One of the most popular games of 2026 was under fire at the beginning of 2026 Send fans have a problem with the censorship of games for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 versions. While Send not a particularly riotous game, it contains some clearly NSFW scenes that were the target of its censored Switch release. While this type of censorship is confusing and upsetting to fans who were expecting an original, uncensored experience, it's gotten to the point where the absurdity of the censors almost makes the game unintentionally more hilarious as a result.
Part of what makes up Send so beloved is the play's delicate balance between humor and genuinely well-written characters. In several cases, there were risque scenes in Send they're required for visual gags that won't come off the same when censored. Consequently, the censored version Send it feels almost like an absurdist comedy with how the characters react to content that players can't actually see due to censors.
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Dispatch's censorship is almost comical in the context of the game
At the core Send is a tale of redemption for a group of underdogs and a washed-up hero who seeks to avenge his father. Robert Robertson's relationship with the Z-Team, Blonde Blazer and Chase is built on the shenanigans the group experiences and bonds together. When parts of that journey are censored, not only does it diminish the experience the developers originally intended, but it also removes a layer of the shared moment between the player and the characters that makes them feel like they're a part of Sendworld.
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Post Censorship Dispute Explained
When Send was released on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on January 28, players realized that the game's censorship mode was on by default with no option to turn it off. This detail wasn't advertised beforehand, so some fans who bought the game on Switch felt they were misled. as an answer Send Developer AdHoc released a statement claiming that Nintendo required the game to censor its adult content to meet the platform's guidelines. Nintendo issued a follow-up statement saying that it requires developers to ensure their games meet the guidelines in order to be rated in whatever region they are released in, but does not dictate how developers go about meeting those guidelines.
Nintendo has content guidelines. Our game did not meet these guidelines, so we made changes that allowed us to release it on their platform. That's what happened here.
Send contains scenes of both male and female nudity, as well as crude gestures such as flipping the middle finger. All of these cases are censored with black boxes over the adult content, and in some cases the NSFW sound is also muted in certain scenes. The Send the art book is also censored on the Nintendo eShop, with characters covering more skin than on the PC and PS5 versions of the Digital Deluxe Edition.
SendCensorship features are switchable in the PC and PS5 versions of the game, but not in the Switch version.
Dispatch's Censored Switch edition is likely due to CERO requests
The main part of the controversy around SendThe censorship on the Switch comes from the fact that the Nintendo eShop contains much more risky games that are not censored to the same extent as Send. This disparity has led some Nintendo fans to theorize that AdHoc decided to use the CERO version of the game, which had already been censored to comply with Japanese rating board guidelines, and simply release it as an international Switch version of the game rather than create two separate ports. AdHoc didn't comment on this theory, but it would explain why there was some confusion between the developer and Nintendo.
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How Dispatch's censorship inadvertently makes the game more fun
Playing Send with its mature content censored, it is definitely an inferior mode of experience, but it creates a different type Send a game that is fun in its own way. The main reason SendCensorship is so much fun that they don't try to cleverly hide adult content with their censors. Rather than redraw scenes and add clothing to characters, or discreetly hide NSFW material with camera framing, the game simply places black bars and frames over censor-worthy scenes.
For example, it's quite fun to see that scene Send Episode 2 where Invisigal tries to stop Lightningstruck from robbing Granny's Donuts, ending with Granny lying knocked out on the floor with a large black stripe covering his back. Another example of unintentionally humorous censorship comes from Robert's first encounter with Toxic, where his nudity is covered by a black box, taking some of the air out of the comments Robert makes about his lack of clothing.
The most surreal censored scene is at the beginning Send Episode 4 where Invisigal's dream has some sounds in addition to nudity censored by black bars. The combination of well-timed bleeps and black censor bars all over the place almost make fun of the incomprehensible viewing, but the implication of what's going on is still there. It's such an absurd way of presenting this scene that one can't help but laugh, even if the censorship takes away from the overall Send experience. AdHoc claims to be working with Nintendo to address at least some of the censored content in the Switch version, but for players willing to sit with the game's current censored content, there's still a measure of enjoyment in the sheer absurdity of the censors.
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October 22, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood, Crude Humor, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Crude Language, Drug and Alcohol Use
- Developers
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AdHoc Studio
- Publishers
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AdHoc Studio
