Japanese gamers want Ubisoft to cancel Assassin's Creed Shadows

A group of Japanese gamers have expressed their disagreement with the upcoming release of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows. They believe that the game misrepresents and disrespects Japanese history and culture.

Highlights:

• After the announcement of Assassin's Creed Shadows in May, many fans have been discussing Ubisoft's choice of the game's main characters on social media.
• A group of Japanese gamers disagree with the game's historical accuracy and Ubisoft's lack of respect for Japanese culture.
• A Japanese petition has appeared on Charge.org demanding that Ubisoft cancel the game. The petition's authors claim that the game misrepresents the role and nature of samurai in Japanese history.
• The group believes that samurai should be presented as "gokemono" or servants of the nobility, not as depicted in the game. They believe this misunderstanding is a serious insult to Japanese history and culture, which could lead to Asian racism.
• So far, the petition has garnered nearly 30,000 signatures. The authors demand that Ubisoft immediately stop the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows and conduct a serious study of Japanese history and culture, showing them respect.
• Naturally, this petition is unlikely to affect the game's release, but it will be interesting to see how Ubisoft responds to this demand.