The Party's Over for Mario Party 8, at least in the UK

Just weeks after Sega's Mind Quiz for the Nintendo DS was pulled from the British market for using the word "spastic", Nintendo UK has recalled all copies of Mario Party 8 for the Wii for featuring the same word - a word that, it has been argued, is significantly more offensive in the UK than it is in America. The situation highlights differences between American English and British English and the dangers of simply reusing translations created for American English when releasing a video game in the British market.

Nintendo has said that Mario Party 8 will be relaunched as soon as possible.

Coverage at Gamasutra