{"id":93614,"date":"2019-05-17T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/05\/after_a_short_delay_katana_zero_arrives_in_australia_later_this_month"},"modified":"2019-05-17T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T01:30:00","slug":"after-a-short-delay-katana-zero-arrives-in-australia-later-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/17\/after-a-short-delay-katana-zero-arrives-in-australia-later-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"After A Short Delay, Katana Zero Arrives In Australia Later This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f64256cef7abb\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f64256cef7abb\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<section class=\"title\">\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p class=\"description\">New Zealand as well!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"byline\">\n<ul class=\"article-author\">\n<li class=\" first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/79507\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"Liam_Doolan\"><\/li>\n<li>by <a class=\"author-name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/users\/Liam_Doolan\">Liam Doolan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><span class=\"icon icon-time\"><\/span> <time class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2019-05-17T01:30:00+00:00\"><span>5 hours ago<\/span><\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-GcJC0N07Nk?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just days before the release of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/katana_zero\">Katana Zero<\/a><\/strong> last month, the game was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/katana_zero_refused_classification_in_australia_and_new_zealand\">refused classification<\/a> in Australia and New Zealand. It meant Switch owners down under and across the ditch were unable to purchase Devolver Digital&#8217;s latest indie release from the local eShop.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the game&#8217;s ban has now been overturned by the Classification Board. It&#8217;s received an R18+ rating and is expected to arrive in this region towards the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>This is sure to lead to even more sales for the already successful title. As you may recall, the game has been recognised as Devolver Digital&#8217;s most <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/katana_zero_is_devolver_digitals_most_pre-ordered_switch_game_so_far\">pre-ordered<\/a> Switch game ever, surpassing the likes of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/messenger\">The Messenger<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/minit\">Minit<\/a><\/strong>. The game also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/katana_zero_sold_more_than_100000_copies_in_its_first_week\">shifted<\/a> more than 100,000 copies in its first week.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you tried out Katana Zero on the Switch yet? Tell us below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[via <a rel=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.vooks.net\/katana-zero-now-classified-in-australia-out-around-the-end-of-the-month\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vooks.net\/katana-zero-now-classified-in-australia-out-around-the-end-of-the-month\/\">vooks.net<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.kotaku.com.au\/2019\/05\/katana-zeros-ban-overturned-receives-r18-rating\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kotaku.com.au\/2019\/05\/katana-zeros-ban-overturned-receives-r18-rating\/\">kotaku.com.au<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com\/switch-eshop\/related-info\/c5baf6ee31968ac46284f8984df79c6b @ 2019-05-17T06:48:30+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\"><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand as well! by Liam Doolan 5 hours ago [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-GcJC0N07Nk?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Just days before the release of Katana Zero last month, the game was refused classification in Australia and New Zealand. It meant Switch owners down under and across the ditch were unable to purchase Devolver Digital&#8217;s latest indie release from the local eShop. 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