 versions. While the game doesn’t contain excessively mature content, certain scenes intended for mature audiences have been altered for these releases. Fans are disappointed by these changes, as they expected to play the original, uncensored version. Ironically, the over-the-top censorship has become so noticeable that some players are finding it unintentionally funny.
One of the reasons people love Dispatch is its skillful blend of humor and compelling characters. Sometimes, the game’s more suggestive scenes are essential for visual jokes that lose their impact when toned down. Because of this, the censored version of Dispatch ends up feeling strangely comical, as characters react to things players aren’t even able to see because of the censorship.
Dispatch’s Censorship is Almost Comical in the Context of the Game
The story of Dispatch centers around a fallen hero seeking revenge for his father and the unlikely team he joins. The connection between Robert Robertson, the Z Team, Blonde Blazer, and Chase is forged through their shared adventures and playful moments. Removing parts of this story doesn’t just change the experience the developers intended, it also weakens the bond between the player and the characters, making it harder to feel truly immersed in the world of Dispatch.
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The Dispatch Censorship Controversy Explained
Players noticed that when Dispatch launched on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on January 28th, a censorship mode was automatically enabled and couldn’t be turned off. This wasn’t announced before release, and some fans felt deceived. The game’s developer, AdHoc, explained that Nintendo required them to censor mature content to comply with platform rules. Nintendo then stated that while they require developers to adhere to regional rating guidelines, they don’t specify how developers should do so.
Nintendo has rules about what kind of content they allow on their systems. Our game originally didn’t follow those rules, so we had to make some adjustments before we could release it on Nintendo platforms. That’s why we made those changes.
The game Dispatch contains nudity and potentially offensive gestures. However, all mature content is censored with black boxes, and any inappropriate audio is muted. The digital art book available on the Nintendo eShop is also more heavily censored than the versions included with the Digital Deluxe Edition on PC and PlayStation 5, with characters appearing more covered up.
In the PC and PlayStation 5 versions of the game, players can turn the censorship features on or off. However, these options aren’t available on the Nintendo Switch version.
Dispatch’s Censored Switch Edition is Likely Due to CERO Requirements
Much of the debate around the censorship of the game Dispatch on Nintendo Switch stems from the fact that the eShop includes many other games with more mature content that haven’t been censored as heavily. This difference has led some players to believe that the developer, AdHoc, simply used the already-censored Japanese version of the game (to meet CERO rating standards) and released it worldwide on Switch, instead of making separate versions. AdHoc hasn’t confirmed this, but it could explain the communication issues between them and Nintendo.
How Dispatch’s Censorship Unintentionally Makes the Game Funnier
via AdHoc While playing the censored version of Dispatch isn’t the best way to experience the game, it offers a uniquely amusing playthrough. The humor comes from how straightforward the censorship is – instead of cleverly disguising adult content, the game simply covers it with black bars and boxes. It doesn’t bother redrawing scenes or subtly hiding anything, which makes the censorship itself funny.
The show Dispatch has some unintentionally funny moments, like in Episode 2 when Invisigal tries to stop Lightningstruck from robbing Granny’s Donuts, and ends up with Granny knocked out and a black bar covering his rear. Another example is when Robert first meets Toxic – the black box censoring Toxic’s nudity makes Robert’s comments about him being naked less impactful.
The most strangely censored moment occurs at the beginning of Episode 4 of Dispatch. A dream sequence features both blurred nudity and frequent audio bleeps, creating a bizarre and almost comical effect. While the censorship makes the scene hard to follow, you can still get the general idea of what’s happening. It’s so over-the-top that it’s funny, even though it does lessen the impact of the Dispatch experience. The developers, AdHoc, say they’re working with Nintendo to fix some of the censorship in the Switch version, but even with it all, players can still find the game amusing due to how ridiculous the censorship is.
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2026-02-03 07:04