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Naughty Nintendo 3DS!

9:00 PM on 03.27.2011   |   Jim Sterling

Naughty Nintendo 3DS! photo

Nintendo is pretty good about being a "family friendly" company, and it likes to promote a clean, vulgarity-free environment. As such, the Nintendo 3DS warns against using rude names or words in online portions of the game and has a filter to make sure its autocomplete doesn't suggest naughty words.

Naturally, I discovered a hole in Nintendo's defenses within minutes. 

While trying to type "EKANS" as my status message, I stumbled upon "Ejaculation" -- a word that has apparently escaped Nintendo's filter. You can't get Sperm or even Semen to show up -- but the process of shooting that substance right out the end of your cock is apparently perfectly acceptable. For the record, typing "Cock" only gives you "Cocktail."

It is possible the word got through thanks to its lesser known meaning, but this doesn't hold true for other words that autocomplete blocks, and when we say "Ejaculation", you know what we're talking about. Because this is a case of JOURNALISM, we shall extensively follow this up to find out!








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Omegadon Skyson's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:03
Omegadon Skyson
Don't ever change.
GoodGuyA's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:03
GoodGuyA
Did you try "ejaculate"?
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:04
JJ Rage
"Sodomy" showed up on mine last night.

Family company my ass.
Tristrix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:05
Tristrix
"'Shiver me timbers, but I'll dew suthin' with it,' he ejaculated

LOL! Also, @JJ Rage, you just said "sodomy" and "my ass" in the same comment.
trickfred's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:06
trickfred
Those jerks! Hard to believe they could pull that.

I do hope they satisfy you, and don't just blow you off.
Juwaan Armstrong's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:07
Juwaan Armstrong
It has a phone feature?
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:07
Kraid
I get it because Ekans is a snake, and he looks like a knob.
Scissors's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:09
Scissors
another great example of journalism from Jimothy Sterling

@Tristrix
Nice catch, haha
AceFlibble's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:11
AceFlibble
Remember the shitstorm when casual parents discovered "tits" could come up in Scrabble DS? This one is going to go nuclear.
HandsomeBeast's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:11
HandsomeBeast
I bet the NGP will let you type bad words ;)
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:11
JJ Rage
I totally did that on purpose.

Promise.
Zarwid Thwic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:11
Zarwid Thwic
Did you try to "ejaculate"?
ZServ's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:12
ZServ
cute
JQM78's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:17
JQM78
I put "3DS kicks A$$" on mine.

Got ten coins today walking around Chicago, no streetpasses though.
Jawmuncher's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:19
Jawmuncher
Nice
Sonic9jct's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:19
Sonic9jct
Not even 24 hours. Not even 24 hours.
Camiwaits's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:21
Camiwaits
a jacka lit?

Cum.
Morty's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:22
Morty
This is the best kind of journalism!
Woopman's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:25
Woopman
Great JOURNALISM, Jim
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:40
Chris Carter
Labia Majora's Mask confirmed,
Ilostmycookie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:42
Ilostmycookie
The header image alone made my day. As omegadon said, Never change Jim.
Coltronathon5000's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:43
Coltronathon5000
lol wiki's examples are sweet

The huh in "War! Huh! Good God, y'all!"
"Glory to God!", "Glory be!", or "Praise the Lord!" In this context, this is known as a religious ejaculation
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:46
Mr Andy Dixon
Well I'll be a blue-nosed gopher. Nintendo just lost themselves a sale!
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:54
Mr Andy Dixon
@Magnalon

"Labia Majora's Mask confirmed"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
comicretard's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:56
comicretard
How about 'cockthirsty'?
Morty's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 21:57
Morty
Somebody should try if "Boner" is a thing, as well, for mrandydixon. :)
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 22:09
Los255
SO NAUGHTY!
samuraiedward's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 22:26
samuraiedward
Oh you naughty 3Ds. Someone needs a spanking. :D
Kooter McGavin's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 22:26
Kooter McGavin
does anyone else read everything Jim posts with a British accent?



....in their heads....
shadow2398's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 22:58
shadow2398
@Kooter sorry man, I can only hear jim whispering sweet words of ekans in my ear as I read his articles.
RoverTHX's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 23:13
RoverTHX
I think its just those big words or overlookable words that Nintendo doesn't care about,
I guess Tuesday I'll try to put Nigerian to see what happens... *shot*
Fuzunga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 23:15
Fuzunga
It's weird reading old literature and having characters ejaculating all the time.
TheOGB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 23:25
TheOGB
Nice job, now Ninty's gonna patch it out in a firmware update.
spuhgeddi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 23:31
spuhgeddi
Guys, you can ejaculate anything...it's just a verb, it doesn't have to refer to ur penises...
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2011 23:33
Monodi
I came to read this. I am pleased.
Wrath and Pride's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 01:09
Wrath and Pride
@Monodi
LOL
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 01:15
Qraze
haha! the mods took down my super racist post. don't really surprise me, it was super racist.
Icehearted's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 01:25
Icehearted
How does this go against family values? It's a word. Hell "bad" words are only bad because some asshole said so and other assholes passed that "knowledge" down to the feeble masses to this day.

Fun fact: there wouldn't be a "family" to have "family values" in the first place if not for ejaculation. If anything, this means children are offensive since they're pretty much walking, talking, screaming, pooping little ejaculations. Think of the children?! Heavens no! It's just too obscene since they were in both a penis and a vagina.

Damnit! I said penis and vagina, two of the most un-family oriented and totally vulgar words in the human languages next to sex.... which should NEVER be talked about because it's clearly evil and must be replaced with less offensive things like war and manslaught- see where I'm going here? I'm sure you do.
quased's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 04:23
quased
I'm glad someone is actively reinforcing the notion, that words can somehow be as bad/naughty as the signified. This piece of conservative journalism is sublime. Status quo is goooooo!
Chad Almasy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 05:05
Chad Almasy
Shit like this is why I come here. Thanks, Jim.
LanNova's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 06:22
LanNova
Discovered a hole in Nintendo's defences? Ejaculation? I see what you did there, Sterling.

@Kooter McGavin There's no such thing as a British accent.
bassbeast's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 07:59
bassbeast
WTF?! I can't even use my screen name, because the "ass" in the middle of "bassbeast" is filtered.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 10:35
Jon B
JOURNALISM!
Squidoris's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 10:42
Squidoris
i ejaculated a little when i read this... and by a little, i mean A LOT!!!!!!!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 11:41
mix
You can't get suspended from school for saying that word.....can you?
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 11:47
Excel-2011
Nintendo advises you to not use offensive messages, but that doesn't stop me from trying. At least they openly recognize that it's possible now.
OmnipotentBagel's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 13:29
OmnipotentBagel
Hehehe, this all amuses me far more than it should (especially that hymen one. I think because it's so casually nestled between hymn and hymnal). Man, I think I'm less mature now than when I was actually in middle school...
Killrig's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2011 15:30
Killrig
My 3DS said my username is offensive and won't be shown to some users.
Samboni10's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/29/2011 11:11
Samboni10
My greeting is "I have herpes"
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