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===Game Corner censorship===
===Game Corner censorship===
In {{game|Platinum}}, due to stricter classification standards at {{wp|Pan European Game Information|PEGI}} implemented in the period of the game's release<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/european-pokemon-platinums-missing-game-corner-explained/ European Pokemon Platinum's missing Game Corner explained | GamesRadar]</ref> (which required that any game deemed to "encourage or teach gambling" be classified '''18'''),<ref>[http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/33/ PEGI Pan European Game Information - What do the labels mean?]</ref> the [[Veilstone Game Corner]]'s [[slot machine]]s were all replaced in the European localizations&mdash;including the UK release&mdash;with [[Slot machine#European Platinum|game machines]] which randomly give out some [[Coin]]s daily if checked, but could not be played on. This extended into {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, which removed the slot machines altogether in all non-Japanese releases, replacing them with [[Voltorb Flip]] and disallowing the {{player}} from buying Coins.
English releases of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} renamed the {{tc|PI|Gambler}} Trainer class to '''Gamer''' and altered their dialogue to remove references to gambling. The English versions of the [[Generation IV]] games renamed Gamblers once more but to '''{{wp|Private investigator|PI}}''' instead; however, the references to gambling were kept.


As a result, Game Corners have been absent from the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}} since {{game|Black and White|s}}. In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the [[Mauville Game Corner]] is closed.
In the European Union, the releases of {{game|Platinum}} replaced the [[slot machine]]s in [[Veilstone City]]'s [[Game Corner]] from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} with non-playable [[Slot machine#European Platinum|game machines]] as a result of changes in the classification standards at {{wp|Pan European Game Information|PEGI}}<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/european-pokemon-platinums-missing-game-corner-explained/ European Pokemon Platinum's missing Game Corner explained | GamesRadar] ([https://archive.today/mRcAt archived copy])</ref>. This change has been greatly criticized by European players, who felt that it completely defeated the purpose and concept of the Game Corner.
 
All non-Japanese releases of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} replace the slot machines of the two Game Corners in [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Celadon City]] with a new game called [[Voltorb Flip]]. In this minigame, [[coin]]s are not wagered against a win or a loss but instead given out for completing a level. While many find the game to be entertaining, the change removed the ability to buy coins, effectively making Voltorb Flip a requirement for obtaining them.
 
Every [[core series]] game since {{game|Black and White|s}} feature no Game Corner at all. Furthermore, this is referenced in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, which shows that the [[Mauville Game Corner]] has been closed down.


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