The Nintendo game that Broke the Law

There's one Mario game that was never released in Belgium, because it actually violates Belgian law! It's not the only Nintendo game, either. Nintendo had to REMOVE Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem from the App Store, because both games also broke the law in Belgium!

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SOURCES
~ Loot box law ~
- https://twitter.com/Toadsanime/status/989121718047399936
- https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20180424_03481096
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-10-belgian-gambling-commission-lays-out-recommendations-over-illegal-loot-boxes
- https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/nov/21/square-enix-pulls-games-mobius-final-fantasy-belgium-loot-box-ban (Square Enix Pulls Games from Belgium)

~ Nintendo games ~
- https://www.nintendo.be/nl/Nieuws/2019/mei/Belangrijke-informatie-voor-gebruikers-in-Belgie-1561911.html (Nintendo’s Statement)
- https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/70125/newly-launched-mario-kart-tour-not-available-in-belgium-loot-box-ban-ea-sports
- https://growth.design/case-studies/mario-kart-revenue-model (Analysis of Mario Kart Tour’s Monetisation)
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-21-nintendo-to-halt-service-of-two-mobile-games-in-belgium-amid-loot-box-debaccle

~ Loot boxes in the Netherlands ~
- https://www.scl.org/news/12540-loot-boxes-are-not-gambling-under-dutch-law
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-19-loot-boxes-in-leading-games-violate-dutch-gambling-legislation

~ Reactions ~
- https://twitter.com/S__Bastin/status/1176825809954398208
- https://www.reddit.com/r/belgium/comments/d9y6jp/mario_kart_tour_not_available_in_belgium_because/f1m74nn/

VIDEO GAME MUSIC
- Temple Theme from Super Smash Bros Melee
- Eccentrics from Ace Attorney: Justice for All

FOOTAGE/IMAGE CREDITS
- https://www.videvo.net/video/belgian-flag-under-triumphal-arch-in-brussels/455174/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/eu-member-flags-in-brussels/455166/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/vintage-map-pan-across-to-europe-2/5005/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/tracking-shot-of-roulette-spinning/1028573/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/extreme-close-up-of-roulette-spinning/1028584/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/close-up-of-spinning-roulette/1028568/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/fruit-machine-out-of-focus-lights/2271/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/extreme-close-up-of-playing-cards/1028633/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/mid-shot-of-someone-throwing-cards/1028632/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/roulette-wheel-animation/1469/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/tracking-shot-of-someone-dropping-cards/1028627/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/high-angle-shot-of-roulette-spinning/1028607/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/casino-dice-roll-double-six/4867/
- https://www.videvo.net/video/tumbling-casino-dice/4866/
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Video_game_loot_box_mockup.png